| Name of institution |
Wesley Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Duke Street |
| City |
Albany |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Wesley Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Church sanctuary |
| Dates of the building |
1890
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
The
church and manse buildings are fine examples of the later Victorian Gothic
style. Of similar style were the Wesley Churches at Greenough and Fremantle. |
| Special fittings |
The church has walls of local granite and elaborate brick window
surrounds. |
| Other location information |
Built in 1903, the manse features elegant ornamentation and
turned verandah posts. It was a gift to the church by prominent
merchant John Robinson and his wife. |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
1890
Installed Wesley Methodist Church, Albany, 1894 |
| Detail of previous organ |
Built by Alfred Kirkland, London.
2 manual 5 stops |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Original installation in rear gallery with the choir.
Organ and choir moved front of church in 1941.
Removed from Wesley Church 1966 to storage.
Installed in Lockyer Uniting Church 1995 by P.J. Elms. |
| Variations from original design of organ |
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Information on previous organ |
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Information about comparable instruments to previous organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Freestanding |
| Case description |
Open arrangement, no case |
| Placement in room |
Front left side of sancturary. Choir stalls also moved to this location at the time of installation of the new organ. |
| Builder's name |
Paul F. Hufner, Perth. |
| Opus number |
XXVI |
| Date of completion/installation |
1966 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-ccc |
| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
CC-f |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
Concave, radiating |
| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-pneumatic and electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Couplers |
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Octave
Swell - Great Sub.
Swell - Great
Swell - Great Octave
Swell - Pedal
Great - Pedal
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Tremulants |
Swell |
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Accessories |
6 general pistons, 8 Pedal pistons.
Toe studs for Swell to Great, and one for Great to Pedal. Both are reversible.
Four memory levels
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| Console type |
Detached stoptab |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Nave end of choir stalls, facing congregation |
| General design |
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| Playing aids |
Balance Swell pedal
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| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Claribel |
8' |
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| Lieblich Gedeckt |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave Diapason |
4' |
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| Spitz Flote |
4' |
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| Dulcet |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2-2/3' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Mixture 19:22 |
II |
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| Gemshorn |
2' |
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| SWELL |
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| Lieblich Gedeckt |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Lieblich Flute |
4' |
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| Gamba |
4' |
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| Nazard Flute |
2-2/3' |
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| Piccolo |
2' |
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| Gamba |
2' |
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| Larigot |
1-1/3' |
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| Octavin |
1' |
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| Horn |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Subbass |
16' |
Electronic |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Principal |
8' |
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| Bass Flute |
8' |
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| Quint |
10-2/3' |
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| Dolce |
8' |
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| Choral Bass |
4' |
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| Double Dulciana |
16' |
Electronic |
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| Trombone |
16' |
Electronic |
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| Fagotto |
16' |
Electronic |
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| Trumpet |
8' |
Electronic |
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| Cremona |
4' |
Electronic |
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| Total number of speaking stops |
34
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| Total number of ranks |
Six (6) ranks extended.
Additional electronic/digital pedal stops. |
| Total number of pipes |
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Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ |
Enlarged 1990 (Devtronics electronic pedal stops and Dulciana extension) J.R. Elms.
Solid state action installed 1995 J.R. Elms & T.W. Reed.
Combination action 1998 J.R. Elms & T.W. Reed.
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Dates of any moves that have taken place to current organ |
None |
| Information on current organ |
The mixture on the Great at 19.22 is derived from the Dulciana. With the 2'
Gamba drawn separately that gives a three rank mixture with two unison
ranks. It is very effective. |
| Comparable instruments to current organ |
Paul Hufner organs of 6 ranks built in the 1960s:
St Nicholas, Floreat Park (1962)
Wesley College, South Perth (1964)
Wesley Church, Albany (1966)
The organ at Aquinas College, Manning, was built in 1966 as a 4 rank organ and was completed as an 8 rank organ in 2018. |
| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
There are many examples of the work of Paul Hufner in Western Australia. Please refer to the Builder index. |
| Photographs |
Photograph of church from Albany Gateway
Photograph of church exterior detail by Bruce Duncan
Photograph of organ from J R Elms
Photographs of church interior and organ detail by Bruce Duncan |
| Technical documents |
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| General documents |
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| Supporting information |
Historical information from Register of Heritage Places |
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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 23 Nov 2008.
Additional information and photographs collected during visit to the organ by Bruce Duncan 13 Jan 2009.
Correction and addition of detail by Bob Elms 01 Dec 2010.
Additional information from Bob Elms 20 Mar 2012.
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