| Name of institution |
St Aidan's Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Princess Road |
| City |
Claremont |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St Aidan's Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Date of previous organs |
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| Present organ |
This instrument has the distinction of being the first organ built in Western Australia |
| Type of installation |
Free standing |
| Case description |
Case by J E Dodd, 1912. Original organ had no casework. |
| Placement in room |
Left rear of sanctuary |
| Builder's name |
Robert Cecil Clifton |
| Opus number |
1 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1875 - 1878 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two |
| Key compasses |
CC - c
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| Number of keys |
56 |
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| Pedal compass |
CCC - f |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Mechanical |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal |
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| Console type |
Attached drawstop |
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| Placement |
Integral |
| General design |
Flat jambs |
| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| SWELL |
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| Hohl Flute 8' |
8' |
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| Wald Flute |
4' |
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| Principal |
2' |
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| Quint |
1 1/3' |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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Sub Bass
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16' |
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| Total number of stops |
10 |
| Total number of ranks |
10 |
| Total number of pipes |
534 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Overhauled
and installed at present location 1910-1912 by J.E. Dodd,
Adelaide. Most of the original Swell pipework was removed and replaced:
Viole d'Orchestre, Hohlflute and Labial Oboe. Dulciana taken from
Great and replaced a Piccolo 2' on the Great.
Rebuilt 1975
by F. J. Larner & Co. The tonal scheme was changed to suit
the thinking of the day to include a III rank Mixture on the Great.
Restored 1986-87 by F. J. Larner & Co. Tonal scheme returned
to very nearly the original, however the Swell Trumpet and Quint have
remained.
The organ was cleaned and the bellows re-leathered 1999 by F.J.
Larner & Co. Display pipes restencilled by Pipe Organs W.A. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Installed 1879
in St John's Church, Fremantle. 2m., 9 sp.st. (spare slide), 2c.,
tr. Gt: 8.8.4.2. Sw: 8.8.(both 39 pipes)
.8.(12 pipes).4. Ped: 16.
Installed 1884 St Matthews Anglican Church, Guildford.
Installed 1912 St Aidan's Church, Claremont, by J E Dodd.
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| Information on current organ |
This organ was the first instrument to be built by the local organ
builder, Robert Cecil Clifton. This instrument after 2 years and 10
months construction, was completed in October 1878. |
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| Current status |
The organ is in good condition. |
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| Other organs by this builder |
R C Clifton built five organs, all in Western Australia. |
| Photographs |
Photographs of the organ by Bruce Duncan |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Refer to Gathered Fragments, Leon D. Cohen, 1979, for biographical and other detail of Robert Cecil Clifton. |
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| Supporting information |
History of the organ from Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd. |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
Information from In The Pipeline October/November 2001.
This entry D B Duncan 13 December 2008.
Additional detail from In The Pipeline October/November 1999. |
