| Name of institution |
St. John's Lutheran Church
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| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
16 Aberdeen Street |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1936
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
R Spanney |
| Special architectural features |
St. John’s Lutheran Church is a random coursed Darlington
laterite and stucco wall construction and Marseilles tile pattern
roofed church designed in the Inter-War Gothic style on the
lines of an English parish church. The exterior stone came from
the Fischer property at Darlington in the Perth Hills. |
| Special fittings |
The altar comes from the earlier church in Fitzgerald Street, Perth.
The pulpit comes from the Fremantle church (now demolished) |
| Other location information |
The Lutheran
Church in Western Australia began in the 1880s when several Lutheran
families migrated from the Barossa Valley near Adelaide. After
worshipping in church halls and their own school, they built the tiny
but striking St. John's in 1936. Situated across the road from Perth
Central TAFE, in the busy Northbridge area of Perth, St John's is
equally busy on Saturdays and Sundays. Apart from worship services the
church also offers numerous social activities.
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| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
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| Telephone |
08 9227 8072 |
| Email |
stjohns.perth.wa@lca.org.au
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| Other contact information |
Web site |
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| Date of previous organs |
1953 by Paul F.Hufner |
| Detail of previous organs |
Up
to 1953 music for services was provided by a two manual reed organ
fitted with a bellows handle that was pumped by the young men of the
church. At first it was situated in an organ chamber at the front
of the church, later moved to the rear of the building.
The Hufner organ was built from parts of a Cremona Fotoplayer from
Majestic Theatre, Perth. |
| 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 on previous organs |
One manual, no pedals and six speaking stops (8.8.4.4.2-2/3.2), using electro-pneumatic action. |
| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Gallery
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| Case description |
Hauptwerk, Swell and Pedal occupy a large case against the rear wall of the church. Open design of pipework.
Ruckpositive is suspended from the gallery rail and protrudes into the church space. |
| Placement in room |
Rear balcony |
| Builder's name |
Paul F. Hufner |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1986 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Three (3) |
| 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 |
32 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave, radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
Swell
Octave, Swell to Hauptwerk, Swell to Hauptwerk Octave, Positiv to
Hauptwerk, Swell to Positiv, Swell to Posotov Octave, Hauptwerk to
Positiv, Swell to Pedal, Hauptwerk to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
Swell, Positiv |
| Accessories |
Keying of pedal division to Hauptwerk as an autobass. |
| Console type |
Reversed stopkey console made of Western Australian Jarrah |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Centrally placed between main organ case and Ruckpositive. |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Hauptwerk, Swell, Positiv, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| HAUPTWERK |
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| Subbass |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Geigend |
8' |
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| Holzflote |
8' |
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| Lieblich Gedackt |
8' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Geigend |
4' |
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| Wald Flote |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Mixtur |
III |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
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| SWELL |
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| Weit Principal |
8' |
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| Lieblich Gedackt |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Celeste |
8' |
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| Octav |
4' |
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| Lieblich Flote |
4' |
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| Nazard |
2-2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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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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| Twenty Ninth |
1/2' |
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| Bassoon |
16' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| Clarion |
4' |
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| POSTIV |
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Gemshorn
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8' |
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| Koppel Flute |
8' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Gemshorn |
4' |
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| Koppel Flute |
4' |
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| Dolce |
4' |
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| Nazard |
2-2/3' |
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| Sifflote |
2' |
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| Flote |
2' |
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| Dolce |
2' |
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| Terz |
1-3/5' |
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| Larigot |
1-1/3' |
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| Octav Lein |
1' |
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| Zimbel |
III |
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| Krummhorn |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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Subbass
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16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Geigend |
8' |
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| Bass Flote |
8' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Koppel Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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| Flote |
2' |
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| Trombone |
16' |
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| Bassoon |
8' |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| Krummhorn |
8' |
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| Krummhorn |
4' |
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| Total number of stops |
58
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| Total number of ranks |
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| Total number of pipes |
1,183
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
The organ includes some pipework from the original instrument and uses some extension.
The 1862 Wm Hill Trumpet rank in the Great organ came from Davey Street Congregational Church Hobart. The Trumpet was first installed at Forrest Park Methodist Church in 1961 and proved to be the basis of that church buying a new Trumpet. The ranks was then refurbished and
used in this organ. |
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
In good condition and regular use |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photographs of the organ by Bruce Duncan |
| Technical documents |
Stop list provided by Bruce Duncan from site inspection 08 February 2009.
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| General documents |
Detail of the building from the Register of Heritage Places
Historical information from the church web site
Local information from Real Travel
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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 29 December 2008.
Photographs of organ and stoplist by Bruce Duncan 08 February 2009.
Photograph of entire organ by Bruce Duncan 15 March 2009.
Additional information on Trumpet from Bob Elms 21 July 2010.
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