| 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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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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| Information on previous organs |
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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 |
| 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.
Additional information and photographs from Graham Devenish 09 March 2009. |
