| Name of institution |
Wesley Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Duke Street |
| City |
Albany |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Wesley Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1890
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
The
church and manse buildings are fine examples of the later Victorian
style. |
| Special fittings |
The church has walls of local granite and elaborate brick window
surrounds. |
| Other location information |
Built in 1903, the manse features elegant ornamentation and
turned verandah posts. It was a gift to the church by prominent
merchant John Robinson and his wife. |
| Name of contact |
J R Elms |
| Mailing Address |
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| Telephone |
9841 4458 |
| Email |
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| Other contact information |
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| Date of previous organs |
1890, installed Wesley Uniting Church, Albany, 1894
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| Detail of previous organs |
Built by Alfred Kirkland, London. 2 manual 5 stops. |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Original installation in rear gallery.
Moved to choir stalls.
Removed from Wesley Church 1966 to storage.
Installed in Lockyer Uniting Church 1995 by P.J. Elms. |
| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Information on previous organs |
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| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
Open arrangement, no case |
| Placement in room |
Front left choir stalls |
| Builder's name |
Paul F. Hufner, Perth. |
| Opus number |
XXVI |
| Date of completion/installation |
1966 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-ccc |
| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
CC-f |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave, radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-pneumatic and electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
Swell Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell - Great Sub. Swell - Great, Swell - Great Octave, Swell - Pedal, Great - Pedal
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| Tremulants |
Swell |
| Accessories |
6 general pistons, 6 Great pistons, 6 Swell, pistons, all duplicated with toe studs, four memory levels
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| Console type |
Detached stoptab |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Nave end of choir stalls, facing congregation |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
Balance Swell pedal
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Claribel |
8' |
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| Lieblich Gedeckt |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave Diapason |
4' |
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| Spitz Flote |
4' |
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| Dulcet |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Mixture 19:22 |
II |
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| Gemshorn |
2' |
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| SWELL |
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| Lieblich Gedeckt |
8' |
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Gamba
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8' |
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| Lieblich Flute
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4' |
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Gamba
|
4' |
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| Nazard Flute |
2-2/3' |
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Piccolo
|
2' |
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| Gamba |
2' |
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| Larigot |
1-1/3' |
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| Octavin |
1' |
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| Horn |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Subbass |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Principal |
8' |
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| Bass Flute |
8' |
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| Quint |
10-2/3' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Choral Bass |
4' |
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| Double Dulciana |
16' |
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| Trombone |
16' |
Digital |
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| Fagotto |
16' |
Digital |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
Digital |
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| Cremona |
4' |
Digital |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
34
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| Total number of ranks |
Six (6) ranks extended.
Additional electronic/digital pedal stops. |
| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Enlarged 1990 (electronic pedal stops and Dulciana extension.) J.R. Elms.
Solid state action installed 1995 J.R. Elms
& T.W. Reed.
Combination action 1998 J.R. Elms
& T.W. Reed.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| 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 church from Albany Gateway
Photograph of church exterior detail by Bruce Duncan
Photograph of organ from J R Elms
Photographs of church interior and organ detail by Bruce Duncan |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
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| Supporting information |
Historical information from Register of Heritage Places |
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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.
Additional information and photographs collected during site visit by Bruce Duncan 13 January 2009. |
