Location | 225A Queen Street, Singapore 188551 |
Builder | Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, Opus 473, 1877 |
Year | 1877 |
Status | Dismantled |
It is hard to believe that there once was a pipe organ in Singapore by the famed Parisian builder, Cavaillé-Coll. Of modest dimensions, an orgue de choer, this organ was dismantled and discarded in the 1960s. No trace of it remains.
Date | 9 February 1877 |
Stops | 6 |
Number of manuals | 1 |
Drawknobs | 8 |
Price | 5 939,75 Francs |
Technical Specifications
(1877-1960s)
Stoplist
Clavier Manuel (54 notes)
Bourdon (basse, 26 notes) 8′
Bourdon (dessus, 28 notes) 8′
Flûte (basse acoustique) 8′
Prestant 4′
Quinte 2 2/3′
Doublette 2′
Basson (basse, 26 notes) 8′
Hautbois (dessus, 28 notes) 8′
Pédale (18 notes)
En Tirasse
Pédales de Combinaison
Appel Basson et Hautbois
Renvoi Basson et Hautbois
Article: Ong Te-Min (with information from J. Maidment)
References:
G. Huybens reference number: 673
Jesse Eschbach, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll vol.1: A compendium of known stoplists 1838-1898
Paderborn: Verlag Peter Ewers, 2003, p.695