Custom Built Church Organs are specifically designed and voiced for the individual customers home, concert hall or church.
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It was in September 2024 when we had an enquiry from Caius Lee (Director of College Music) at Worcester College Oxford, regarding the purchase of a new custom-built Chamber Organ for the college chapel. A visit was arranged to our showroom to experience our own chamber organ which is used for rental purposes. Here, we…
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One of Christopher Wren’s architectural masterpieces, built in 1664-69, is the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. A Grade I listed building, it has been the home of Oxford University ceremonial gatherings for almost 400 years. The building was paid for by Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury, and former Warden of All Souls. Every year, a great…
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Joseph Nolan plays a Regent Classic custom organ at Selby Abbey Early in 2025, Regent Classic took its latest hire organ to Selby Abbey for a recording session with celebrated British-Australian organist, Joseph Nolan. The new custom hire organ was destined for St. John’s College, Cambridge, and will serve as a temporary instrument in the…
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Joseph Nolan plays a Regent Classic custom organ at Selby Abbey. Early in 2025, Regent Classic took its latest hire organ to Selby Abbey for a recording session with celebrated British-Australian organist, Joseph Nolan. The new custom hire organ was destined for St. John’s College, Cambridge, and will serve as a temporary instrument in the…
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It was back in the summer of 2023 that we were first approached to discuss options for a hire instrument at St John’s College Cambridge. The Mander organ was to be removed, and a gap of about a year would follow before the rebuilt Willis instrument was ready to play. It’s always nice to have…
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We are always very excited when the opportunity presents itself to rebuild an older electronic organ, whether it be one of our own, or from another builder. It’s even more interesting when we can add additional stops and facilities on the organists’ wish list which were not possible on the original instrument. Fortunately, our Physis…
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St. Etheldreda’s Church is close to the magnificent Hatfield House in the Old Town, and is named after an Anglo-Saxon princess who founded a monastery at Ely. The manor of Hatfield was granted to Ely Abbey in 970 and remained church property until 1538. The church contains a most beautiful and elaborate chapel, The Salisbury…
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The first really special quality instrument that Regent Classic built was a self-indulgence. My own home practice instrument that replaced a very expensive Allen Organ that I had purchased about 5 years before I invested in the Viscount Organs business. The introduction of the physical modelling technology was just too good to continue with my…
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