| Name of institution |
St Edmund's Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Pangbourne Street |
| City |
Wembley |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6014 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St Edmund's Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary
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| Dates of the building |
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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 Church Warden, Mrs Pamela Southwell |
| Mailing Address |
52 – 54 Pangbourne St, Wembley WA 6014 |
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| Date of previous organs |
c1960 |
| Detail of previous organs |
Charles Dirksen, Brisbane, two manual organ, electro-magnetic action, 2 ranks extended |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Built for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, South Perth.
Removed and relocated by Paul F. Hufner to St Edmund's Anglican Church, Wembley in 1970.
Removed and relocated to St Matthews, Armadale, in 1995. |
| 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 |
Free standing organ case with attached console |
| Case description |
Cedar timber panels, gold paint to Open Diapason pipes on front. Bourdon 16’ on side of case. |
| Placement in room |
Rear gallery |
| Builder's name |
William Christmas Mack, Great Yarmouth, U.K. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1887 |
| Construction materials |
Timber |
| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-ggg |
| Number of keys |
56 |
| Key material |
White naturals, ebony sharps |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-F |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave radiating from 1993 (replacing original) |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
Slider chests |
| Type of key action |
Mechanical |
| Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
| Couplers |
Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
Tremulant to whole organ |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Integrated to organ
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| Stop label material |
Wood, ivory, engraved insert discs |
| Placement |
Integrated to organ
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| General design |
Square, plain casework with decorated impost level panels |
| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Swell, Great, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
Approx. 80mm wg
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| Stop list |
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GREAT
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal
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56 pipes |
| Viol di Gamba |
8' |
Wood |
56 pipes |
| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
Wood |
56 pipes |
| Lieblich Flute |
4' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
| Twelfth
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2-2/3' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
| Fifteenth |
2' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
| Cornopean |
8' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
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SWELL
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Vaux Angelica
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8' |
Metal TC |
44 pipes |
| Horn Diapason
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8' |
Metal TC |
44 pipes |
| Lieblich Gedact |
8' |
Wood |
56 pipes |
| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
56 pipes |
| Piccolo |
2' |
Metal TC |
44 pipes |
| Hautboy |
8' |
Metal TC |
44 pipes |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Wood |
30 pipes |
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| Total number of stops |
15
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| Total number of ranks |
15
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| Total number of pipes |
766 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Cornopean substituted for original Great reed (Clarionet) 1995.
2008 repairs to all metal pipe work to re-instate cone tuning. Undertaken by Pipe Organs W.A. Pty Ltd.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Built
for the Primitive Methodist Church, Great Yarmouth, England.
Installed in present location in
1993 by members of the Church under supervision of Dudley Bastian. |
| Information on current organ |
Handblowing
mechanism intact, including drawstop “Blower” which
sounds a small pipe mounted on a puffer near the pump handle. |
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
Good condition |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
A twin of this organ, although somewhat modified, can be found at St Pauls Church, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Photographs |
Photographs of the church and organ from Pipe Organs WA |
| 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 02 February 2009.
Updated information and photographs from Pipe Organs WA 6 March 2009. |
