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Pipe Organs of WA Pty Ltd, Bayswater
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St Philomena School Chapel, Park Ridge

Property
Name of institution   Pipe Organs of WA Pty Ltd, Bayswater
Type of institution0   Pipe Organ Builder
Street Address   John Street
City   Bayswater
State   Western Australia
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Country   Australia
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Builder  

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Previous organ(s)
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Present organ
Type of installation   Three Rank Continuo Organ

Case description  

Placement in room  

Builder's name   Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   2001

Construction materials  

Number of manuals  

Key compasses   CC - c +/- semitone transposer

Number of keys   49

Key material  

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Type of key action   Mechanical

Type of stop action   Mechanical

Couplers  

Tremulants   None

Accessories   

Console type   Integrated, drawstop

Stop label material  

Placement  

General design  

Playing aids  

Divisions   Manual

Wind pressures   w/g 45mm

Stop list  
MANUAL
Gedeckt 8' Douglas Fir/White Oak 51 pipes
Rohr Flute 4' White Oak 51 pipes
Principal 2' 70/30 Tin Lead 51 pipes
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Total number of stops   Three (3)

Total number of ranks   Three (3)

Total number of pipes   153

Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ  

Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   Purchased by St Philomena Catholic School, Park Ridge, and relocated to Queensland in February 2020.

Information on current organ   A = 440Hz
Dimensions 1670 x 775 x 1020mm
Blower/regulator - separate unit 640 x 460 x 520mm

Comparable instruments to current organ  

Assessment of organ and current status  

Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by Pipe Organs of Western Australia in Australia. Please refer to Western Australian Organs Builders Index

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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 26 November 2008.
Photograph and information on the organ from the Pipe Organs of WA Pty Ltd web site (decommissioned).
Update on ownership provided by Graham Devenish 06 May 2021.