• Built: 1866-69 for the wife of Mrs.TS Kennedy by Edmund Schulze
• Rebuilt: 1877 in St Peter's Harrogate by Schulze
• ReBuilt: 1879 in St Bartholomew's Armley
• Rebuilt: 1905 by J J Binns with tubular pneumatic action (replacing tracker), new console, new pistons, new couplers etc...
• Action: Tubular Pneumatic
• Console: Built-in drawstop console (Binns)
• Jambs: The original Schulze jambs are preserved next to the console
• Organist: Graham Barber, FRCO

Pedal Organ

  1  Sub Bass                   32    1879
  2  Open Metal                 16    1879
  3  Principal Bass (Wood)      16
  4  Violon                     16
  5  Sub Bass                   16
  6  Quinte                     10 2/3
  7  Octave                     8
  8  Violoncello                8
  9  Flötenbass                 8
  10 Octave                     4
  11 Posaune                    16
  12 Trompete                   8
     Great to Pedal
     Swell to Pedal
     Choir to Pedal
     Echo to Pedal

Choir Organ

  13 Lieblich Bourdon           16
  14 Minor Principal            8
  15 Cello und Violine          8
  16 Harmonica                  8
  17 Orchester Flöte            8
  18 Lieblich Gedact            8
  19 Lieblich Flöte             4
  20 Octave                     4
  21 Piccolo                    4
  22 Cornett                 II-V
  23 Clarinette                 8
     Tremulant
     Echo to Choir
     Swell to Choir

Great Organ

  24 Sub Principal              16
  25 Bordun                     16
  26 Major Principal            8
  27 Gemshorn                   8
  28 Hohl Flöte                 8
  29 Gedact                     8
  30 Hohl Flöte                 4
  31 Octave                     4
  32 Rausch Quinte              II
  33 Mixtur                     V
  34 Tuba                       16
  35 Trompete                   8
     Swell to Great
     Choir to Great

Swell Organ

  36 Bordun                     16
  37 Geigen Principal           8
  38 Gamba                      8
  39 Salicional                 8
  40 Celeste                    8  Engraved Rohr Flöte
  41 Flauto Traverso            8
  42 Octave                     4
  43 Flauto Traverso            4
  44 Cymbel                    IV
  45 Horn                       8
  46 Oboe                       8
  47 Clarine                    4
     Tremulant
     Echo to Swell

Echo Organ

  48 Tibia Major                16
  49 Vox Angelica               8
  50 Echo Oboe                  8
  51 Zart Flöte                 8
  52 Dolcan                     8
  53 Still Gedact               8
  54 Dolcissimo                 4
  55 Echo Flöte                 4
  56 Nasard                     2 2/3
  57 Flautino                   2
     Tremulant

Recordings:

• Graham Barber - Rheinberger Sonatas - PRIORY (Great European Organs series)
• Graham Barber - Christmas Music, including Petr Eben's Festal Voluntary - PRIORY
• Arnold Mahon and Lynne Davies - Miscellaneous music - WOODWARD LPs

Other information:
Provided by David Elliott

Schulze's son Eduard assisted the firm of Brindley and Foster in the rebuild of 1879 at Armley. The tracker action to Echo and Choir and Barker-lever to Great and Swell were replaced by Binns tubular pneumatic in 1905, which has survived with re-leathering (because of water damage) to the present time with the exception of the Binns adjustable pneumatic combination system, which was replaced by electric action in 1976 by J.T. Jackson. The planned restoration by Harrisons will restore the Binns tubular pneumatic system as the organ has been associated with it for the majority of its life so far.

The playing condition of the organ is very unpredictable, and the Echo organ is praticably unplayable. Only a few of the 32' pedal pipes play and during the winter months the present heating system causes condensation to run down both wood and metal pipework.

The organ is nearly always played by Dr Christopher Newton, who is always willing to allow other organists to sample the delights of the Schulze that are still playable. His email address is C.Newton@leeds.ac.uk, and I am sure he would not mind answering any questions relating to the instrument's present condition.