It was last played in Yorkshire in 1540
. The fragment cannot be dated. But the style of the piece means experts assume it was built in the 1530s or 1540s.
It was recreated by a company called Goetze and Gwynn which followed historical techniques. This relatively small organ is a reconstruction of the kind of instrument that was made for British churches around 500 years ago. It has one keyboard and a small number of pipes. The Wingfield Organ was built for use in a Lady Chapel or a choir and would have complemented a larger organ.repertoire.
From the soundboard experts can deduct the size, range and pitch of the organ. The soundboard had suffered from woodworm and rot but enough survived to allow the organ to be recreated.
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