| Name of institution |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church |
| Type of institution |
Church |
| Street Address |
Clause Street
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| City |
Willagee |
| State |
Western Australia |
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church |
| Name of room |
Church
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| Dates of the building |
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| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special fittings |
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| Previous organ(s) |
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| Date of previous organ |
None |
| Detail of previous organ |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
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| 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 |
Divided cases |
| Case description |
Two new
cases in the original spirit of design or the original cases
42 Facade pipes, all speaking |
| Placement in room |
Rear gallery on platform |
| Builder's name |
Norman and Beard, London and Norwich |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1913 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
CC-c |
| Number of keys |
61 |
| Key material |
Ivory key tops |
| Pedal compass |
CCC-C |
| Number of pedals |
30 |
| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
Beech and Ebony |
| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-pneumatic |
| Couplers |
Swell Octave, Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal |
| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Detached drawstop |
| Stop label material |
Ivory stop heads |
| Placement |
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| General design |
Pitch A440 @ 21C |
| Playing aids |
Balance mechanical Swell pedal |
| Divisions |
Great, Swell, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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Stop list
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| GREAT |
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| Open Diapason |
8' |
Metal |
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| Clarabel Flute |
8' |
Wood |
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| Saube Flute |
4' |
Metal |
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| SWELL |
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| Viola d'Gamba |
8' |
Metal |
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| Rohr Flute |
8' |
Metal |
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| Gemshorn (Principal) |
4' |
Metal |
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| PEDAL |
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Bourdun
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16' |
Wood |
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| Total number of stops |
7
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| Total number of ranks |
7
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| Total number of pipes |
426 |
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Restored in 2008 for installation in the Church of our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Willagee, in 2009. There
are no changes to the stop list but the installation will include new
cases in the original spirit of design and new actions. These were
unfortunately destroyed many years ago. The original divided cases were designed by Sir Walter Tapper. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Installed at Guildford Grammar School Chapel 1913.
Overhauled and releathered 1950's by Paul F Hufner.
Installed in the David Law-Davies Assembly Hall
in 1978 by students and teachers of the College. Direct electric
pull-downs for the chest were fitted at this stage. The cases and
pneumatic actions were place into storage, but unfortunatedly
dissapeared soon after.
Dismantled in 1996 and moved to the F.J. Larner organ factory at Bayswater for storage.
Later moved to the Larner residence at Yarloop.
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| Information on current organ |
It was planned to have the organ in place by the end of September 2009, the
blessing and inaugural recital to be held around this time. This would have marked 50 years
of John Larner's involvement in the organ building industry!
Unfortunately John's health deteriorated and he was unable to maintain this schedule. Then, in January 2016 a terrible
bushfire destroyed the Yarloop Workshops where critical parts of the organ were being stored.
John Larner died on 1st November 2017 and the organ remains incomplete.
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| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
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| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
Trinity Uniting Church, Perth
St. Patricks Anglican Church, Mout Lawley |
| Photographs |
Historical photograph of Guildford Grammar chapel interior from the OHTA web site.
Photograph of new casework from John Larner
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| Technical documents |
Information from F J Larner 01 December 2008.
Drawing of organ layout from F J Larner & Co.
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| General documents |
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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.
Additional information from F J Larner 01 Dec 2008.
This entry D B Duncan 06 Jan 2009.
Additional information from John Larner 23 Jan 2009
Additional information from John Larner 26 Jan 2009.
Correction of date of old organ installation in David Lawe -Davies Centre by Andrew Gardner 09 Feb 2010.
Additional photographs from John Larner 01 Aug 2013
Information about the destruction of parts of the organ and the death of John Larner from Bruce Duncan 14 Feb 2021
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