| Name of institution |
St. Andrew's Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
St. George's Terrace |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Andrew's Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary
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| Dates of the building |
1906-1907 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
James Hine, architect |
| Special architectural features |
Federation Gothic style of architecture, and use of red brickwork and sandstone detailing.
Broad transepts.
Tower capped by a metal spire. |
| Special fittings |
Notable carved furnishings |
| Other location information |
The site upon which St.
Andrew's Church stands is of some historical significance as it was
previously occupied by the cottage of Dr. Collie, theColonial Surgeon in 1832, which was demolished to construct the church.
St. Andrew's Church is historically important as one of the principal
places of worship of the Presbyterians in Perth. It was the focus of
Presbyterian activity in Perth for much of the twentieth century. |
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| Date of previous organs |
1885 |
| Detail of previous organs |
Built in
1885 by Robert Cecil Clifton for an exhibition of
local work in Perth.
Installed 1886 St Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, Perth. |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Relocated 1924 to St John's Anglican Church, Kalgoorlie, by J.E. Dodd & Sons,
Adelaide. |
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organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Partly recessed and projecting into Church high and adjacent to sanctuary in the East transept. |
| Case description |
Casework in Nyatoh.
Front pipes in burnished zinc and 80% tin.
Current case has three projecting V-towers and six flates, two of which are double storey formation.
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| Placement in room |
East transept |
| Builder's name |
W L Roberts |
| Opus number |
73 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1924 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Direct electric with Roosevelt style pneumatics to
basses below 4'. |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
7 |
| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
Adjustable thumb and toe pistons |
| Console type |
Detached, drawstop |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave |
4' |
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| Harmonic Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2 2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Fourniture 19.22.26.29 |
IV |
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| Double Trumpet |
16' |
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B |
| Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
| Clarionet |
8' |
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C |
| Clarion |
4' |
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B |
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| SWELL |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
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| Clarabella |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Celeste TG |
8' |
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| Gemshorn |
4' |
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| Chimney Flute |
4' |
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D |
| Nazard |
2 2/3' |
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E |
| Flageolet |
2' |
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D |
| Tierce |
1 3/5' |
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| Quint |
1 1/3' |
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E |
| Mixture 15.19.22 |
III |
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| Double Clarionet TC |
16' |
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C |
| Horn |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| Tremulant |
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| PEDAL |
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| Resultant Bass |
32’ |
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Var |
| Contra Bass |
16' |
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F |
| Subbass |
16' |
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G |
| Bourdon |
16' |
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A |
| Octave |
8' |
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F |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
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G |
| Fifteenth |
4' |
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F |
| Trombone |
16' |
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B |
| Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
| Clarion |
4' |
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B |
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| Total number of stops |
36 |
| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
1741 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Built 1924 W L Roberts Ltd,
Adelaide, with tubular-pneumatic action, 20 speaking stops, 19 ranks and 1100 pipes.
The organ was centrally located and at some stage an elaborate plywood screen was erected in front of the organ case.
Action converted to Electro-pneumatic and rebuilt 1953 J.E. Dodd and
Sons Gunstar Organ Works, Adelaide. Specification at this stage : 2m., 20 sp.st., 7c.,el.pn. Gt: 8.8.8.4.4.2.8. Sw: 8.8.8.8.4.III.8.8.
Ped: 16.16.16.8.8
Rebuilt, enlarged and the entire organ moved to the east (right) transept 1986 F.J. Larner & Co. The rebuild included a new console, lower and side casework, building frame,
electro-pneumatic key action, solid state note switching and combination action
and enlargement to 36 speaking stops and 1,664 pipes.
New winding arrangements including 3 Schwimmer regulators and
association trunks were installed by Pipe Organs W.A. in 2006. The work
carried out also included installation of a new Dulciana 8' rank
to the Great division, installation of full length resonators to the
bass end of the Trombone 16, and 12 new Bourdon 16 pipes to the tenor
compass of the rank.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Moved from central location to right transept 1986 by F J Larner & Co. |
| Information on current organ |
Original cost £1,551
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
In good condition |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photographs of organ by Bruce Duncan
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| Technical documents |
Detail of the building from Register of Heritage Places
Details of the organ from Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd. |
| General documents |
Information drawn from Organ Historical Trust of Australia Annual Conference Book 2004. |
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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 15 December 2008.
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