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The following are George Thalben-Ball's divisional pistons at the Temple Church, London in 1978.

Great (progressive addition)

1. 8' Stopped Diapason
2. 8' Geigen [Diapason]
3. 8' Small Open Diapason
4. 4' Octave
5. 2' Super Octave
6. 8' Hohl Flute
   harmonics 18.20.22.23
7. 2 2/3' Octave Quint
8. 8' Tromba (Harmonic)*
   4' Octave Tromba (Harmonic)*

not included on the pistons are

• 16' Double Geigen
• 16' Bourdon
• 8' Large Open Diapason
• 4' Wald Flute

*These ranks are in a solo swell box.

N.B. The source material lists the length of the Octave Quint as 2'8", a very pretentious way of notating 2 2/3'.

Swell (progressive addition)

1. 8' Echo Salicional
   8' Vox Angelica
   Octave coupler
2. 8' Stopped Diapason [without Vox Angelica and Octave coupler]
3. 8' Open Diapason
4. 4' Principal [without Echo Salicional]
5. 2' Fifteenth
6. Mixture 12.19.22.26.29
7. 8' Oboe [without Mixture]
   16' Double Trumpet
   Octave coupler
8. Mixture [without Octave coupler]
   8' Trumpet (Harmonic trebles)
   4' Clarion (Harmonic trebles)
   

not included on the pistons is

• 16' Quintalön

Pedal (progressive addition)

1. 16' Bourdon
   16' Dulciana
2. [as No. 1 which will accomodate the use of Pedal Pistons to Great Pistons]
3. 16' Violone
4. 16' Geigen [Diapason] [without Violne 16' or Dulciana 16']
   8' Flute
5. 32' Sub Bourdon
   16' Open Wood
6. 32' Double Open Wood
7. 16' Ophicleide*
   16' Orchestral Trumpet
   8' Posaune*
8. 32' Double Ophicleide

not included on the pistons are:

• 8' Open Wood
• 4' Octave Flute
• 16' Basoon

*These ranks are in a solo swell box

It should be noted that Thalben-Ball chose to create crescendi using these three divisions. The Choir and Solo divisions were not a part of this progressive registration scheme.

Choir
(enclosed)

1. 8' Claribel Flute
   8' Dulciana
2. 8' Claribel Flute
   4' Flute Traverso
3. 8' Claribel Flute
   8' Lieblich Gedeckt
   4' Flute Traverso
   2' Harmonic Piccolo
4. 8' Claribel Flute
   8' Lieblich Gedeckt
   8' Dulciana
   4' Salicet
   4' Flute Traverso
5. 4' Flute Traverso
   (Dulciana Muxture 15.19.22 is sometimes included)
   16' Cor Anglais
6. 16' Contra Dulciana
   4' Flauto Traverso
   Dulciana Mixture
7. 16' Contra Dulciana
   8' Claribel Flute
   2' Harmonic Piccolo
8. 8' Lieblich Gedeckt 8' Clarinet

1. 8' Viole d'Orchestre 8' Voix Céeleste 8' Harmonic Flute
2. 8' Harmonic Flute
3. 8' Harmonic Flute
   4' Concert Flute
4. 8' Harmonic Flute
   4' Concert Flute
   Octave coupler
5. 16' Contra Viola
   4' Concert Flute
6. 8' Horn (harmonic)
7. 16' Double Orchestral Trumpet (Harmonic trebles)
   Octave coupler
   Unison off
8. 8' Tuba (Harmonic)

not included on the pistons are

• 8' Orchestral Hautboy
• Sub-octave coupler

This material was taken from The Organ Works of Herbert Howells (1892-1983) by John Nixon McMillan, his doctoral thesis for the University of Iowa, May 1997.

McMillan cites Jonathan Rennert, George Thalben-Ball (London: David & Charles, 1979), 159-61.

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