Great	1		Bourdon	16
	2		Open Diapason	8
	3		Open Flute	8
	4		Principal	4
	5		Fifteenth	2
	6		Mixture	IV-V
	7		Trumpet	8
	i		Choir to Great
	ii		Swell to Great
Choir	8		Stopped Diapason	8
	9		Principal	4
	10		Spitz Flute	4
	11		Nazard	2	2/3
	12		Gemshorn	2
	13		Tierce	1	3/5
	14		Mixture	III-IV
	15		Cremona	8
	iii		Great & Choir Tremulant
	iv		Swell to Choir
Swell	16		Chimney Flute	8
	17		Viola	8
	18		Voix Celeste	8
	19		Principal	4
	20		Harmonic Flute	4
	21		Octave	2
	22		Sesquialtera	II
	23		Mixture	IV
	24		Bassoon	16
	25		Trumpet	8
	26		Hautboy	8
	v		Swell Tremulant
Pedal	27		Open Diapason	16
	28		Sub Bass	16
	29		Octave	8
	30		Flute	8
	31		Choral Bass	4
	32		Mixture	IV
	33		Trombone	16
	vi		Great to Pedal
	vii		Choir to Pedal
	viii		Swell to Pedal

Tracker key action : Slider soundboards

Electric stop and combination actions with sequencer

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The new organ for the Cheltenham Ladies' College stands on the upper rear gallery in the distinctive Arts & Crafts period Princess Hall. The site is complex, requiring the organ to be accommodated on the rising tiers of the gallery. The resulting limited height has dictated the layout of the instrument: Great and Choir are combined on common soundboards at impost level, with the Swell behind. The Pedal towers in C and C# sides display the Open Diapason pipes from 16ft F.

 

Above left: Pedal towers                 Above right: Great & Choir pipes

The rounded profiles of the case towers and the tracery of the pipeshades take their inspiration from the surroundings of the Hall. The case is of stained and polished Oak, with contrasting console woodwork of Maple with Ebony stringing details.

The organ was installed during the summer of 2006, and the inaugural recital by Dame Gillian Weir will take place on Saturday March 10th, 2007. The consultant to the project was Ian Bell.