The Organ of Portsmouth Cathedral 1984

The following specifi cation relates to tracks 13-18
The main part of the organ was originally built in 1861 by John Nicholson for Manchester Cathedral. It was rebuilt,enlarged and installed in Portsmouth Cathedral in 1994, and the elaborate original case by Abraham Jordan of 1718 restored. A completely new Nave Division (West Great) was added in 2001, with striking artwork on the casework doors by Patrick Caulfi eld RA.

East Great

Swell

West Great

Bourdon

16

Bourdon

16

Open Diapason

8

Large Open Diapason

8

Open Diapason

8

Stopped Diapason

8

Small Open Diapason

8

Stopped Diapason

8

Chimney Flute

4

Stopped Diapason

8

Gamba

8

Principal

4

Gamba

8

Celeste

8

Fifteenth

2

Principal

4

Gemshorn

4

Mixture 15-19-22-26

IV

Gemshorn

4

Stopped Flute

4

Trumpet

8

Stopped Flute

4

Fifteenth

2

Clarion

4

Harmonic Flute

4

Sesquialtera 17-19-22

III

Cymbelstern

Twelfth

2 2/3

Oboe

8

Fifteenth

2

Double Trumpet

16

Usual couplers and 96 memory

Tierce

1 3/5

Cornopean

8

channels for general pistons.

Full Mixture 19-22-26

III

Clarion

4

Mixture 26-29

II

Tremulant

Trumpet

8

Clarion

4

Pedal

Tremulant

Sub Bass

32

Open Wood

16

Choir (enclosed)

Bourdon

16

Stopped Diapason

8

Violone

16

Clarabella

8

Bass Flute

8

Dulciana

8

Fifteenth

4

Viol di Gamba

8

Flute

4

Voix Celeste

8

Bombarde

32

Gamba Octave

4

Trombone

16

Flute

4

Piccolo

2

Solo

Clarinet

8

(unenclosed, playable from the Choir)

Flute

4

Ophicleide

8