| Name of institution |
Ross Memorial Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Cnr Hay and Colin Streets
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| City |
West Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6005 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Ross Memorial Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special fittings |
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Other location information
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| Name of contact |
Uniting Church in the City |
| Mailing Address |
PO Box X2222, Perth 6847 |
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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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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Organ chamber with case and display pipes arranged in 3 towers, with flats between. |
| Case description |
Cedar timber panels, stained dark reddish brown |
| Placement in room |
Front centre |
| Builder's name |
J.E. Dodd, Adelaide. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1917
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| Construction materials |
Timber
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-aaa |
| Number of keys |
58 |
| Key material |
White naturals, ebony sharps |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-F |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
Slider chests |
| Type of key action |
Electric, open contacts
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| Type of stop action |
Electric
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| Couplers |
Swell Octave, Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal
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| Tremulants |
None
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| Accessories |
6 Composition pedals
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| Console type |
Free standing |
| Stop label material |
Wood with synthetic, engraved insert discs |
| Placement |
Centre of choir stalls at front of church |
| General design |
Square, plain casework |
| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Swell, Great, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
Approx. 100mm wg
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Clarabel |
8' |
Wood 58 pipes |
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| Open Flute |
4' |
Wood 58 pipes |
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| Principal |
4' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| SWELL |
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| Lieblich Bourdon |
16' |
Wood 58 pipes |
A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Hohl Flute |
8' |
Wood 58 pipes |
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| Viol d’Orchestre |
8' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Vox Celeste |
8' |
Metal 46 pipes |
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| Principal |
4' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| Cornopean |
8' |
Metal 58 pipes |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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A |
| Sub bass |
16' |
Wood 30 pipes |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
15 stops
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| Total number of ranks |
14 ranks |
| Total number of pipes |
772 pipes
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Rebuilt
in 1989 by F J Larner & Co. Action changed from
Tubular-pneumatic to electro-pneumatic. Fifteenth added to spare
slide on the Great organ.
Pipe decoration restored 2000, Pipe Organs W.A.
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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 |
Good condition. |
| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of church exterior by Bruce Duncan
Photographs of the organ by Graham Devenish
Photograph of church interior from Uniting Church in the City
Photograph of new pipe display by Angela Currie |
| Technical 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 January 2009.
Photograph of church exterior added 30 January 2009.
Information and photographs from Graham Devenish 09 March 2009.
Photograph of church interior 08 November 2010.
Photograph of new pipe display 14 September 2018 |
