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I had a load of fun fixing a couple of the american made pedal pump organs years ago the first one i got off the dump in weymouth it was a joy to find out how they worked and make them work again 😊😊😊

The hymn tune is called “ lord of all the years “

Seems like a nice small organ. The lack of a reed no doubt helps with tuning, but I'd favour the extra "colour" from a Swell Oboe before a 2 ft.

A small chamber organ. Ideal for choir accompaniment or small congregation.

Note that there are two different types of stop face -- those that are all black and those that are red and black. The all-black ones seem to be the originals, perhaps confirming your suspicion that the 4 ft. Principal was originally on the Great. The red-and-black ones seem to be the stops added by Mack. These include the Pedal Bourdon, suggesting that the pedal pipes, or perhaps the entire Pedal Organ may have been added. I can't find out very much about the organ builder Mack, but it is my impression that he was much earlier than you suggest -- perhaps around 1890.

A well kept organ. I guess one of the benefits of this organ is that it probably stays in tune better than most.

The front case of the organ seems to have pipes with "ears and beards" so are these actually speaking pipes? You are right, the organ does have a nice tone and sound to it and the church itself looks like a little gem. I take that the deep hum throughout your video is the motor for the pump? Anyway, thanks again for a nice video.

Another little gem - must look it up next time I'm in Sadberge.

A reed would have been nice. Phaps an oboe on the swell.

They are nice these Forster and Andrews, often with their distinctive painted pipes. I saw a little organ yesterday at Dacre near Pateley Bridge, built by a North East Builder, H.S Vincent and Co, if any of them organs ring a bell, also going to see if you get to Coxwold soon?

A delightful instrument, I play a 1890 F & A at Porthleven methodist church Cornwall, very similar spec, it is so good and reliable, I can't speak highly enough of it.

What a lovely instrument! But that has to be one of the softest Solo Divisions I’ve ever heard!! Great video as always! And that Tuba… 😍😍😍😍 There’s absolutely nothing like a good, British Tuba stop! That one just needs more umph behind it!

Fab! It sounded even better with the piano being so honky tonk

We recently visited two unaltered Willis organ in New South Wales (Australia): Armidale (1879): czcams.com/video/0ipB9sqBa2Y/video.html East Maitland (Hunter Valley) (1876): czcams.com/video/ITHQBqWIvos/video.html

I used to have a cassette tape of a radio 3 broadcast of a recital played on this organ. It must have been ~30 years ago and included Walton's Crown Imperial.

The 8' Geigen Principal on the Great is a prepared for stop, so no pipework installed. NPOR shows the real potential of this instrument, if it ever were to be restored and completed.

Are you just using the mic on your camera? It sounds like it, as the keys are making so much noise. I hope you will upgrade to a good stereo mic positioned properly to capture the sound from the pipes, and a lavalier mic for your voice. And try to avoid the compression which is spoiling the dynamics. All this is constructive criticism, I enjoy your videos. And, someone needs to call Harrison's and tell them to get their butts over there. Any organ in their care shouldn't be in such bad shape.

Lovely English sound - a pity it's not in better condition. How odd to have a solo manual rather than a choir!

Loving how you've grown to appreciate the value of a 16' reed on the manuals! Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the demo. Would be superb if you could build up the main choruses (8’ : 4’ : 2’ : mixture etc) rather than selecting individual pitches. Just a thought…

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Wonderful demonstration, I believe this was the last major instrument overseen by Father Henry Willis. It is one of Lt Colonel George Dixon's tonal schemes, along with the fine instrument of St James's parish church in nearby Whitehaven, a smaller three manual instrument by Norman and Beard. Dixon was also responsible for a large Harrison and Harrison instrument in Whitehaven's St Nicolas Church, sadly destroyed in the fire of 1971. Whitehaven might be worth a visit as there is also an excellent small H&H organ in the United Reformed church.

Thanks for demonstrating yet another fine organ, albeit in need of a bit of TLC (don't we all?).

As hymn tunes go, I'd have to say Aurelia is pretty... swell. I don't think I have the maturity and restraint required to play an organ with a 32 ft reed.

What a delicious Full Organ! And the Great Gamba is prepared for.

That instrument is on need of an overhaul and cleaning.

Thanks for another nice organ! Some very beautiful stops.

I suspect Diapason no. 2 originally lived on the Great, and was swapped with the Swell Geigen. That would have been a more typical arrangement.

The Great Cornet is 17.19.22 according to NPOR

Another beautiful instrument, it's very sad it's not in full working order, but i suppose the cost for renovation and repair will be a fortune. Very good bit o' Bach playing. Excellent video, keep them coming.

2:17 distinctive Willis sound!

That was a great organ! Lucky for you to have had a visit to this organ! Amazing! If you want another organ suggestion, how about the Church and Co organ of St Michael, Coxwold, a lovely little modern 2 manual

Wow, your organ playing sounds just as good as some of the great virtuoso's on the net !!! I do wish however, that you had an extension mike added to your recording apparatus which you could place further out in the church, as the wretched "clacking noise from the keys in irritating. Are the pneumatic pipes all made of lead? If so the organ must be very heavy over all. Anyway, "you lucky-son-of-gun" getting your hands on this huge organ, another great video as usual.

Great video; you made the organ 'shine'. Very impressive!!

The ensemble just gets more and more turgid as you add stops. I heard that on Ian Tracey's Makin vids, but thought it was a recording problem...

Lovely organ! I wish they could swap the Hohl Flute to the Great and the Rohr Flute to the Swell

May I offer some acoustic feedback: humbly suggest you thread a lapel mic under your shirt and clip to your collar! To hear you, I have to turn up the volume but knock it back when you play .

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the organ does have a good strong sound with very good voicing and superb tonal quality athought it definitely needs a tune and a service to fix the cypher isses on the notes not working on the horn stop as well as the tremulant speed overall a very nice organ that deserves to be played more regularly if the church does get a organist interested in playing this fine organ

Come down to All Saints' Northallerton

For an organ that's over a hundred years old, the key board looks almost new ?! Anyway, another great video. Thanks.

Very nice. Good to see you back. We were recently in the church at Clumber Park. The organ spec was detailed and framed on the wall so I took a pic which I will email to you. I did not get a pic of the organ (service due to start) of which half was way up in the loft and other was in the chancel.

that makes me wonder what attitude the village church (Elvington holy trinity btw) has its only a small one but looks like it could give an attitude off makes me want to go to leeds minster on a friday to attend an organ consort if there doing them just to see what theres sounds like

What a delightful sound. Lovely dark textures. The lower compass notes in both Swell snd Great departments are so characterful they sound like pedal ranks.

Good ol tracker action grew up with them does sound quite nice

The church have no excuse for not keeping that organ tuned and maintained!!! Even if the organ isn’t used very much. It sounds a disgrace being so much out of tune. They may or may not be interested in engaging an organist but I can’t imagine they would have much to play with the use of modern evangelical worship songs etc. most of which are not suitable for organ accompaniment.

A lovely organ with some beautiful delicate stops that are to die for! I hope, now that people have seen the organ on your video it'll get a little bit of love and a service.

Lovely, a bit of a shame, but hope it will be used a bit more. What was that piece you were playing at the end and after the Great Demo?

Great video

Another very nice organ!