The Lincoln organ in Thaxted is described by Stephen Bicknell as showing some important modifications from the instruments of the eighteenth century. The Swell descends lower than was usual, and the organ has a Swell-to-Great coupler which "allows the expressive power of crescendo and diminuendo to be added to the main foundation stops." He also considers that the "arrangement of the unison Pedal pipes and their action... is exactly a la Francaise."
A full technical description can be found on the The National Pipe Organ Register, Reference: N18436
Below are the chief details:
| Great Organ (FF,GG-f’’’) | |
| Open Diapason Front | 8 |
| Open Diapason (from C) | 8 |
| Stopped diapason | 8 |
| Principal | 4 |
| Twelfth | 22/3 |
| Fifteenth | 2 |
| Sesquialtra (FF-b) | IV |
| Cornet (c’-f’’’) | IV-III |
| Mixture | II |
| Trumpet | 8 |
| Pedal Organ (FF-c, FF sharp plays F sharp) | |
| Choir Organ (FF, GG-f’’’) | |
| Dulciana (FF-e from St. Dp) | 8 |
| Stopped diapason | 8 |
| Principal | 4 |
| Flute | 4 |
| Fifteenth | 2 |
| Bassoon | 8 |
| Swell Organ (e-f’’’) | |
| Open Diapason | 8 |
| Stopped Diapason | 8 |
| Principal | 4 |
| Cremona | 8 |
| Hautboy | 8 |
| Trumpet | 8 |
| Coupler Swell (Swell to Great) | |
| Pedals Great (Great to Pedal) | |
| Pedals Choir (Choir to Pedal | |