Small/Practice Organs

The smallest of our kit organs is of a type often seen in iconography associated with St Cecilia. The two octaves of tabs are played with the right hand and the instrument is pumped with the left. A shoulder strap offers portability.

Illustrated instructions are provided and, as the parts are pre-cut, no tools are required to assemble the kit. The organ is also available completed and ready to play.

In this picture it is played by the actor, writer and director Tony Peters outside Anne Hathaway's cottage in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire.

Our two-octave version of the Portative 1', above, is played as a table instrument and comes with a conventional keyboard.

This is a useful instrument for use in early music performance.

This is the three-octave version of the 2' Portative organ with its open Principal pipes. As well as a hand-pumped feeder, it is supplied with a reservoir bellows and, as before, it is available as a kit.

David, who owns the instrument in the picture, says: "I have been enjoying the very nice mellow sound it makes. It has been much admired."

The new 4’ / 8’ Portative is offered as a completed instrument ready to play, or as a kit. The 49-note compass is G - g’’’ on an extended 4’ Gedackt which plays as if in unison. The insttrument looks attractive with a pleasant historically-based case and a good mechanical action.

This is an ideal organ for home practice which will tackle much of the manualiter repertoire.

The soundboard with all its laminated parts arrives complete and construction is possible by anyone with a reasonable DIY grounding. The informative instruction manual contains illustrations of each stage of the build. It is also portable and will fit into a standard estate car. The blower and regulator split away reducing the height to manageable proportions. Also planned is a kit which provides pedals which permanently coupling the manual to 20 notes CC - G.

The first of our range of practice instruments with either stopped 8’Gedackt pipes or 4’ open Principal pipes. Permanently coupled to 27 notes of pedals. An electric blower and regulator make this a good introductory instrument for serious organ study.

The Claviorganum is based on an 8’ rank of wooden Gedackt pipes arranged horizontally. It has a splendid mechanical action and becomes a portable continuo instrument or an instrument for private practice with a compass suitable for much of the manualiter organ repertoire. The blower is incorporated in the case and the instrument is transposable. The case could be decorated as for a harpsichord making it a very attractive continuo instrument. A 30-note pedalboard can be added to the Claviorganum with the pedals permanently coupled. The playing dimensions are then corrected by extending the legs to make this a wonderful practice instrument.

The smallest of our box organs, easily transportable and light enough to be carried by two people. The instrument has a transposing keyboard one semitone either side of 440.

As above but with 30 notes of pedals permanently coupled and making it a small instrument ideally suited for serious practice.

As above but with a second manual and an independent second 8’ Rohr Flute Stop. Covers almost the entire organ repertoire and yet easily transportable.

A three stop box organ adding a 1’ Octave to the smallest box organ in our range and with a transposing keyboard.

A four Stop version of the above adding an octave quinte or Larigot 1 1/3. The two treble stops are voiced to become a perfect mixture against the Unison Gedackt.

As above but with Pedals, divided slides and a transposing keyboard and a variety of case designs in prospect.

A three-slide continuo instrument for domestic practice. A choice of specifications but typically Gedackt 8’, Principal 4’, Octave 2’. Pedals permanently coupled.

Perhaps the most versatile and comprehensive practice organ available in a variety of case designs from contemporary to high Baroque and with a specification particularly suited to the Baroque repertoire. 

Man I. Gedackt 8’ Open Flute 4’.
Man II. Rohr Flute 8, Spitz Gamba 4’.
Man II. / Man I by shift.
Permanent coupling to pedals.

A CD is available of this organ played by Tom Etheridge in The Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (£5.00 inc. p&p) where it was on loan during the rebuild of the famous Harrison organ. It handled congregational accompaniment and was broadcast several times during the interregnum.

Our standard Two Manual Continuo organ with a choice of specifications and case designs. A small organ either for domestic private practice or as a small Church instrument. Uses a conventional chassis with the usual inter manual and Pedal couplers.

As above but with a single stop of 16’ Bourdon on Pedals and an extensive choice of manual specifications. The two manual soundboards are on the same level and have perfect access for tuning. A variety of specifications and case designs are possible.