| Name of institution |
St. Andrew's Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
257 Barker Road |
| City |
Subiaco |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Andrew's Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1906
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
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| Special fittings |
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Other location information
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| Name of contact |
The Rector |
| Mailing Address |
PO Box 320, Subiaco, WA, 6904 |
| Telephone |
9381 1130 |
| Email |
standrewsubi@bigpond.com |
| Other contact information |
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| Date of previous organs |
1954
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| Detail of previous organs |
Built
by Paul F. Hufner as a two manual and pedal organ of three extended
ranks, electro-magnetic action. Located in a high chamber
right front chancel. This organ was P Hufner's Opus I.
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
New bellows, stop switches and metal Diapason bass 1993 |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Removed 2006 in preparation for new pipe organ.
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Information on previous organs |
The
metal Diapasons came from Roders in Leeds, England. Wooden pipes
made by P Hufner, including the 12 note bass of the 8' Diapason made
from Donnybrook Jarrah. |
| Information about comparable instruments to previous
organs |
A number of similar organs by Hufner can be found in Western Australia. |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Free standing case, floor mounted |
| Case description |
Made from quartersawn white oak, displaying the pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason. |
| Placement in room |
Rear
centre on floor. The church was reoriented with the altar placed
at a new western setting when the organ was installed. The organ is
sited in the original apse of the church. |
| Builder's name |
Orgues Létourneau Limitée of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
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| Opus number |
108 |
| Date of completion/installation |
October 2006
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| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
C-aaa
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| Number of keys |
58 notes |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
C-g |
| Number of pedals |
32 notes |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Mechanical
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| Type of stop action |
Mechanical
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| Couplers |
Swell to Great
Swell to Great Suboctave
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
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| Tremulants |
Swell and Great
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Integrated |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Drawknob, flat arrayed SW and Ped on left, GT on right |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
Balanced Swell expression pedal
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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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| Open Diapason |
8' |
70% tin, open
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58 pipes |
| Chimney Flute |
8' |
30% tin |
58 pipes |
| Principal |
4' |
70% tin, open |
58 pipes |
| Fifteenth / Mixture III-IV |
2' |
70% tin, open |
220 pipes |
| NOTE: This is a combination stop. Half-draw provides the Fifteenth, full draw provides the mixture (15-19-22). |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
56% tin |
58 pipes |
| Tremulant |
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| SWELL |
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| Salicional |
8' |
70% tin |
58 pipes |
| Stopped Diapason
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8' |
stopped wood |
58 pipes |
| Spire Flute |
4' |
30% tin |
58 pipes |
| Flageolet |
2' |
30% tin |
58 pipes |
| Cornet II 12-17 |
2-2/3' |
30% tin |
116 pipes |
| Bassoon-Oboe |
8' |
56% tin |
58 pipes |
| Tremulant |
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| PEDAL |
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| Subbass
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16' |
stopped wood |
32 pipes |
| Octave Bass |
8' |
stopped wood |
12 pipes |
| extension of 16' Subbass |
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| Total number of stops |
14
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| Total number of ranks |
16
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| Total number of pipes |
902
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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 intended for this church (Opus 103) was destroyed by fire in the
Létourneau factory on 14 November 2006. It was built a second time as Opus
108 and delivered in remarkable time. |
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
In fine condition and constant use |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
There were no other organs by Orgues Létourneau Limitée in Western Australia. A private residence organ will be installed in Perth in 2011. |
| Photographs |
Historical photographs and photo of church interior from St. Andrew's Church web site.
Photographs of new organ by Bruce Duncan
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| Technical documents |
Original specification of the organ provided by Orgues Létourneau Limitée. |
| General documents |
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| Supporting information |
Orgues Létourneau Limitée web site.
History and renovation details from St Andrew's Church web site. |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
Additional research 2005/2006 Bruce Duncan
This entry D B Duncan 24 November 2008.
Additional detail about Hufner organ from In The Pipeline April/May 2001. |
