Church of Ss. Peter and Paul (Dismantled)

Location225A Queen Street, Singapore 188551
BuilderAristide Cavaillé-Coll, Opus 473, 1877
Year1877
StatusDismantled
Last updated: 2 April 2021

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.

Date9 February 1877
Stops6
Number of manuals1
Drawknobs8
Price5 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