The Organ
The present instrument dates from 1876, when Henry "Father" Willis built a new three manual organ of 32 stops, possibly incorporating parts of a slightly earlier instrument. It was rebuilt in 1955 by the John Compton Organ Company, and again by Mander Organs in 1996/97. Almost all of the Willis pipework survives, and thus we can hear the organ much as it first sounded just over 130 years ago. It is probably one of the finest instruments in Buckinghamshire.
A commemorative brochure giving full details of the organ and its restoration in 1996/97 is available. A brief history of the church building is also included.
Organ Voluntaries are played at each sung service (see the current Music List for details), and regular Organ Concerts are given, including a series of Friday Lunch-time Concerts for the Wycombe Arts Festival in May each year. See "Concerts" for full details.
Specification of The 1876 “Father” Willis Organ Restored by Mander Organs 1997
| GREAT ORGAN | CHOIR ORGAN | ||
| Double Diapason | 16' | Lieblich Gedakt | 8' |
| Open Diapason | 8' | Viol d'Amore | 8' |
| Claribel Flute | 8' | Dulciana | 8' |
| Gamba | 8' | Flûte Harmonique | 4' |
| Principal | 4' | Gemshorn | 4' |
| Flûte Harmonique | 4' | Corno di Bassetto | 8' |
| Twelfth | 2 2/3' | Great Reeds on Choir | |
| Fifteenth | 2' | Super Octave | |
| Sesquialtera III | Sub-Octave | ||
| Grand Tromba | 8' | Unison Off | |
| Clarion | 4' | Swell to Choir * | |
| Reeds Sub-Octave | Great to Choir | ||
| Swell to Great *1 | |||
| Choir to Great | |||
| SWELL ORGAN | PEDAL ORGAN | ||
| Contra Gamba | 16' | Violone | 16' |
| Open Diapason | 8' | Open Diapason | 16' |
| Stopped Diapason | 8' | Open Wood | 16' |
| Salicional | 8' | Violoncello | 8' |
| Vox Angelica | 8' | Open Flute | 8' |
| Principal | 4' | Octave Flute | 4' |
| Piccolo | 2' | Ophicleide | 16' |
| Mixture III | Great to Pedal *1 | ||
| Contra Fagotto | 16' | Swell to Pedal * | |
| Cornopean | 8' | Choir to Pedal * | |
| Vox Humana | 8' | Swell Octave to Pedal | |
| Tremulant | Choir Octave to Pedal | ||
| Super Octave | |||
| Sub-Octave | |||
| Unison Off | |||
| Adjustable at the Console | |||
| 8 Pistons to Great, Swell and Choir Organs | |||
| 8 Toe Pistons to Swell and Pedal Organs | |||
| 8 General Pistons | |||
| Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled | |||
| Swell and Pedal Combinations Coupled | |||
| Generals on Swell Toe Pistons | |||
| 8 Levels of Memory | |||
| * Duplicated by Reversible Thumb Pistons | 1Duplicated by Reversible Toe Pistons | ||