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The Organ at St. Leonard's is by Walker
of London, dated 1869; presently under the care of Worcester-based tuner and
organ-builder Trevor Tipple.
This instrument was installed in 1992 by John Bridges, in a new location at the
rear of the South Aisle, to replace the (somewhat larger) 1904 Harrison &
Harrison which had been installed behind the South Choir.
That instrument can now be heard in The Oratory of St. Philip - Hagley Road,
Birmingham
(Cardinal Newman's 'alma Mater').
The specification Clent's mechanical tracker instrument is:-
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16'
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Contra-Diapason
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8'
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Open Diapason
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8'
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Stopped Diapason
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8'
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Stopped Diapason - Lower
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8'
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Open Diapason
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8'
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Stopped Diapason - Upper
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3 - ranks (15, 19, 22)
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Mixture
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2 - ranks (19, 22)
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Mixture
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8'
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Oboe
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8'
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Cornopean
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2 - ranks (unknown)
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Cornett Mixture
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Pedal
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Couplers |
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16'
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Bourdon
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Sw to
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Gt |
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Sw to
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Ped |
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Gt to
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Ped |
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Swell Shutter Pedal
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Mechanical - not balanced
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The organ is positioned in the North-West
corner of the building where it is able to sound clearly within the nave; the
choir hear less of the instrument than the congregation (!) which has led to the
practice of the choir processing during Communion services and standing adjacent
to the organ to sing their anthems.
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The Royal College of
Organists
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