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New Organ Specifications (PDF) Royal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Allen Organs, Macungie, Pennsylvania, USA 2010 PEDAL GREAT COUPLERS 1. Contra Bourdon 32 50. Double Diapason 16 MIDI on Pedal 2. Contra Violone 32 51. Lieblich Bourdon 16 MIDI on Choir 3. Open Wood 16 52. Open Diapason I 8 MIDI on Great 4. Bourdon 16 53. Open Diapason II 8 MIDI on Swell 5. Lieblich Flute (Sw) 16 54. Stopped Diapason 8 MIDI on Solo 6. Violone 16 55. Harmonic Flute 8 7. Contra Gamba (So) 16 56. Gamba 8 Great to Pedal 8. Octave 8 57. Principal 4 Swell to Pedal 9. Bass Flute 8 58. Diapason 4 Choir to Pedal 10. Gamba (So) 8 59. Harmonic Flute 4 Solo to Pedal 11. Choralbass 4 60. Twelfth 2⅔ 12. Octave Flute (Sw) 4 61. Fifteenth 2 Swell to Great 13. Mixture IV 62. Octave 2 Choir to Great 14. Double Ophicleide 32 63. Wald Flute 2 Solo to Great 15. Contra Fagotto 32 64. Mixture IV Swell to Choir 16. Ophicleide 16 65. Cymbale III Solo to Choir 17. Posaune (Gt) 16 66. Contra Posaune 16 Solo to Swell 18. Trumpet (Sw) 16 67. Posaune 8 19. Trumpet 8 Carillon Gt/Ped. Unenclosed 20. Clarion 4 Gt and Pedal combinations coupled Solo Unenclosed 21. Schalmei (Ch) 4 i. Tremulant Choir Unenclosed SWELL CHOIR Strings on Pedal 22. Lieblich Flute 16 (North Choir Gallery and Main case) Strings on Solo 23. Diapason 8 68. Contra Dulciana 16 Strings on Swell 24. Harmonic Flute 8 69. Claribel Flute 8 Strings on Great 25. Flute Celeste 8 70. Dulciana 8 Strings on Choir 26. Viola 8 71. Dulciana Celeste 8 Bombarde on Great 27. Viola Celeste 8 72. Geigen 4 Bombarde on Choir 28. Principal 4 73. Lieblich Gedeckt 4 Bombarde on Solo 29. Concert Flute 4 74. Dulcet 4 Bombarde on Swell 30. Nazard 2⅔ 75. Gemshorn 2 Bombarde on Pedal 31. Fifteenth 2 76. Quint Flute 1⅓ 32. Piccolo 2 77. Dulciana Mixture III All Swells to Swell 3 33. Tierce 1 5 78. Bass Clarinet 16 Choir Main on 34. Mixture IV 79. Clarinet 8 Choir Chancel off 35. Mixture II 80. Schalmei 4 36. Hautbois 8 Celesta ACCESSORIES 37. Voix Humaine 8 Harp 8 divisional pistons 38. Double Trumpet 16 i. Tremulant 15 general pistons (duplicated by 39. Trumpet 8 ii. Unison Off toe pistons) 40. Clarion 4 iii. Great – Choir manual transfer 4 pistons to Antiphonal String Division i. Tremulant 2 pistons to Bombarde Division ii. Swell Super-Octave SOLO 16 manual reversers and 6 toe iii. Swell Sub-Octave 81. Gamba 16 reversers iv. Swell Unison Off 82. Solo Gamba 8 Sequencer pistons (+ & - ) 83. Gamba Celeste 8 (Thumb and Toe) ANTIPHONAL STRINGS 84. Flûte Harmonique 8 Swell Expression (South West Gallery) 85. Flauto Traverso 4 Solo/String Expression 41. Flûte Harmonique 8 86. Gambette Celeste 4 Choir Expression 42. Gamba 8 87. French Horn 8 Great/Pedal Expression 43. Gamba Celeste 8 88. Cor Anglais 8 General Crescendo Pedal 44. Dulcet 8 89. Corno di Bassetto 8 (programmable) 45. Dulcet Celeste 8 90. Tuba Mirabilis 16 46. Viole 8 91. Tuba Mirabilis 8 Pistons on keycheeks: 47. Viole Celeste 8 92. Octave Tuba 4 i. Tremulants Full 48. Vox Angelica 8 Celesta (Ch.) ii. String Expression on Swell 49. Vox Humana 8 i. Tremulant iii. String Expression on Great Celesta (Ch.) iv. String Expression on Choir i. Tremulant BOMBARDE v. Alternate Tunings ii. Super-Octave (North West Gallery) iii. Sub-Octave 93. Bombarde Militaire 16 Full Organ I – Full Organ II 94. Bombarde Militaire 8 95. Bombarde Militaire 4 Zimbelstern .
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