St. John the Baptist, (Halifax Parish Church), West Yorkshire
History:
J. Snetzler 1766
T. Greenwood 1825
John Gray 1836
William Hill 1842
Unknown 1851
Hill & Son 1869
Hill & Son 1878
Abbott & Smith 1897
Harrison & Harrison 1929
J.W. Walker 1968
J.W. Walker 1976
Casefronts by John Oldrid Scott 1879
Great:
Double Geigen - 16 D
Open Diapason I - 8 1929
Open Diapason II - 8 1896?
Open Diapason III - 8 Snetzler
Stopped Diapason - 8 Snetzler
Hohl Flöte - 8
Octave - 4
Harmonic Flute - 4
Octave Quint - 2 23
Super Octave - 2
Mixture - III (was IV rank Harmonics)
Contra Tromba - 16 1929
Tromba - 8 1929, harmonic trebles
Octave Tromba - 4 1929, harmonic trebles
Swell:
Double Diapason - 16
Open Diapason - 8
Lieblich Gedacht - 8
Echo Gamba - 8
Voix Célestes - 8 tc
Principal - 4
Lieblich Flöte - 4
Fifteenth - 2
Mixture - V
Double Trumpet - 16
Trumpet - 8 harmonic trebles
Oboe - 8
Clarion - 4 harmonic trebles
Tremulant
Choir:
Contra Dulciana - 16
Open Diapason - 8
Stopped Diapason - 8 Snetzler
Dulciana - 8
Gamba - 8
Gemshorn - 4
Stopped Flute - 4 Snetzler
Flautina - 2
Solo:
Doppel Flöte - 8
Viol d'Orchestre - 8
Concert Flute - 4
Cor Anglais - 16
Clarinet - 8
Orchestral Oboe - 8
Tremulant
Tuba - 8 1929, harmonic trebles unenclosed
Pedal:
Double Open Diapason (wood) - 32
Open Wood - 16 from Double Open Diapason
Sub Bass - 16
Geigen - 16 from Great
Dulciana - 16 from Choir
Octave Wood - 8 from Double Open Diapason
Bass Flute - 8 from Sub Bass
Octave Flute - 4 from Sub Bass
Ophicleide - 16 1929
Posaune - 8 from Ophicleide
Couplers:
Swell octave
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Choir to Great
Solo to Great
Solo to Choir
Solo Octave
Solo Sub Octave
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Great Reeds to Choir
Compass:
Manual: C - a''' 58 notes
Pedal: C - f' 30 notes radiating & Concave
Accessories:
Tubular pneumatic action
5 thumb pistons to Great (5 is Full Great)
5 thumb pistons to Swell (5 is Full Swell)
3 thumb pistons to Choir (3 is Full Choir)
4 thumb pistons to Solo
5 toe pistons to Pedal
Great pistons for Ophicleide, Gt to Pd, Sw to Gt, Solo to Gt Swell piston for Sw to Gt
Solo pistons for Flutes, Orch. Ob, Clarinet, Tuba
Rev. toe pistons for Gt - Pd, Sw - Pd, Solo - Gt, Solo - Pd
Balanced Swell pedals to Swell and Solo
Great and Pedal combinations coupled
Pedal to Swell pistons
Blowing=Electric (Discus)
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