| Name of institution |
Church of the Good Shepherd (Anglican) |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
South Stirling School Road
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| City |
South Stirling |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Church of the Good Shepherd |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1973
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
R Clarke, Designer. V S & V D Davies, Builder. |
| Special architectural features |
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| Special fittings |
Beautiful jarrah woodwork throughout and brilliant central window
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Other location information
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| Name of contact |
Mrs V Shearer |
| Mailing Address |
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| Telephone |
9846 6046 |
| Email |
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| Other contact information |
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| Date of previous organs |
None
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| Detail of previous organs |
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| 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 |
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| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
Fully encased (no pipes visible) in modernistic case |
| Placement in room |
Front right of sanctuary |
| Builder's name |
Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia) |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1981
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| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
One (1) |
| Key compasses |
CC-ccc |
| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
CC-f |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave straight |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-magnetic
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| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic
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| Couplers |
Great-Pedal
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| Tremulants |
None
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| Accessories |
None
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| Console type |
Integral stoptab |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
None |
| Divisions |
Manual |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| MANUAL |
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| Counter Bass |
16' |
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A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
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B |
| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
|
A |
| Principal |
4' |
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B |
| Flute |
4' |
|
A |
| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
|
A |
| Fifteenth |
2' |
|
B |
| Cymbal |
II |
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B |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
|
A |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
|
A |
| Flute |
8' |
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A |
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| Total number of stops |
11
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| Total number of ranks |
Two ranks extended |
| Total number of pipes |
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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 |
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
Transmission requires attention |
| Assessment of organ |
A delightfully toned organ, well suited to a small church. |
| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photographs by Bruce Duncan |
| 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 24 November 2008.
Additional information and photographs collected during site visit by Bruce Duncan 11 January 2009. |
