Bainbridge Methodist Church
Rotorua

George Croft & Son 1938 (2/11 pneumatic)

Photo Simon Colvin

The organ was built in 1938 by George Croft and Son. The imposing case came from the 1921 Croft organ built for the Trenwith residence at Otahuhu, now part of King's College, Auckland. The 1921 organ, minus the casework, was moved to the First Church of Christ Scientist, Auckland in 1932. The Bainbridge Methodist organ, according to a memorial plaque, was presented by Mrs D.J. Skene Dixon in 1938 in memory of her husband G. Skene Dixon, died June 1932, and her sister Miss Jessica Menzies, of Melbourne, died May 1932. The organ was moved to a new building in the 1980s and remains unaltered from the original.

George Croft & Son 1938 (2/11 pneumatic)

GREAT Open Diapason Lieblich Gedact Dulciana Flute SWELL Violin Diapason Rohr Flute Echo Gamba Voix Celeste Gemshorn Tremulant PEDAL Bourdon COUPLERS Swell to Great Great Octave Swell Sub Octave Swell Octave Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal

8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 16

TC

Tubular-pneumatic action
4 thumb pistons

Specification and historical information supplied John Hargraves 2006.

Photo JRM