Pipe Organs in WA
 
 
 
 
 

St Ninian and St Chad Anglican Church, Maylands
The pipe organs of Western Australia




St Matthew's Huffner organ
The organ as installed at Armadale

Property
Name of institution   St Ninian and St Chad Traditional Anglican Church
Type of institution0   Church
Street Address   11 Susan Street
City   Maylands
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6051
Country   Australia
Name of building   St Ninian and St Chad Church
Name of room   Church sanctuary
Dates of the building  
Register of Heritage Places  
Heritage Place number  
Architect  
Builder  

Special architectural features and fittings  

Other location information   Now known as The Perth Parish of Saints Ninian & Chad, Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

Name of contact   The Rt Revd Harry Entwistle SSC
Mailing Address   PO Box 457, North Perth WA 6906
Telephone  
Email  
Other contact information  

.
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  
.
Present organ
Type of installation   Free standing

Case description   Display of wooden pipes

Placement in room  

Builder's name   Paul F Hufner

Opus number   Opus XIIX

Date of completion/installation   1964

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   One (1)

Key compasses   F-ff

Number of keys   49

Key material  

Pedal compass  

Number of pedals   None

Pedalboard type  

Pedalboard material  

Type of chests  

Type of key action   Electro-magnetic

Type of stop action   Electro-magnetic

Couplers  

Tremulants  

Accessories   

Console type   Detached stopkey

Stop label material  

Placement   Stop rail

General design  

Playing aids   Balanced swell pedal

Divisions   Manual

Wind pressures  

Stop list  
MANUAL
Bourdon 16' Autobass
Claribel 8'
Principal 4'
Piccolo 2'
Sifflote 1'
.
Total number of stops   5

Total number of ranks   1

Total number of pipes   92

Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ  

Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   Built for the Carnamah Community Church
Installed in St Matthew's Church, Armadale, 1993
Relocated and installed in St Ninian's Church, Maylands, 2008.
Relocated to storage at Yarloop by F J Larner, 2010.
Relocated and installed at Duncan Residence, Clackline, 2011.

Information on current organ  

Comparable instruments to current organ   Similar organs exist in Collie and Bridgetown.

Assessment of organ and current status   The organ was replaced with a digital instrument in 2010.

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

.
.
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.
Advice from Dr Andrew Gardner, November 2008.
Photograph of the organ from Irvin Phillips.
Information from John Larner 19 October 2010.
Updated link from Bruce Duncan 04 January 2011.
Additional information from In The Pipeline April/May 2000.