St. John's Anglican Cathedral
Brisbane
Norman & Beard 1909; enlarged HNB 1972
4 manuals, 81 speaking stops, 24 couplers, el.pn.
Information from 1989 OHTA Conference handbook, CD program notes "Great Australasian Organs III" (Priory PRCD 517) and Simon Pierce's website:
The organ was originally built with pneumatic action in 1909 by Norman and Beard of Norwich with the specification drawn up by the cathedral organist, George Sampson. At that time it was designed to hold 50 speaking ranks although some were prepared for (only 25 were actually included when installed), and a few added in 1912, 1914, 1915 & 1924.
The 1924 transept case was a gift of the Brisbane City Council in commemoration of the centenary of white settlement in Queensland. The organ was considerably enlarged and electrified by Hill, Norman and Beard (Aust.) in 1972, after the extension of the cathedral nave. Robert Boughen was the consultant and cathedral organist. Included at that time were the Solo strings, which came from Gloucester Cathedral and Southwell Minster.
Specification
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GREAT
Double Open Diapason
Open Diapason
Gemshorn
Stopped Diapason
Octave
Spitz Flute
Twelfth
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
Furniture 19.22.26.29
Mounted Cornet
Trumpet
Clarion
Solo to Great
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
SWELL
Quintaton
Open Diapason
Spitz Flute
Viola de Gamba
Voix Celeste
Principal
Stopped Flute
Fifteenth
Full Mixture 15.19.22
Sharp Mixture 26.29.33
Double Trumpet
Cornopean
Oboe
Vox Humana
Clarion
Swell Octave
Swell Suboctave
Swell Unison Off
Solo to Swell
Tremulant
CHOIR
Contra Salicional
Open Diapason
Bourdon
Dulciana
Prestant
Flute ouverte
Nazard
Quarte
Tierce
Plein Jeu 22.26.29
Cromorne
Trompette
Tuba (ex Solo)
Choir Octave
Choir Suboctave
Choir Unison Off
Solo to Choir
Swell to Choir
Tremulant
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16
8
8
8
4
4
2-2/3
2
1-3/5
IV
V
8
4
16
8
8
8
8
4
4
2
III
III
16
8
8
8
4
16
8
8
8
4
4
2-2/3
2
1-3/5
III
8
8
8
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SOLO
Flute Harmonique
Quintade
Viole d'Orchestre
Viole Celeste
Concert Flute
Octave Viol
Piccolo
Rohr Schalmei
(unenclosed)
Spanish Trumpet
Tuba
Octave Tuba
Solo Octave
Solo Suboctave
Solo Unison Off
Tremulant
POSITIV *
Chimney Flute
Principal
Koppleflote
Octave
Blockflote
Larigot
Sifflute
Zymbel 29.33.36
Krummhorn
Postiv to Solo
Positiv to Great
Positiv to Choir
Positiv to Pedal
Tremulant
PEDAL
Acoustic Bass
Open Wood
Principal
Violone
Bourdon
Quintaton
Salicional
Octave
Bass Flute
Choral Bass
Spitz Flute
Nachthorn
Mixture 12.15.19.22
Contraposaune
Trombone
Trumpet
Tromba
Trompette
Krummhorn
Rohr Schalmei
Solo to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell Octave to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
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8
8
8
8
4
4
2
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
1-1/3
1
III
8
32
16
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
4
4
2
IV
32
16
16
8
8
8
8
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(ten.C)
(TC to top D)
(ext. Tuba)
(from Great)
(from Swell)
(from Choir)
(ext. Principal)
(ext. Bourdon)
(ext. Spitz Flute)
(from Swell)
(ext. Trombone)
(from Choir)
(from Pos.)
(from Solo)
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* POSITIV - Playable from Solo, Great and Choir manuals
- For each of Solo, Swell, Great, Choir and Pedal, there are eight pistons and a cancel.
- For the Positiv, there are four pistons and a cancel.
- For these divisional pistons, there are 8 levels of memory available.
- For the whole instrument, there are 24 levels of memory each containing 25 general pistons.
There is an advancer and retarder piston, duplicated on each key-cheek and
also available as toe pistons.
- The console layout is standard English.
- There is one General Cancel and one Full Organ piston.
- Intra-manual couplers appear as stop knobs with their respective divisions.
- Forward and reverse pistons (+ & -)
- The stool is adjustable.
- Manual compass - 61 notes. Pedal compass - 32 notes.
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Photo above: MQ (Oct. 2007)
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Photo above: Simon Colvin (Oct. 2007)
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Photo above: MQ (Oct. 2007)
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2 photos above: Simon Colvin (Oct. 2007)
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From a postcard (SC)
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6 photos above: JRM (Oct. 2007)
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Photos: Trevor Bunning (Oct. 2007) unless otherwise indicated
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