| Name of institution |
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Victoria Square |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Dates of the building |
1863-1865 and 2005-2010 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
Details of the original St Mary's Cathedral are on a separate page.
Construction works to extend the cathedral started in 2005. |
| Special fittings |
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| Other location information |
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| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
Cathedral Presbytery: 17 Victoria Square, Perth WA 6000 |
| Telephone |
08 9223 1350 |
| Email |
cathedral@perthcatholic.org.au |
| Other contact information |
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| Date of previous organs |
1910 |
| Detail of previous organs |
J E Dodd organ detailed on the original St. Mary's Cathedral page. |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Organ removed for rebuilding 2006 |
| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Information on previous organs |
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| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
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| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
West Gallery Grand Organ
Blessed Sacrament
Chapel
Chancel Organ |
| Builder's name |
Grand: J E Dodd / South Island Organ Company
Chancel: A Hobday / South Island Organ Company |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
Grand: J E Dodd 1910 and 1935
Chancel:A Hobday 1905
South Island Organ Company 2009
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| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
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| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
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| Key material |
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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 |
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| Type of stop action |
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| Couplers |
Grand
Swell to Great, Grand Choir to Great, Chancel to Grand Great, Grand
Swell Super Octave, Grand Swell Sub Octave, Grand Swell
Unison Off, Chancel to Grand Swell, Grand Choir Super Octave,
Grand Choir Sub Octave, Grand Choir Unison Off,
Grand Swell to Grand Choir, Chancel to Grand Choir, Grand Great to
Pedal, Grand Swell to Pedal, Grand Choir to Pedal, Chancel to
Grand Pedal, Chancel
Swell to Great, Chancel Swell Super Octave, Chancel Swell Sub Octave,
Chancel Swell Unison Off, Chancel Swell to Pedal, Chancel Great to
Pedal. |
| Tremulants |
Grand Swell, Grand Choir, Chancel Swell |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
New Three manual jarrah console in West Gallery
New Two manual jarrah console in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Both Grand and Chancel organs playable either singularly or together from either console.
Chancel organ stop keys duplicated on West organ console
West organ playable via Grand Organ General Pistons on Chancel console |
| 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 |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| WEST GALLERY ORGAN |
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| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Contra Gamba |
16' |
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A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Melodic Diapason |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Claribel Flute |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Gedact |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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A |
| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
Dodd 1910 |
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Orchestral Flute
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4' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Gamba |
4' |
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A |
| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Super Octave |
2' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Tierce |
1-3/5' |
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| Mixture 15.19.22 |
III |
Dodd 1910 |
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Trombone
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16' |
Dodd 1910 |
B |
| Tromba |
8' |
Dodd 1910
SIOC 2009 |
B |
| Clarion |
4' |
Dodd 1910
SIOC 2009 |
B |
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| Zimbelstern |
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SIOC 2009 |
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| SWELL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Dodd 1910
SIOC 2009 |
C |
| Geigen Diapason |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Hohl Flute |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Lieblich Gedact |
8' |
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C |
| Viole d'Orchestre |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Vox Celestes II |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Octave |
4' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Flauto Traverso |
4' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Lieblich Flute |
4' |
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C |
| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Mixture 15.19.22 |
III |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Double Trumpet |
16' |
SIOC 2009 |
D |
| Horn |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
D |
| Oboe |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| Vox Humana |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Clarion |
4' |
SIOC 2009 |
D |
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| CHOIR |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
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H |
| Harmonic Flute |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
I |
| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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J |
| Salicional |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
K |
| Vox Angelica |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Octave |
4' |
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H |
| Salicet |
4' |
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K |
| Nason Flute |
4' |
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J |
| Nazard |
2-2/3' |
SIOC 2009 |
L |
| Harmonic Piccolo |
2' |
SIOC 2009 |
I |
| Tierce |
1-3/5' |
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| Larigot |
1-1/3' |
SIOC 2009 |
L |
| Sifflute |
1' |
SIOC 2009 |
I |
| Clarinet |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
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| English Horn |
8' |
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| Trompette |
8' |
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| Tuba |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
G |
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| PEDAL |
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| Major Bass |
16' |
Dodd 1910 |
E |
| Open Diapason |
16' |
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| Subbass |
16' |
Dodd 1910 |
F (Gt) |
| Contra Gamba |
16' |
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(Gt) |
| Echo Bourdon |
16' |
Dodd 1910 |
(Sw) |
| Quint |
10-2/3' |
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F |
| Octave |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
E |
| Principal |
8' |
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(Gt) |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
Dodd 1910 |
F |
| Fifteenth |
4' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Octave Flute |
4' |
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F |
| Mixture |
IV |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Contra Posaune |
32' |
SIOC 2009 |
G |
| Ophicleide |
16' |
SIOC 2009 |
G |
| Trombone |
16' |
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(Gt) |
| Double Trumpet |
16' |
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(Sw) |
| Tromba |
8' |
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(Gt) |
| Clarion |
4' |
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(Gt) |
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| CHANCEL ORGAN |
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| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Claribel Flute |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Flute |
4' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| SWELL |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
SIOC 2009
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| Voix Celeste |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| Octave |
4' |
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| Mixture |
II |
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Oboe
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8' |
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| Horn |
8' |
SIOC 2009 |
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| PEDAL |
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| Subbass |
16' |
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A |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
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A |
| Flute |
4' |
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A |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
Gallery: 71
Chancel: 17
Total: 88
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| Total number of ranks |
Gallery: 49 ranks
Chancel: 16 ranks
Total: 69 ranks
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Built in 1910 by J. E. Dodd,
Adelaide.
Rebuilt and enlarged
in 1963 by J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works.
Dismantled and removed in 2006 by South Island Organ Company, New Zealand.
Rebuilt and extended with the addition of a complete 2 manual
electro-pneumatic 1905 Hobday organ (ex Newtown Trinity Methodist
Church, Wellington, New Zealand) by South Island Organ Company, New Zealand, in 2009.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Current works and proposed cathedral from the church web site
Photographs of the organ from Colin van der Lecq
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| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
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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 31 December 2008.
Addition of new specifications from Patrick Elms 21 January 2009.
Updated specification from Patrick Elms 03 January 2011.
Additional photographs from Colin van der Lecq 26 January 2011.
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