Murwillumbah
John Nebe, early 1920s, 1m., 4 sp. st., tr., no pedals
Dr Campbell writes (April 2006):
"The organ has one manual, no pedals, four ranks, all enclosed, with one spare slide; Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Wald Flute 4', Salicet 4'. The lowest 6 notes of both 8' ranks are shared.
I understand it was built in the early 1920s by a Lutheran minister Mr John Nebe, for his Coorparoo residence, then sold to a number of churches. The showfront consists of only faux pipes, initially elaborately stencilled. The surrounding fretwork is of polished northern European Oak, while the remainder of the cabinet is almost all polished Silky Oak and Queensland Maple. This has given rise to a theory that it may be, at least partly, of German origin, with other internal technical features supporting this contention.
Dr Geofrey Cox has written a surprisingly extensive, detailed history of the organ in his Gazetteer of Qld Pipe Organs, as yet unpublished".
The organ was recently restored and installed by Simon Pierce (Qld).
The specification is:
| Manual Open Diapason Clarabella Wald Flute Salicet |
8 8 4 4 |
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*lowest 6 notes shared between both 8' ranks
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Photos supplid by Tom Campbell