| Name of institution |
St. Andrew's Uniting Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
St. George's Terrace |
| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
St. Andrew's Uniting Church |
| Name of room |
Sanctuary
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| Dates of the building |
1906-1907 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
James Hine, architect |
| Special architectural features |
Federation Gothic style of architecture, and use of red brickwork and sandstone detailing.
Broad transepts.
Tower capped by a metal spire. |
| Special fittings |
Notable carved furnishings |
| Other location information |
The site upon which St.
Andrew's Church stands is of some historical significance as it was
previously occupied by the cottage of Dr. Collie, theColonial Surgeon in 1832, which was demolished to construct the church.
St. Andrew's Church is historically important as one of the principal
places of worship of the Presbyterians in Perth. It was the focus of
Presbyterian activity in Perth for much of the twentieth century.
The church building was closed in 2008 due to structural problems
with the roof. It has remained closed until the matter can be
resolved. The congregation is currently meeting in the
church hall.
In October 2015 the organ was removed from the church building to safe storage. It is currently in a warehouse in East Perth. |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
1885 |
| Detail of previous organ |
Built in 1885 by Robert Cecil Clifton for an exhibition of
local work in Perth.
Installed 1886 St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth. |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
Relocated 1924 to
St John's Anglican Church, Kalgoorlie, by J.E. Dodd & Sons, Adelaide. |
| 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 |
Partly recessed and projecting into Church high and adjacent to sanctuary in the East transept. |
| Case description |
Casework in Nyatoh.
Front pipes in burnished zinc and 80% tin.
Current case has three projecting V-towers and six flates, two of which are double storey formation.
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| Placement in room |
East transept |
| Builder's name |
W L Roberts |
| Opus number |
73 |
| Date of completion/installation |
1924 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Direct electric with Roosevelt style pneumatics to
basses below 4'. |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
Swell octave
Swell suboctave
Sell to Great
Swell octave to Great
Swell suboctave to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Great and Pedal combinations coupled |
| Tremulants |
Swell |
| Accessories |
Adjustable thumb and toe pistons |
| Console type |
Detached, drawstop |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
Instant capture action fitted with micro-processor
Four chanels allowing 88 separate pre-set stop combinations. |
| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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A |
| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave |
4' |
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| Harmonic Flute |
4' |
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| Twelfth |
2 2/3' |
added 1986 |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Fourniture 19.22.26.29 |
IV |
added 1986 |
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| Double Trumpet |
16' |
added 1986 |
B |
| Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
| Clarionet |
8' |
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C |
| Clarion |
4' |
added 1986 |
B |
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| SWELL |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
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| Clarabella |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Celeste TG |
8' |
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| Gemshorn |
4' |
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| Chimney Flute |
4' |
added 1986 |
D |
| Nazard |
2 2/3' |
added 1986 |
E |
| Flageolet |
2' |
added 1986 |
D |
| Tierce |
1 3/5' |
added 1986 |
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| Quint |
1 1/3' |
added 1986 |
E |
| Mixture 15.19.22 |
III |
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| Double Clarionet TC |
16' |
added 1986 |
C |
| Horn |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Resultant Bass |
32’ |
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Var |
| Contra Bass |
16' |
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F |
| Subbass |
16' |
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G |
| Bourdon |
16' |
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A |
| Octave |
8' |
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F |
| Bass Flute |
8' |
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G |
| Fifteenth |
4' |
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F |
| Trombone |
16' |
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B |
| Trumpet |
8' |
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B |
| Clarion |
4' |
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B |
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| Total number of stops |
36 |
| Total number of ranks |
29 |
| Total number of pipes |
1741 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Built 1924 W L Roberts Ltd,
Adelaide, with tubular-pneumatic action, 20 speaking stops, 19 ranks and 1100 pipes. The
organ was centrally located and the choir sat in choir stalls
behind the communion rail and immediately in front of the organ case
and facing the congregation.
Full set of the usual couplers for this
period. Original stoplist:
| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
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| Stopped Diapason |
8' |
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| Dulciana |
8' |
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| Octave |
4' |
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| Harmonic Flute |
4' |
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| Fifteenth |
2' |
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| Clarionet |
8' |
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| SWELL |
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| Violin Diapason |
8' |
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| Clarabella |
8' |
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| Gamba |
8' |
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| Celeste TG |
8' |
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| Gemshorn |
4' |
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| Mixture |
III |
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| Horn |
8' |
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| Oboe |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Contra Bass |
16' |
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| Subbass |
16' |
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| Bourdon |
16' |
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| Octave |
8' |
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| Bass Flute |
8' |
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Action converted to Electro-pneumatic and organ
rebuilt, 1953/54, J.E. Dodd and
Sons Gunstar Organ Works, Adelaide. Specification at this stage :
2m., 20 sp.st., 7c.,el.pn. Gt: 8.8.8.4.4.2.8. Sw:
8.8.8.8.4.III.8.8.
Ped: 16.16.16.8.8
An elaborate plywood screen was erected in front of the organ case and
the console was moved to the east transept 1957, J.E. Dodd and
Sons Gunstar Organ Works.
Rebuilt, enlarged and the entire organ moved to the east (right) transept 1986 F.J. Larner & Co. The
rebuild included a new console, lower and side casework, building
frame, electro-pneumatic key action, solid state note switching and
combination action and enlargement to 36 speaking stops and 1,664
pipes. Action, soundboards, drawstop action and bellows were
retained. Organ re-dedication service 8th June 1986.
New winding arrangements including 3 Schwimmer regulators and
association trunks were installed by Pipe Organs W.A. in 2006. The work
carried out also included installation of a new Dulciana 8' rank
to the Great division, installation of full length resonators to the
bass end of the Trombone 16, and 12 new Bourdon 16 pipes to the tenor
compass of the rank.
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| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Moved
from central location to right transept 1986 by F J Larner & Co.
Original console located to the left of the Choir then moved to
the East transept unaltered. |
| Information on current organ |
Original cost £1,551
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
In very good condition in storage |
| Assessment of organ |
A magnificent example of Roberts work. |
| Other organs by this builder |
Perth College Chapel
Christ Church Claremont |
| Photographs |
Photographs of organ by Bruce Duncan
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| Technical documents |
Detail of the building from Register of Heritage Places
Details of the organ from Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd. |
| General documents |
Information drawn from Organ Historical Trust of Australia Annual Conference Book 2004. |
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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 15 December 2008.
Updated information on orginal location of
organ console from Bob Elms. Detail on building condition from
Bruce Duncan 22 November 2010.
Photograph of 1924 location of organ from State Library of WA made available by Andrew Gardner 08 December 2010.
Original stoplist provided by Bob Elms 02 February 2011.
Additional detail from In The Pipeline August/September 2003.
Removal of the organ information by Bruce Duncan 18 October 2015.
Photograph of the church in 1930 sources by Andrew Gardner 19 April 2020.
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