Bellshill Macdonald Memorial; Alexandre Guilmant: Communion op. 15 nr. 1

I visited Macdonald Memorial Church in Bellshill today to play the Hilsdon Pipe organ of 1930. The church has wonderful accoustics as you will no dount agree. I thought this little piece from "Pieces dans differents styles pour orgue, vol 1 Op 15, no 1, 1865" by Guilmant called "Communion suited the organ very well.

Spec of Organ:
Swell, Oboe 8, Horn 8, Gemshorn 4, Voix Celestes 8, Voil D'Orch 8, Stopped Flute 8, Violin Diapson 8
Great, Principal 4, Harmonic Flute 4, Dulciana 8, Clarabella 8, Open Diapason 8, Open Diapason 8, Bourdon 16
Pedal, Bass Flute 8, Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 16
Couplers, Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub-octave, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub-octave to Great.
3 swell divisional thumb pistons, 3 great divisional thumb pistions (duplicated with toe pistons)

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[Alan Mathew]

Yes, the two manual Hilsdon has two great diapasons ....... One is louder than the other.

[mortonbelcher]

Does this organ have *two* Open Diapason 8's on the Great manual?