Surface Hill Uniting Church
Channon Street, Gympie

George Benson, Manchester, 1888
2 manuals, 9 speaking stops, mechanical action
Partially restored 1997 W.J. Simon Pierce

Specification as noted by Geoffrey Cox (1974 & 1989) for the 2007 OHTA Conference book:

GREAT Open Diapason Salcional [sic] Principal Wald Flute SWELL Open Diapason Lieblich Gedact Gemshorn Oboe    PEDAL Bourdon COUPLERS Swell to Great Great to Pedals Swell to Pedals

8 8 4 4 8 8 4 8 16

[stopped bass] [open wood] [gvd bass] [tenor C]

Drawstop console (box lid)

Balanced swell pedal (original)

2 combination pedals to Great Organ

Compass: 56/30

Pedalboard: concave and straight

Originally handblown

Mechanical action.

 

Photos: Trevor Bunning (Oct. 2007)