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Residence of Mr Peter Leunig, Nedlands
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Property
Name of institution   Residence of Mr Peter Leunig
Type of institution0   Private residence
Street Address   Stirling Highway
City   Nedlands
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6009
Country   Australia
Name of building   Residence of Mr Peter Leunig
Name of room  
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Register of Heritage Places  
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Architect  
Builder  

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Previous organ(s)
Date of previous organ   None
Detail of previous organ  
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Information about comparable instruments to previous organ  
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Present organ
Type of installation  

Case description  

Placement in room  

Builder's name   Paul F. Hufner.

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   1958

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  

Accessories   

Console type   Detatched

Stop label material  

Placement  

General design  

Playing aids  

Divisions   Great, Swell, Pedal

Wind pressures  

Stop list  
GREAT
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SWELL
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PEDAL
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Total number of stops  

Total number of ranks   3

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 in 1958 for Church of Christ, Subiaco.

Removed and installed in private residence 1993.

Moved to Sydney in storage then returned to Western Australia.

Relocated to storage at F J Larner & Co, Yarloop

The organ was completely destroyed by a bushfire that devastated Yarloop in January 2016

Information on current organ   The organ has been destroyed

Comparable instruments to current organ   A similar organ existed at Church of Christ, Maylands

Assessment of organ and current status   No longer at this location

Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by Paul Hufmer in Western 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 22 January 2009.
Additional information from Peter Leunig 5 February 2011.