The Parish Church
of the
Holy Trinity
Amblecote
Music
The Parish Church
of the
Holy Trinity
Amblecote
The organ was built by J. Nicholson in 1849 and dedicated in that year on October
28th. It was purchased by public subscription at a total cost of £210.00. The organ
would have been pumped by hand and the original mechanism is still attached and,
it is believed, could still be used. The organ was originally placed in the gallery
at the west end of the Church and was moved and placed in the vestry in 1877. The
height of the vestry had to be increased to provide accommodation. In 1900 the instrument
was again moved to where it now stands in the North East corner of the Church. In
1906 new action, parts and a new stop "the Great Fifteenth" were incorporated by
the firm of Norman and Beard.
The organ was cleaned in both 1922 and 1942 and two
stops were added a "Harmonic Flute" and an "Octavin". In 1977 the organ was again
cleaned and overhauled and the "Great Clarionet" was replaced by a two rank "Mixture".
More recently the organ was again cleaned, the old "Dulciana" stop was converted
to a "twelfth" and two new stops, a "Quaint" and "Choral Bass", were added to the
pedal department which was considered to be a rather weak section of the instrument.
In 1993 the pedal action was converted from mechanical to electric. In 1994 the "Cornopean"
stop which had never proved satisfactory was replaced with a "Trumpet". The work
from 1977 until 2008 has been undertaken by Hawkins (Organ Builders) of Lichfield.
In
October, 2008 work to carry out a thorough regulation of the action coupler mechanisms,
regulation and adjustment to the reeds and finely tuning the instrument was undertaken
by Trevor Tipple (Organ Builder) of Worcester, who was subsequently appointed by
the P.C.C. to execute regular tuning, maintenance and general care of the instrument.
For more information about the organ click here to read a more detailed account by Mark Cyphus FRCO.
The Organ
