The organ at St Martin's is a lovely two-manual tracker by Bevington. A bit heavy to play, and to all intents and purposes without playing aids. The specification looks a bit thin at first, but if you don't know the instrument you might be surprised by its flexibility.
Great
8, 4, 2 flutes
8, 4, principals/diapasons
Sesquialtera
Clarinet
Swell
Strings: Voix celeste 8 and Gamba 8
Flute 8
Principal/Diapasons 8, 4, 2
[a very bright] Mixture
Horn 8
Pedal
16, 8, 4 flutes
16 loud and rather unpleasant (!) reed
Playing aids
Three couplers.
There are two foot pistons to each manual but they cannot be relied on at the moment to deliver the stops fully. It is best to register manually.
Pitch
A = 450, that is 38 cents sharp of concert pitch. Strings find it hard to stay in tune.
Maintenance
The instrument is tuned and maintained by Nick Pitts of Spalding.
