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The 1894 Forster & Andrews organ, St Giles' Parish Church, Wrexham

This was the first 3-manual organ Chris ever played (c.1982) and it has a special place in his heart.  He is pictured here having played it for his cousin's wedding (hence the robes!) in 2003.  Chris knew this organ before its mid-1980s re-build, when it still had its near-original stop list, original keyboards (the ivories worn through to the wood in places) and pedalboard, trigger swell, massive pumping wheel on the east side, and very leaky Barker machine that caused the organ to speak sluggishly.  The changes to the stop list would probably not be allowed nowadays; but they were, on balance, a massive improvement.  St Giles is a large church and the absence of any Mixtures in the original specification meant that, despite the excellent Forster and Andrews voicing, the sound lacked the clarity that the 1980s upper-work has imparted.  The new wooden 16' Trombone brought definition to the pedal department.
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