| Name of institution |
Free Reformed Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
North Road |
| City |
Albany |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Free Reformed Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special fittings |
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| Detail of previous organs |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Information on previous organs |
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| Information about comparable instruments to previous
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Open casework |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Side gallery |
| Builder's name |
Leon Verschueren Orgelbouw, Heythuysen, Holland |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1961 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
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| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
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| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Tracker to manual. electro magnetic to Pedal |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
2 |
| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Drawstop |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| MANUAL I |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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4'
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2' |
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| Mixture |
II / III |
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8' |
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MANUAL II
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8' |
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4' |
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4' |
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2 2/3' |
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2' |
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1 3/5' |
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1' |
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| Regaal |
8' |
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Mid C |
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| PEDAL |
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| Pedal
Subbass |
16' |
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16' |
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| Principal |
8' |
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| Total number of stops |
18 |
| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Second manual added 1980 John Plug.
Enlarged 1990 John Plug (Pedal
Subbass 16 and Principal 8; Pos. Regaal)
Pedal rebuild 1993 with electro-magnetic
action F.J. Larner & Co. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Organ was built 1961 for a Free Reformed Church
in Rotterdam, Holland.
Imported and installed in present location 1974 by John Plug and F.J.
Larner & Co. |
| Information on current organ |
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
Nearest and somewhat similar instrument by Verscheuren is in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of Evert van Der Veen at the console of the Free Reformed Church organ from Andrew Kroeze |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
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| Supporting information |
Verscheuren Orgelbouw web site |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 23 November 2008. |
