| Name of institution |
St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
College Road |
| City |
Claremont |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Dates of the building |
1936 and 1964
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
Nave built in neo-gothic style, modern sanctuary added to cater for expansion of the congregation in 1964. |
| Special fittings |
Stained glass window panels installed in the church in 2006 from the Epworth Uniting Church, Parkside, SA.
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| Date of previous organs |
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| 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 about comparable instruments to previous
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Free standing |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Front right chancel |
| Builder's name |
J E Dodd |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
27 November 1912 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
58 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Mechanical to pneumatic touchboxes |
| Type of stop action |
Tubular-pneumatic, mechanical coupling in console |
| Couplers |
Swell Super Octave
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
Swell |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Detached drawstop |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Front of casework |
| General design |
Angled jambs |
| Playing aids |
Four toe levers: Full Swell, Full Great, Full Organ, Tremulant.
Balanced Swell pedal. |
| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
58 pipes |
A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
58 pipes |
B |
| Claribel |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Lieblich Gedact |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Salicional |
8' |
58 pipes |
C |
| Principal |
4' |
58 pipes |
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| Flute d'Orchestre |
4' |
58 pipes |
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| Mixture |
III |
174 pipes |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| SWELL |
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| Lieblich Bourdon |
16' |
58 pipes |
D |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Hohl Flute 8' |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Viole d'Orchestre |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Voix Celeste II |
8' |
46 pipes |
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| Octave |
4' |
58 pipes |
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| Flauto Traverso |
4' |
58 pipes |
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| Cornopean |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| Oboe |
8' |
58 pipes |
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| PEDAL |
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| Violone |
16' |
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B |
Sub Bass
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16' |
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A |
| Echo Bourdon |
16'
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D |
| Dolce |
8' |
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C |
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| Total number of stops |
22 |
| Total number of ranks |
21 |
| Total number of pipes |
1,148 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Primary pneumatic action restored 2003 and new polyethelyne tubing installed
to replace original lead tubing which had been damage during
dismantling in Adelaide.
Console restored 2008 Patrick Elms & Co. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Installed 1912 Epworth Methodist (later Uniting)Church, Young Street, Parkside, South Australia.
Removed and installed present location 2003 Patrick Elms & Co.
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| Information on current organ |
Key action is mechanical at console coupling to pneumatic touchboxes inside the case. |
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
The organ is in good condition. |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photographs of the organ by Bruce Duncan
Some also from OHTA Archives |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Information from OHTA Conference Booklet 2004 |
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| Supporting information |
Gazetteer of South Australian Pipe Organs, 1974, Bruce Naylor and Society of Organists (Victoria) Incorporated. |
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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 13 December 2008.
Updated specification from Patrick Elms 04 January 2011.
Additional detail from In The Pipeline June/July 2004. |
