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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Doubleview
The pipe organs of Western Australia




Doubleview

Property
Name of institution   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Type of institution0   Church
Street Address   71 Princess Road
City   Doubleview
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6018
Country   Australia
Name of building   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Name of room  
Dates of the building  
Register of Heritage Places  
Heritage Place number  
Architect  
Builder  

Special architectural features and fittings  

Other location information  

Name of contact  
Mailing Address  
Telephone  
Email  
Other contact information  

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Previous organ(s)
Date of previous organ   None
Detail of previous organ  
Dates when key work has been undertaken  
Dates of any moves that have taken place  
Variations from original design of organ  
Information on previous organ  
Information about comparable instruments to previous organ  
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Present organ
Type of installation   Free standing

Case description   Open case

Placement in room  

Builder's name   Charles Dirksen, Brisbane.

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   c1960

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   Two (2)

Key compasses  

Number of keys  

Key material  

Pedal compass  

Number of pedals  

Pedalboard type  

Pedalboard material  

Type of chests  

Type of key action   Electro-magnetic

Type of stop action   Electro-magnetic

Couplers  

Tremulants   General tremulant

Accessories   

Console type   Detached stop tabs

Stop label material  

Placement   Stop rail

General design  

Playing aids  

Divisions   Great, Swell, Pedal

Wind pressures  

Stop list  
GREAT
Bourdon 16' A
Violin Diapason 8' B
Stopped Flute 8' A
Principal 4' B
Flute 4' A
Twelfth 2 2/3' A
Fifteenth 2' B
Piccolo 1' A
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SWELL
Bourdon 16' A
Violin Diapason 8' B
Stopped Flute 8' A
Principal 4' B
Flute 4' A
Nazard 2 2/3' A
Fifteenth 2' B
Piccolo 1' A
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PEDAL
Bourdon 16' A
Violin Diapason 8' B
Stopped Flute 8' A
Quint 5 1/3' B
Principal 4' B
Flute 4' A
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Total number of stops   19

Total number of ranks   2

Total number of pipes  

Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ  

Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   Built for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Doubleview.

The church purchased an Allen digital organ in April 1990.

Relocated to the residence of Mr K Poole, North Lake in 1990.

Information on current organ  

Comparable instruments to current organ   A similar organ is installed in St Matthew's Church, Armadale

Another similar organ is in Rosny Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Hobart, Tasmania. Pipe Organs of Tasmania, B.A Clark and J.M.S. Johnson.

Assessment of organ and current status   No longer at this location

Other organs by this builder   Charles Dirksen built a number of small extended organs for the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints across Australia.

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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 February 2009.
Additional information from Ron Raymond 11 November 2010.