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We have some redundant ranks of pipes from a dismantled 1930s 1-manual organ (church mission hall now demolished).
Open Diapason 8; Stopped Diapason 8; Gamba 8; Principal 4. All three 8s share a common stopped bass octave. The Principal goes down to Tenor C.
Their wooden soundboards are also available. Who knows anyone who might be interested in any of this? Located in Maidstone.
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Is there any further info on the builder and what the speaking condition might be when blown, especially the Gamba, and the physical state of the pipework (e.g. is it in generally good nick, or needs a lot of straightening/knocking out, etc?).  Are the wood pipes still sound or worm eaten, or with splits or the glued joints opening up?  Stoppers tight or slopping around?  Any photos?  Or any general remarks on what it sounded like as a hymn machine when the hall was still in use and the organ in reasonable condition?  Many thanks.

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The organ as I have known it for 50 years is believed to be a cut-down version of this: https://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N17828
When, why, or by whom it was cut down is not known.
It was in regular use until the early 1970s, but gradually became less used from then on, and virtually never for the last few years.
But it appeared to be in reasonably good working order until the church hall was demolished last autumn, when we salvaged as much as we could that we thought might be re-usable.

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