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Residence of Mr John Larner, Yarloop
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Yarloop Larner Residence

Yarloop Larner Residence

Property
Name of institution   Residence of Mr John Larner
Type of institution0   Private Residence
Street Address   101 Johnston Road
City   Yarloop
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6218
Country   Australia
Name of building   Residence of Mr John Larner
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  

Case description  

Placement in room  

Builder's name   F. J. Larner & Co

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   In Storage

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-pneumatic

Type of stop action   Electro-pneumatic

Couplers   Swell - Great
Swell - Pedal
Great - Pedal

Tremulants  

Accessories   

Console type   1928 Wurlitzer console ex Metro Theatre, Perth.

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   8 ranks extended

7 ranks of Welte pipework (ex St John's Lutheran Church, South Melbourne, Vic.);

Wurlitzer Vox Humana (ex Princess Theatre, Fremantle);

5 chests built in 1935 by Hill, Norman & Beard (ex Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Surrey Hills, Vic.)

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   Removed from Residence of F J Larner, Mt Lawley.

Information on current organ  

Comparable instruments to current organ  

Assessment of organ and current status   The organ was completely destroyed by a bushfire that devastated Yarloop in January 2016

Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by John Larner 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 01 Feb 2009.
Photographs provided by Harvey Mail newspaper.
Update with destruction information 12 Dec 2020.