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ind) 8 CELESTIAL ORGAN (17 STOPS) First Division-- FEET. FEET. Double Dulciana, Bass 16 Voix Celestes 8 Double Dulciana, Treble 16 Hohl Floete 8 Flauto Traverso 8 Dulciana Cornet, 6 ranks Viola di Gamba 8 The following Stops are available, when desired, on the Solo keyboard, thus furnishing an independent Instrument of two Manuals; whilst in combination with Coupler Keys, Nos. 1 and 2, Coupler Keys Nos. 3 and 4 can be interchanged, thus reversing the Claviers. Second Division-- FEET. FEET. Cor de Nuit 8 Vox Humana 8 Suabe Flute 4 Spare Slide Flageolet 2 Glockenspiel, 3 ranks Harmonic Trumpet 8 Gongs (three octaves of Musette 8 brass gongs, struck by Harmonic Oboe 8 electro-pneumatic hammers). ORGAN (10 STOPS) FEET. FEET. Double Open Diapason 32 Bass Flute 8 Open Diapason 16 Violoncello 8 Open Diapason 16 Contra Posaune 32 Bourdon 16 Posaune 16 Principal 8 Trumpet 8 Manuals--CC to a|3|. Pedal--CCC to F. The entire instrument is blown by a gas engine, actuating a rotary blower and high pressure feeders. There are 24 Couplers; 10 Combination Pedals affecting Great, Swell, and Pedal stops; 24 Combination Pistons, and 3 Crescendo Pedals. In 1908-1909 the organ was refitted throughout with William Hill & Sons' latest type of tubular pneumatic action (excepting the Celestial organ, for which the electric action was retained), an entirely new console was provided, a large-scale Open Diapason added to the reed soundboard of the Great organ, and several additions made to the couplers and combination pistons. William Hill & Sons are also the builders of the organ in the Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, once the largest in the world; it has 126 speaking stops. It may be looked upon as the apotheosis of the old style of organ-building, with low pressures, duplication, and mixtures. The highest pressure used is 12 inches and there are no
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