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The
new organ was built by the Liverpool firm of Rushworth
& Dreaper and was dedicated by the Bishop of St. Asaph in January
1973. It replaces a larger three-manual
instrument, the action of which was deteriorating rapidly and which
had been damaged by water in the Great and Swell soundboards.
Long-term durability and musical considerations were the two factors which most influenced the decision to build a completely new organ. For these reasons the new organ has mechanical action to manuals and pedals, Mechanical action has proved to be extremely reliable and also permits the player far greater sensitivity in matters of phrasing, touch etc. In the pipework selected percentages of tin have been used, from 90'% tin in the Principal and Mixture ranks to 30% in the Flute ranks, to obtain the correct tonal qualities and to give the organ a mild quality.
Each section of the organ is individually encased so that the tone is blended and projected into the church. The dynamic level of the swell organ may be controlled by sliding doors which are operated by a balanced pedal.
Although the Mold organ owes no allegiance to any specific school of organ-building it is particularly suited to the music of the North German composers of the Baroque era. The sample played is the first few bars of Prelude & Fugue in E by Vincent Lübeck. It illustrates the musical form forms favoured by the organist/composers at that time.
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