NPOR search V5.07 on Thursday, March 11, 2004

Hampshire,  Farnborough

St. Michael's Abbey, Farnborough Road, GU14 7NQ [N08452]

Console:
Pedalboard: flat straight
the stops of the Grande Orgue are all available, by turning
the stopknob through 90 degrees on a free combination by pedal

Tirasse Grand Orgue

Tirasse Recit

Appel Grand Orgue

Renvoi Grand Orgue

Copula 1st Clavier Récit Unison

Copula 1st Clavier Récit Octaves Graves

Récit to Pedal

Grande Org to Pedal

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Pédale										1					Contrebasse																													16
										2					Soubasse																													16									A
										3					Bourdon																													8									B
										4					Flûte Ouverte																													8									C

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Grande Org										5					Bourdon																													16									A
										6					Montre																													8
										7					Bourdon																													8									B
										8					Salicional																													8									OrgR 4'
										9					Flûte Harmonique																													8									C, not listed on leaflet!
										10					Prestant																													4									Not OrgR

Department															Stop name																													Pitch
Récit Exp										11					Cor de Nuit																													8
										12					Gambe																													8									was 'Viole de Gambe'
										13					Voix Céleste																													8
										14					Flûte Octaviante																													4
										15					Plein Jeu																													IV									?previously shown as Viola
										16					Trompette																													8
										17					Basson-Hautbois																													8
										18					Tremblant
										19					Sonette																																						bell?

Blowing: Electric (leaflet says 'Blown by hand(foot))

Pitch: A=435Hz at 21°C

Hitch down pedals; Appel grand orgue; Comb Recit; Tremolo
mechanical balanced expression pedal
4, 4 composition pedals
2 adjustable composition pedals to Great

Source ref: CD.22.68
Organist and Choirmaster, June 1951
"The Organ" no.39;
to be restored by Klais, 1 year hence (1999)

Updated 1951 by CD
OSD 1931
incorporates N11366(deleted)

Updated 1988 by BBE
BBE.68.15; shows Plein Jeu, but previous survey noted that a Viola
had replaced this; also says organ 'unaltered';

Updated 1999 by JIH
Sonette, Tremblant added and more details inserted, from Leaflet;

Updated 2003 by OrgR
pitch inserted; variations in G.O. stops noted;
Organists' Review May 2003 p.142

Input by: ADN
Information source: FDa
Corrections by electronic mail will be welcome

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The British Organ Archive (See BIOS ) has the following material but if you are using NPOR addresses, rather than native BOA addresses, check the identification of the building and address carefully.
Hants, FARNBOROUGH : St. Michael's Abbey (RC)

Secondary Sources
Title: Organ   Author:   Vol:   No:039   Page:174
Title: Pamphlet   Author:   Vol:   No:   Page:  [in Hampshire file]