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Private residence, Rockingham
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Rockingham Private

Rockingham Private

Rockingham Private
The organ in Katwijk
Note the extended casework

Rockingham Private

Rockingham Private

Property
Name of institution   Private residence
Type of institution0   Private residence
Street Address  
City   Rockingham
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6171
Country   Australia
Name of building   Private residence
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   Roger Anderson
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   Freestanding

Case description   Italianesque

Placement in room  

Builder's name   François Delhumeau

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   1991

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   One (1)

Key compasses   C,D - ccc

Number of keys  

Key material  

Pedal compass   C,D - d

Number of pedals  

Pedalboard type   Straight

Pedalboard material   Oak

Type of chests   Slider

Type of key action   Mechanical

Type of stop action   Mechanical

Couplers   Manual - Pedal

Tremulants  

Accessories   

Console type   Integral slider stop

Stop label material  

Placement  

General design   17th century South German

Playing aids  

Divisions   Manual

Wind pressures   62.5mm

Stop list  
MANUAL
Bourdon 8' Stopped Wood
Praestant 4' Tin, C-B half open of wood
Doublette 2' Tin
Sesquialtera II Disc. from c#', 23% tin, 77 % lead
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PEDAL
Manual coupler
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Total number of stops   4

Total number of ranks   4

Total number of pipes  

Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ   2005 sesquialtera added by organ builder H. van Eeken of Herwijnen

Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ   2004 moved from the South of France to Katwijk, Netherlands.
Installed in Katwijk aan Zee, De Fontein, Gereformeerde Kerk (Vrijgemaakt).
2012 moved from Katwijk, Netherlands to Rockingham, WA

Information on current organ   The chamber organ was built by the French organ builder François Delhumeau in 1991.
It is built in the South-German baroque style. Originally it served in a Roman Catholic church in the South of France.
It is tuned to Werckmeister III (1691).
It is painted in Faux Marble. The panels were painted by Cor Verboom of Delft, Netherlands.

Comparable instruments to current organ  

Assessment of organ and current status   Excellent condition

Other organs by this builder   There are no other organs by François Delhumeau in Western Australia.

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Document control This entry by Bruce Duncan 03 October 2013.
Information provided by Roger Anderson.
Additional information and photos about the Katwijk installation from www.orgelsite.nl 30 Jan 2023
Article from In The Pipeline, October 2013.