In November 2014, I was lucky enough to visit The Harworth Community Hall at Bircotes where I saw and heard their glorious Christie Theatre Organ.  After photographing the Console, I was given a tour of the Ranks of The Organ and had the opportunity to take a number of photographs, which appear here.

I would like to thanks those Members of The Harworth Organ Enthusiasts that I met for their kindness in giving me access to The Organ and for taking the time to answer my questions.

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Left: Mick Mason, General Secretary for the past 37 years; Right: Scott Harrison, Con. Sec.

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Scott Harrison

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Memorial  Tablet  presented  to  the  Society by Mr. Ken Mason’s widow after his death in 1977.
Mr. Mason was a founder member of the Society.

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Stop Relays (Switchstacks)

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Left & Top Right: Key Relays (for the pedals?);
Bottom Right: possible Tremulant or Regulator  

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Top Left: Glockenspiel & possible Vibraphone/Chrysoglott; Right & Bottom Left: Percussion & Effects

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Top Left: General View of the Chamber; Bottom Left: Wind Regulators;
Top Right: Wind Regulators; Bottom Right: Tibia Tremulant

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Possibly Tibia Pipes

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A Collection of Pipes including Diapason, Vox Humana & Clarinet

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Diapason & Tibia Pipes

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    Left: Vox Humana & Flute Pipes;
Upper Right: Triangle, Tambourine, Sleigh Bells etc;  Lower Right: Flute & Diapason Pipes

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Unknown Ranks, but …
Top Left, may possibly be Vox Humana Pipes;
Bottom Left, possibly the bottom octave of the Clarinet Rank; and
Right, is perhaps the 16-foot Diapason or the bottom octave of the 8-foot Diapson

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Top Left: A Reed from a Trumpet Pipe showing Reed, Shallot & Tuning Wire;
Bottom Left: The metred pipes are of a Tuba Rank;
Top Right: Cathedral Chimes;
Bottom Right: The thin pipes belong to a String Rank (possibly Viol D’Orchestre) and
the ones with stoppers are either Tibia or Flute Pipes

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Alan Wilson at The Christie Theatre Organ.
Mr. Wilson was kind enough to organise the trip to the Harworth Community Hall
and also to transport us there.  

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It is unfortunate that I can not play the organ! ……… But I can dream! ……..

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS