Chamber Organs
| Maker | Anonymous |
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| Manufactured | North German, mid 18th century | |
| Description | A two-stop chamber organ in a bureau-form case with a retractable keyboard. Shipped to the USA for Hindemith. | |
| Specification | 8' Gedackt; 4' Flöte. Both divided at a/b flat. Stop levers each end of the keyboard. There is a treadle for foot blowing and an electric blower. | |
| Pitch | A=460 | |
| Compass | C-d3 | |
| Restoration | 1996 Dominic Gwynn and Marcus Stahl | |
| Maker | Anonymous |
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| Manufactured | Dutch, 18th century | |
| Description | A five-stop chamber organ, with case, soundboard, bellows and pipework made c1760, possibly by Hendrik Hermanus Hess, Gouda, and a pipe front added in the manner of a miniature church organ in c1800, possibly in Dordrecht. Formerly owned by Thurston Dart. | |
| Specification | Stops: Holpijp 8vt bas/diskant; Prestant 8vt diskant; Fluit 4vt bas; Prestant 4vt diskant; Octaaf 2vt bas/diskant. Divided at b/c1. Holpijp and Fluit are stopped pipes made of oak; the others are of metal, unusually thick and soft with a high lead content. Original feeder and foot pedal removed in 1956; now fed by an electric blower. | |
| Pitch | A=440 | |
| Compass | C-d3 | |