| Carlisle Cathedral Organ |
The present organ was originally the work of Henry Willis in 1856, only his second cathedral project but incorporating many new innovations. It was possibly only the third organ in the world to have thumb pistons! Minor additions were made in 1875, including the 32' pedal pipes on the west side. The fourth manual was added in 1907 by Harrison & Harrison. In 1930 the Choir division was moved from within the main case to the south aisle, where the Positive of the present organ is still situated. A major redesign was completed in 1962 by J W Walker & Sons, when much of the pipework was remodelled along classical lines.
In 1997, David Wells carried out major refurbishment. The tone was modified to regain some of the Willis and Harrison characteristics, and several new stops were added, together with a modern combination system. The new stops are marked by a * in the specification below.
| Pedal | Great | |||
| Double Open
Diapason Open Wood Open Diapason Violone Subbass Octave Principal Flute Octave Quint Choral Bass Octave Flute Nachthorn Mixture 19,22,26,29 Ophicleide Trombone Posaune Bassoon Octave Bassoon Positive to Pedal Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Solo to Pedal |
32 16 16 16 16 8 8 8 5 1/3 4 4 2 IV 16 16 8 8 4 |
Double Open
Diapason Open Diapason Geigen* Gemshorn Stopped Diapason Principal Wald Flute Twelfth Fifteenth Fourniture 19,22,26,29 Double Trumpet Trumpet Clarion Positive to Great Swell to Great Solo to Great |
16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 2/23 2 IV 16 8 4 |
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| Swell | Positive | |||
| Lieblich Bourdon Open Diapason Lieblich Gedackt Echo Gamba Vox Angelica Octave Suabe Flute Fifteenth Sesquialtera 12,17 Mixture 19,22,26 Fagotto Cornopean Hautboy* Clarion Tremulant Octave Suboctave Unison Off Solo to Swell |
16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 II III 16 8 8 4 |
Chimney Flute Dulciana* Principal Flauto Traverso Nazard Fifteenth* Blockflute Tierce Sharp Mixture 22,26,29 Trompette Tremulant Double Trumpet Trumpet Clarion Swell to Positive Solo to Positive |
8 8 4 4 2 2/3 2 2 1 3/5 III 8 16 8 4 |
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| Solo | ||||
| Claribel Flute* Quintaton Viole d'Orchestre Violes Celestes Gemshorn Concert Flute Quint Piccolo Tierce* Cor Anglais Clarinet Vox Humana Tremulant Tuba Octave Suboctave Unison Off |
8 8 8 8 4 4 2 2/3 2 1 3/5 16 8 8 8 |
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