Saint Edmund’s Church is very fortunate to have fine pipe organ, which was almost completely rebuilt with a new electro-pneumatic action and speaking pipes by Jackson of Leeds in 1974.
The organ is playing well at present, and has benefitted from very regular use over the past few
years. However, the electro-pneumatic action and mechanical relay systems, which were ‘state of the art’ in 1974 have been causing problems for some time, mainly in the form of ‘ciphers’ (stuck notes), and stops which stick open or closed; especially in cold or damp weather.
To resolve these problems, the organ builder is proposing to replace the old electro-mechanical relay system with modern solid state controls. This would include solid state memories for different stop settings, replacing the archaic, and increasingly unreliable switchboard system used at present. Additional work will include re-leathering the wind chest beneath the Swell Box to reduce noisy air leaks from this source.
If you would like to know more about St Edmund’s Organ and it’s ‘Stop List’, please visit the Cleveland Organists and Choirmasters website.
Better still, the organ can be heard playing most Saturday mornings from about 11 am onwards. There is usually a variety of music on offer ranging from hymn practice to Bach, Franck, Vierne
and Walton, so why not drop for a coffee whilst enjoying some live music?
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