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James Jepson Binns
However, this changed in the 19th century. With the emergence of the opera and of romantic thoughts, the organ culture blossomed anew. The tone of these instruments was no longer oriented towards the forefathers’ Baroque model, but towards the rich emotional orchestral sound of the opera.
During this time, it was
James Jepson Binns who built an organ for the Anglican Church in the London district of Putney. It was the 413th creation of this great company which, at times, employed up to 100 people and whose company building could absolutely be compared to the factory-like workshops of renowned European organ builders such as Walcker, Sauer etc.
With three manuals and 30 registers, op. 413 became a prime example for the enormous sounds of English-romantic organs with a full-pneumatic slider chest system typical for Binns. The elaborate control within the soundboard using several small and large wedge-bellows permitted an amazingly precise performance.
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