| Name of institution |
Our Lady's Assumption Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Grand Promenade |
| City |
Dianella |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Church |
| Name of room |
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| Dates of the building |
1965 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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On Palm Sunday, 11
April 1965, Our Lady's Assumption Church was blessed and opened. Father
Patrick Peter O'Mara was inducted by His Grace, Archbishop Prendiville,
thus formally constituting Dianella as a new parish within the
Archdiocese of Perth, to meet the spiritual needs of some 300 families.
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| Detail of previous organs |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
Rear gallery
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| Builder's name |
F.J. Larner & Co. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1971 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
One (1) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
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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 |
Mechanical |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
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| 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 |
Manual
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| MANUAL |
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8' |
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4' |
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2' |
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1-1/3' |
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1' |
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| Total number of stops |
5 |
| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
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organ |
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organ |
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| Current status |
The
church purchased an Allen digital organ in June, 1989, ostensibly to
replace the pipe organ. The current location of the pipe organ is
not known.
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| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
Information about the School and Church from the Our Lady's Assumption Primary School web site.
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| Supporting information |
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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 22 January 2009.
Additional information from Ron Raymond 11 November 2010.
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