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Church of Christ, South Perth
The pipe organs of Western Australia







The organ as it now appears in St. Paul's Church, Bridgetown

Property
Name of institution   Church of Christ
Type of institution0   Church
Street Address   Hensman Street
City   South Perth
State   Western Australia
Postcode   6151
Country   Australia
Name of building   Church of Christ
Name of room   Sanctuary
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Previous organ(s)
Date of previous organ   None
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Present organ
Type of installation   Freestanding

Case description   Dark timber

Placement in room   Rear gallery

Builder's name   Paul F. Hufner

Opus number  

Date of completion/installation   1963

Construction materials  

Number of manuals   One (1)

Key compasses   FF-fff

Number of keys   51

Key material  

Pedal compass   FF-f

Number of pedals   25

Pedalboard type   Radial, concave

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Type of key action   Electro-magnetic

Type of stop action   Electro-magnetic

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Accessories   

Console type   Detached and reversed stopkey

Stop label material  

Placement   Stoprail

General design  

Playing aids   Swell pedal

Divisions   Manual

Wind pressures  

Stop list  
MANUAL
Autobass 16'
Bourdon Treble 16'
Diapason 8'
Gedect 8'
Principal 4'
Flute 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Larigot 1 1/3'
Octavin 1'
 
PEDAL
Bourdon 16'
Diapason 8'
Bass Flute 8'
Choral Bass 4'
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Total number of stops   13

Total number of ranks   2 ranks extended, autobass

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Dates when key work has been undertaken on current organ   Removed in 1974 and installed at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Bridgetown, when the state's first Allen digital organ was installed at the South Perth Church.

This Allen organ has since been moved to the residence of Ryan Heggie, Nyngan, NSW.

The church building was later sold and the church relocated to new premises.

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Other organs by this builder   There are many organs by Paul Hufmer 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 Jan 2009.
Additional information from Ron Raymond 21 Jan 2009.
Additional information from Ron Raymond 11 Nov 2010.
Updated stoplist Bruce Duncan 04 Oct 2020.