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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PIPE ORGANS


Guildford Grammar
Original cases designed by Sir Walter Tapper
Architect, Guildford Grammar School
containing the Norman & Beard organ of 1913
in the Saints Mary and George Chapel
Willagee Queen of Peace
Drawing of proposed organ
Name of institution Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Type of institution Church
Street Address Clause Street
City Willagee
State Western Australia
Postcode
Country Australia
Name of building Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Name of room Church
Dates of the building
Architect’s and builder’s names
Special architectural features
Special fittings
Other location information
Name of contact
Mailing Address
Telephone
Email
Other contact information
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Date of previous organs None
Detail of previous organs
Dates when key work has been undertaken
Dates of any moves that have taken place
Variations from original design of organ
Information on previous organs
Information about comparable instruments to previous organs
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Present organ
Type of installation Divided cases
Case description Two new cases in the original spirit of design or the original cases
42 Facade pipes, all speaking
Placement in room Rear gallery on platform
Builder's name Norman and Beard, London and Norwich
Opus number
Date of completion/installation 1913
Construction materials
Number of manuals Two (2)
Key compasses CC-c
Number of keys 61
Key material Ivory key tops
Pedal compass CCC-C
Number of pedals 30
Pedalboard type
Pedalboard material Beech and Ebony
Type of chests
Type of key action Electro-pneumatic
Type of stop action Electro-pneumatic
Couplers Swell Octave, Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal
Tremulants
Accessories   
Console type Detached drawstop
Stop label material Ivory stop heads
Placement
General design Pitch A440 @ 21C
Playing aids Balance mechanical Swell pedal
Divisions    Great, Swell, Pedal
Wind pressures
Stop list
GREAT
Open Diapason 8' Metal
Clarabel Flute 8' Wood
Saube Flute 4' Metal
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SWELL
Viola d'Gamba 8' Metal
Rohr Flute 8' Metal
Gemshorn (Principal) 4' Metal

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PEDAL
Bourdun
 16' Wood
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Total number of stops

7
Total number of ranks 7
Total number of pipes 426
Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ Restored in 2008 for installation in the Church of our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Willagee, in 2009.  There are no changes to the stop list but the installation will include new cases in the original spirit of design and new actions. These were unfortunately destroyed many years ago.  The original divided cases were designed by Sir Walter Tapper.
Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ Installed at Guildford Grammar School Chapel 1913.
Overhauled and releathered 1950's by Paul F Hufner.
Installed in the David Law-Davies Assembly Hall in 1978 by students and teachers of the College.  Direct electric pull-downs for the chest were fitted at this stage.  The cases and pneumatic actions were place into storage, but unfortunatedly dissapeared soon after.
Dismantled in 1996 and moved to the F.J. Larner organ factory at Bayswater for storage.  
Later moved to the Larner residence at Yarloop.
Information on current organ
It is planned to have the organ in place by the end of September 2009, the blessing and inaugural recital around this time.   This will mark 50 years of John Larner's involvement in the organ building industry!
Comparable instruments to current organ
Current status
Assessment of organ
Other organs by this builder Trinity Uniting Church, Perth
St. Patricks Anglican Church, Mout Lawley
Photographs Historical photograph of Guildford Grammar chapel interior from the OHTA web site.
Technical documents  Information from F J Larner 01 December 2008.
Drawing of organ layout from F J Larner & Co.
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.
Additional information from F J Larner 01 December 2008.
This entry D B Duncan 06 January 2009.
Additional information from John Larner 23 January 2009
Additional information from John Larner 26 January 2009.
Correction of date of old organ installation in David  Lawe -Davies Centre by Andrew Gardner 09 February 2010.

 


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