| Name of institution |
St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Colin Street
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| City |
West Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6005 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| 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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The church was demolished in 1979 to make way for office buildings. A new modern chapel was constructed nearby. |
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| Date of previous organs |
None
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| Detail of previous organs |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
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| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
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| Builder's name |
George
Fincham & Son, Melbourne. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1905
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| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-g |
| Number of keys |
56 notes |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
CCC-f |
| Number of pedals |
30 notes |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Originally Tubular-pneumatic, then Mechanical, then Electro-pneumatic
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| Type of stop action |
Originally Tubular-pneumatic, then Mechanical, then Electro-pneumatic
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| Couplers |
Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal. Later Swell Super-Octave and Swell Sub-Octave couplers added.
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| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
Two composition pedals per manual division
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| Console type |
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| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal |
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| Claribel |
8' |
Wood |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
Metal |
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| Principal |
4' |
Metal |
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| Flute |
4' |
Wood |
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| SWELL |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
Metal |
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| Gamba |
8' |
Metal |
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| Gedact |
8' |
Wood |
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| Celeste |
8' |
Metal |
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| Octave |
4' |
Metal |
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| Oboe |
8' |
Metal |
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| PEDAL |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
Wood |
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| Total number of stops |
12 stops
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| Total number of ranks |
12 ranks
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| Total number of pipes |
646 pipes
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Built in 1905 for the residence of Mowbray Bunbury.
Removed in 1910 and installed in St Mary's Church, West Perth in 1912 by J E Dodd. Action changed to mechanical.
Rebuilt in 1951 by Paul F. Hufner.
Tonal alterations in 1972 by F.J. Larner & Co. included the discarding of the
Celeste and Dulciana to provide a Mixture and Gemshorn 2'.
Rebuilt in 1978 by Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia) to provide electro-magnetic action.
Removed in 1979 by Bellsham Pipe Organs (Australia) and broken up. Parts were used at St. Mary's Chapel.
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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 |
This organ no longer exists |
| Assessment of organ |
This was the only organ built by the well-respected Melbourne firm of George
Fincham & Son in Western Australia.
Both the church and the organ were broken up in 1979. |
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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.
Newspaper cutting provided by Andrew Gardner 07 December 2010. |
