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Friday, 24 May 2013
Music@CCSL
Choir
Organ
Organ Recital Series
Bellringing
 
Location 
812 George Street Sydney
NSW 2000 Australia
Phone: +61-2-9211 0560
Fax: +61-2-9212 2449
 

The Organ

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Photo: Pastór de Lasala 

This is a three manual instrument with 26 stops. It was purchased in 1905 from Mr R A Andrews, of Frog Hollow, Leichhardt. The organ was built in 1891 by the London firm of William Hill and Son, and was partly restored in 1979. This organ is used week by week to lead the music of worship.

GREAT
Open Diapason             
Violon Diapason            
Hohl Flute                    
Principal                       
Harmonic Flute             
Mixture                        
Trumpet                       
Swell to Great

PEDAL
Open Diapason      
Bourdon           
Violoncello      
Fifteenth *        
Trombone #      
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Choir to Pedal


8
8
8
4
4
III
8



16
16
8
4
16

    

SWELL
Bourdon           
Open Diapason 
Rohr Flute        
Salicional         
Principal           
Piccolo +         
Mixture            
Horn                
Oboe               
Tremulant *

CHOIR
Gamba             
Lieblich Gedact 
Dulciana (tuned sharp)   
Wald Flute       
Clarionet          
Swell to Choir


16
8
8
8
4
2
III
8
8



8
8
8
4
8

Compasses: 56/30
Action:   manuals mechanical; pedals and stops tubular pneumatic
Accessories: 3 thumb pistons to Swell and Great; Great to Pedal reverser by thumb and toe piston

+ Replaced original Voix Celeste c.1965
Added 1980, electric action
# Added 1994, electro-pneumatic action

 

Chamber Organ

Built in 2011 by Dutch builder Henk Klop, this single manual chamber organ is used to accompany early repertoire, as well as form part of the continuo when performing early works with other instruments. Housed in an attractive Cherrywood case, and with all pipes constructed from wood, its specification is below:

Gedact

Flute 

Principal

Quint (from middle C) 

8

4

2

1 1/3

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Photo: Daniel Mitterdorfer

 
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