Name of institution |
Our Lady's Assumption Church |
Type of institution |
Church |
Street Address |
356 Grand Promenade |
City |
Dianella |
State |
Western Australia |
Postcode |
6059
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Country |
Australia |
Name of building |
Church |
Name of room |
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Dates of the building |
1965 |
Architect’s and builder’s names |
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Other location information |
On Palm Sunday, 11
April 1965, Our Lady's Assumption Church was blessed and opened. Father
Patrick Peter O'Mara was inducted by His Grace, Archbishop Prendiville,
thus formally constituting Dianella as a new parish within the
Archdiocese of Perth, to meet the spiritual needs of some 300 families.
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Mailing Address |
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Email |
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Previous organ(s) |
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Date of previous organ |
None |
Detail of previous organ |
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Variations from original design of 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 |
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Placement in room |
Rear gallery
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Builder's name |
F.J. Larner & Co. |
Opus number |
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Date of completion/installation |
1971 |
Construction materials |
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Number of manuals |
One (1) |
Key compasses |
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Number of keys |
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Key material |
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Pedal compass |
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Number of pedals |
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Pedalboard type |
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Pedalboard material |
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Type of chests |
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Type of key action |
Mechanical |
Type of stop action |
Mechanical |
Couplers |
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Tremulants |
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Accessories |
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Console type |
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Stop label material |
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Placement |
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General design |
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Playing aids |
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Divisions |
Manual
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Wind pressures |
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Stop list |
MANUAL |
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8' |
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4' |
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2' |
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1-1/3' |
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1' |
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Total number of stops |
5 |
Total number of ranks |
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Total number of pipes |
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Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
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organ |
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Information on current organ |
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Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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Current status |
The
church purchased an Allen digital organ in June, 1989, ostensibly to
replace the pipe organ. The current location of the pipe organ is
not known.
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Assessment of organ |
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Other organs by this builder |
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Photographs |
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Technical documents |
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General documents |
Information about the School and Church from the Our Lady's Assumption Primary School web site.
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Supporting information |
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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 Ron Raymond 11 November 2010.
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