| Name of institution |
The Hutchins School |
| Type of institution |
School |
| Street Address |
71 Nelson Road
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| City |
Sandy Bay |
| State |
Tasmania |
| Postcode |
7005
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Chapel of St. Thomas
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Hutchins was established in 1846 in memory of The Venerable William Hutchins,
first Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land, as Tasmania was then known. The Hutchins
School is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished schools and has a
proud history. Judges, bishops, leaders of industry, Victoria Cross winners,
artists and sportsmen: all have attended Hutchins.
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| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
PO Box 254, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 7006 |
| Telephone |
03 6221 4200
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| Email |
hutchins@hutchins.tas.edu.au |
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| Detail of 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 |
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| Builder's name |
William Hill & Son, London |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1864 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| 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 |
Electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Detached |
| 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 |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave Diapason |
4' |
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| Saube Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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Fifteenth
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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' |
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| Principal |
4' |
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| Flute |
4' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Cornopean |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Harmonic Bass |
32' |
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| Sub Bass |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Bass Flute |
8' |
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| Choral Bass |
4' |
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| Total number of stops |
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| Total number of 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 1864 for the Davey Street Congregational Church, Hobart.
Rebuild
in 1895 by George Fincham, Melbourne, with Twelfth added to Great,
Swell Lieblich Bourdon moved to Great and replaced with Oboe 16', Pedal
Bourdon completed with addition of 16 pipes.
Rebuild in 1902 by Sidney Moore, Hobart, with action altered.
Restoration in 1906 by George Fincham & Son, Melbourne.
Rebuild in 1945 with action changed to tubular-pneumatic.
Rebuild in 1960 by Paul F Hufner, Perth, with action changed to direct
electric. Swell and Great divisions extended to 61 notes.
A new Cornopean was installed, the old one being transplanted to the Forrest Park Methodist Church, Mount Lawley, for use as a Trumpet until it was later replaced with a Trumpet rank.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Removed in 1981 by Brian A. Clark, R. Smith and D. Stott to the Hutchins School, Nelson Road, Sandy Bay. |
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organ |
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| General documents |
Information about the school from The Hutchins School web site.
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entries B A Clarke & J M S Johnson, Pipe Organs of Tasmania.
Additional information from GAZETTEER OF TASMANIAN PIPE ORGANS
by John Maidment, revised October 2007.
Additional information from Bob Elms 13 February 2009.
This entry D B Duncan 13 February 2009.
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