| Name of institution |
Wesley College |
| Type of institution |
School |
| Street Address |
Coode
Street |
| City |
South Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6151
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Old Boys Memorial Chapel |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1960/61 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
Circular design, first tilt-up wall construction (24 panels) in South Perth. Heritage listed. |
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| Date of previous organs |
1964 |
| Detail of previous organs |
Built by Paul F.
Hufner. Two manual 6 rank extended organ.
Enlarged in 1968 by F.J. Larner & Co. (pedal
Subbass)
Removed in 1983. Some pipework used in new organ. |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Built into gallery with internal paneling to weather wall. |
| Case description |
Modern
design. 2 flats of Pedal 8 tin pipes, 3 flat panels of 4’ Gt in
front of Swell, separate Ruckpositive with lattice front in 3 panels |
| Placement in room |
Left side gallery |
| Builder's name |
Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia) |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1979 |
| Construction materials |
Metal frame with Phillipine Oak |
| Number of manuals |
Three (3) |
| Key compasses |
CC - aaa |
| Number of keys |
58 |
| Key material |
White naturals, ebony sharps |
| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
30
Wesley College organ main case
with new Swell enclosure
and new Positive case
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| Pedalboard type |
Concave, radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
Oak naturals, Ebony sharps |
| Type of chests |
Slider |
| Type of key action |
Mechanical, Swell reeds and Chamade electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electric solenoids |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great, Positiv to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
Swell, Ruckpositive pressure type
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| Accessories |
10 level memory, 6 reversible coupler thumb pistons. 5 Divisionals to each div. 3 Generals
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| Console type |
Integrated, drawstop |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
All access panels are lockable. There is access for tuning the Fagott 16’and doors to Swell and Great division.
Ruckpositiv is accessible from 3 doors behind players bench.
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| Playing aids |
Balanced swell pedal
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Ruckpositiv, Pedal |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Metal. Ex Hufner org |
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| Principal |
8' |
12 Display pipes 4 bass zinc pipes
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| Rohrflute |
8' |
Bass 12 wood pipes, 46 plain metal |
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| Octave |
4' |
34 display, 24 spotted metal |
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| Spitz Flute |
4' |
Plain metal |
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| Quint |
2-2/3' |
Plain metal |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
Plain metal |
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| Mixture |
IV |
Plain metal |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
Plain metal resonators |
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| SWELL |
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| Singend Gedackt |
8' |
Wood/Metal |
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| Viola-da-Gamba |
8' |
Metal pipes |
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| Vox Celeste |
8' |
Metal pipes |
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| Koppel Flute |
4' |
Plain metal |
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| Nazard |
2-2/3' |
Plain metal |
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| Wald Flute |
2' |
Plain metal |
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| Tierce |
1-3/5' |
Plain metal |
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| Mixture |
IV |
Plain metal |
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| Fagotto |
16' |
Plain metal resonators |
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| Oboe |
8' |
Zinc bass, spotted metal resonators |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
Plain metal resonators |
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| Clarion |
4' |
Plain metal resonators |
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| RUCKPOSITIV |
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Gedackt |
8' |
Wood and metal pipes |
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| Prestant |
4' |
Spotted metal pipies |
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| Rohrflute |
4' |
Spotted metal/plain met |
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| Octave |
2'
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Plain metal |
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| Quintlein |
1-1/3'
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Plain metal |
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| Terz-None |
II |
Plain metal |
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| Cymbal |
II |
Plain metal |
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| Krummhorn |
8' |
Copper resonators |
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| Trompette en Chamade |
8' |
46 Horizontal copper resonators |
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| Cymbelstern |
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| PEDAL |
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| Sub Bourdon
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32’ |
Metal, quinted
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Sub Bass |
16' |
Wood piipes |
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| Principal |
8' |
12 display, metal |
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| Gedackt |
8' |
Wood pipes |
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| Nachthorn |
4' |
Metal pipes |
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| Mixture |
III |
Metal pipes |
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| Bombarde |
16' |
Wooden tapered resonators |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
Plain metal resonators
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| Clarion |
4' |
Plain metal resonators |
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| Total number of stops |
51
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| Total number of ranks |
35 independent ranks
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| Total number of pipes |
2,340 pipes |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Rebuild
of the organ by Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd in 2010/2011 involving
significant re-voicing and re-disposition of pipework to match the
venue. All of the electrical extension work has been removed and
significantly a new Harmonic Trumpet 8' is installed in the
Swell. Also, the new Harmonic Flute 8' will provide a more
substantial foundation to this division. Other divisions have
been re-organised and the layout completely redesigned to allow full
access to all pipes and mechanical components.
This is a comprehensive project involving significant re-voicing and
re-disposition of pipework to match the venue. All of the electrical extension
work has been removed and significantly a new Harmonic Trumpet 8' will be
installed in the Swell. Also, a new Harmonic Flute 8' will provide a more
substantial foundation to this division. Other divisions have been re-organised
and the layout completely redesigned to allow full access to all pipes and
mechanical components.
The contract to rebuild the Bellsham (1979) Organ was completed and handed over to Wesley Collegeon 24th September 2011.
It is fully functional, all mechanical with a comprehensive memory
system, over 50,000 levels of memory and registration sequencer.
This organ is the third largest mechanical instrument in Western
Australia and the largest of any school or college in the state.
The tonal disposition has been improved, building on the fine pipework
already in service, but providing a stronger foundation tone and
independent reeds to the Swell. There is also a more
useful Sesquialtera to the Positiv division.
There are minor alterations to the casework with a new 4’ display
to the Positif and taller Swell enclosure. A new capture action
system has been installed with additional player’s registration
aids. The pitch will also be raised to A = 440 at 21°C.
The chapel has climate control and has recently been refurbished.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
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| Information on current organ |
A = 435Hz, Equal temperament
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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 |
Photograph of the chapel from the College web site.
Photographs of the organ by Graham Devenish. |
| 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 01 February 2009.
Additional photographs by Graham Devenish 10 February 2009.
Additional information on the organ by Graham Devenish 28 January 2011.
Additional information from Graham Devenish 24 October 2011.
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