GMC Sweetland Organ

	Sweetland Organ Gillingham Methodist Church's organ is a two-manual tracker instrument, built by William Sweetland in 1890. To see details of the organ restoration work carried out in 2007, click here The current specification is shown below:-
	ORGAN SPECIFICATION - 2007
	Great (56 notes C-g3, Tracker action) Open Diapason 8’ Dulciana 8’ Clarabella 8’ Principal 4’ Harmonic Flute 4’ Fifteenth 2’ Pedal (30 notes C-f1, - new RCO pedal board with electric action +) Bourdon 16’ Echo Bourdon 16’ + Bass Flute 8’ + Octave Flute 4’ + Trombone 16’ + Clarion 8’ +	Swell (56 notes C-g3, Tracker action, Swell box with Sweetland’s patented shutter mechanism) and Balanced Swell pedal + Open Diapason 8’ Lieblich 8’ Keraulophon 8’ Voix Celeste 8’ (TC) Principal 4’ Cornopean 8’ Oboe 8’ (TC) Tremulant Couplers Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Swell to Great Swell Octave to Great
	4 combination levers for selecting 2 Swell and 2 Great registrations 2 reversible toe pistons operating Great to Pedal and Trombone + 2 further toe pistons operating selectable Pedal registrations + Notes Sweetland built the organ specifically for its position at the front right hand side of the church. It is higher than the norm with the Swell section speaking out above the Great. Blowing action electrified in the 1930’s by Osmonds of Taunton. The tracker action is fairly light and responsive – even at full organ. This is probably at least in part due to the daily use and routine maintenance performed by the organists. A full restoration along with enhancement of the weak Pedal division was completed in 2006 by Michael Farley of Budleigh Salterton, Devon. New additions are marked with a cross above.