For a small college, Corpus is fortunate to have an exceptionally large and well-provisioned organ. The organ was installed in 1968 by Noel Mander in a new case by John Dykes Bower, and was considered one of the most important instruments of its generation. The College received an unusually generous bequest to fund the instrument, and as a result the materials and workmanship are of the very highest quality. For instance there is an unusually high proportion of tin, even in the largest pipes, something which is unimaginably expensive for most organs; and the silver embossing on the case pipes is remarkably sumptuous.
Specification of Organ by Noel Mander, 1968
Great Organ (58 notes, electro-pneumatic action)
1 Quintaton 16
2 Open Diapason 8
3 Stopt Diapason 8
4 Principal 4
5 Nason Flute 4
6 Twelfth 22/3
7 Fifteenth 2
8 Full Mixture 19.22.26.29 IV
9 Mounted Cornet 1.8.12.15.17 V
10 Trumpet 8
11 Clarion 4
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Great & Pedal Pistons
Swell Organ (58 notes, electro-pneumatic action)
12 Bourdon 8
13 Dulciana 8
14 Vox Angelica (AA) 8
15 Spitz Flute 4
16 Fifteenth 2
17 Larigot 11/3
18 Sharp Mixture 26.29 II-III
19 Bassoon 16
20 Trumpet 8
Tremulant with speed control behind music desk
Octave
Sub Octave
Generals on Swell Toe Pistons
Choir Organ (58 notes, electro-pneumatic action, with linking trackers under the gallery floor)
21 Chimney Flute 8
22 Principal 4
23 Clear Flute 4 stopped
24 Nazard 22/3 s
25 Block Flute 2
26 Tierce 13/5
27 Mixture 22.26.29 III
28 Cremona 8
29 Trumpet 8
30 Clarion 4 from Great
Tremulant with speed control behind music desk
Swell to Choir
Pedal Organ (30 notes, electro-pneumatic action)
31 Open Diapason 16
32 Subbass 16
33 Echo Bass 16
34 Principal 8
35 Flute 8
36 Gemshorn 4
37 Mixture 19.22.26.29 III
38 Fagott 16
39 Shawm 4
Swell to Pedal
Swell 8ve to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Choir 8ve to Pedal
Accessories:
Zimbelstern on roof of Swell, with two stars, operated by hitch-down pedal
5 thumb pistons to Great
5 thumb pistons to Swell
5 general thumb pistons
5 toe pistons to Pedal
5 general toe pistons
1 reversible thumb piston to Great to Pedal
1 reversible thumb piston to Swell to Great
1 reversible thumb piston to Swell to Pedal
1 reversible toe piston to Great to Pedal
1 reversible toe piston to Swell to Great
1 reversible toe piston to Swell to Pedal
Balanced Swell pedal (with indicator, by Bowden cable, under Swell stops)
General Cancel piston
Setter piston
8-channel divisional/general piston system with two selector dials
For a complete specification with pipe construction and other information, please click here.