Redundant Organs Newsletter

September 2011

In storage, Sydney. Bevington & Sons, London, 1905. 2 manuals, 17 speaking stops, 4 couplers, mechanical action. Contact Pipe Organ Reconstructions Pty Ltd, Unit 16, 36 Abbott Road, Seven Hills, NSW 2147, Phone: 02 9838 4415, Fax: 02 9838 4416, email mfisher1@bigpond.net.au

	Drummoyne Uniting Church (formerly Methodist), 34 College Street, Drummoyne W.L.Roberts 1928 (2/14 tubular-pneumatic)
	St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Oxford Street, Paddington Unknown builder (1/5 mechanical and pneumatic) Enquiries to Peter Jewkes, telephone 02 9684 6533 or Fr Phillip Miscamble 02 9331 4043
	St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 37 Anderson St, Chatswood Whitehouse Bros 1930 with later additions (2/12 tubular-pneumatic) For sale 2008 as church building is to be redeveloped. For further information on the two above organs, please contact Peter Jewkes: peter@jewkes.com.au
	St John-the-Evangelist Anglican Church, Anglo Road, Campsie B. 1931 C.W. Leggo Res. 1972 Ian D. Brown 2m., 11 sp. st., 7c., tub. pn.. Gt: 8.8.8.4. Sw: 8.8.8.8.4.8. Ped: 16. ORGAN AVAILABLE: St John-the-Evangelist Anglican Church, Campsie is investigating the possibility of selling its 1931 C.W. Leggo organ to a church or school. The organ has 2 manuals, 11 speaking stops and tubular-pneumatic action: Contact Stephanie Chan 0404 686 217 or steph@yss.com.au

At present in storage, Melbourne. Single-manual organ by Robert Spurden-Rutt, London, built 1920s. In original condition, but requiring some restoration, especially of wind system and pedal action. One manual, seven speaking stops, one coupler, mechanical action to manual, tubular-pneumatic stop and pedal action. Manual: 8 divided.8 divided.8.4 divided.2.8 melodic. spare slide. Pedal: 16. Enquiries to Robert Heatley, Australian Pipe Organs, 11A Boileau Street, Keysborough, Vic 3173, telephone 9798 7664, email apo@bigpond.net.au

Uniting (former Presbyterian) Church, Port Melbourne

This instrument was built in 1925 by George Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd and remains almost completely unaltered, retaining its original tubular-pneumatic key and stop actions, pipework, slider windchests, wind system and casework made from mountain ash. The instrument is in need of restoration: most of the leatherwork requires renewal. It is 2 metres deep plus a further 1 metre for the console and pedal board, 3.06 metres wide and around 5 metres high.

Compass: 61/30
Attached stopkey console
2 thumb pistons to Great
2 thumb pistons to Swell
Balanced swell pedal

Enquiries and offers should be directed to John Maynard, advisor on organs for the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, telephone 03 9815 2233 or email jsmucorg@yahoo.com.au

No organs listed at present.

Adelaide Church of Christ in Grote Street

This church has been sold and the notable organ by Johann Wilhelm Wolff needs relocation. Of 21 instruments built by this nineteenth century South Australian pioneer, this is the last not in private hands and substantially in original condition. It uses push up pallets believed to be unique to this builder in Australia. Currently it is in the gallery of Grote Street Church of Christ, Adelaide.





















Of two manuals and pedals it has 14 ranks as follows:

Originally for the Methodist Church Norwood in 1880 a full history is available [see OHTA News vol 18 no 2 pp9-19].

Expressions of interest should be directed in the first instance to Mr R R (Bob) Allan on 08 8346 1405.




Photos: David Shield

Residence of David Brown organ for sale.  This organ is currently dismantled and ready for restoration. Full specification and details are available on the WA web site index at: http://www.oswa.org.au/WAOrgans/SubiacoBrownResidence.html


The Hufner/Dodd organ of David Brown, Subiaco, Western Australia


The organ is in storage at the premises of Pipe Organs WA Pty. Ltd., Bayswater, WA, not packaged. It has not been operational for 33yrs and a significant amount of restoration is required. Nonetheless, this is a fine instrument with great potential, in particular, for ecclesiastical purposes. The organ has very little extension, and the pipework is quite good. It promises to provide a substantial contribution to the space where it is installed.

The owner is very keen to see this instrument remain in Western Australia, restored to its original functioning disposition with a new case to be designed according to a purchaser's wishes. Whilst not averse to other sale possibilities, the owner will want to assess if will it go into a church, private residence, or if is it likely to be used for spare parts or pipe work only.

Full details, dimensions and stoplist of the organ are available from the Organ Society of Western Australia web site (www.oswa.org.au). Please go to the WA Pipe Organs index tab and select Metropolitan Organs, then Subiaco Residence of Mr David Brown. The photographs of the console are only to show how the organ appears at this time, there has been no work done on any components or woodwork.

A package for the purchase of the instrument, complete restoration including a new switching system, drawstop solenoids, slider solenoids, underactions and restored cabinet work to console, and installation, is available for around $120,000. Casework to the design of the new owner is extra.

For further discussion, contact Graham Devenish at Pipe Organs WA Pty. Ltd.

No organs listed at present.

Any further redundancies or news should be sent to the compiler of this list:

Bruce Duncan
PO Box 1155
Northam WA 6401
tel: 08 9574 0410
bruce.duncan@wn.com.au

If you are seeking a redundant organ, please notify Bruce Duncan, advising the size and style of instrument you require and space available.

Coburg Baptist Church, Vic (Australian Pipe Organs organ) to St Patrick's Catholic Church, Albury, NSW

Epworth Uniting Church, Parkside, SA (Dodd organ) to St Thomas' Catholic Church, Claremont WA

Residence organ, Bulleen, Vic (Nobel organ) to a Presbyterian Funeral Chapel, Sydney, NSW

Uniting Church. East St Kilda, Vic (Fincham organ) to residence, Healesville, Vic

Presbyterian Assembly Hall (Scots Church), Sydney (Hill, Norman & Beard organ 1930) to Scotch College Memorial Hall, Hawthorn, Vic

Scotch College Memorial Hall, Hawthorn, Vic (Hill, Norman & Beard organ 1949/1956) to St Joseph's Catholic Church, Brunswick, Vic

Elsternwick Baptist Church, Vic (Anderson organ) to St John's Anglican Church, Flinders, Vic

Australian Lutheran College, corner Ward & Jeffcott Streets, North Adelaide (1913 F Taylor organ) relocated to the Free Reformed Church, West Albany, WA.

The former Uniting (Methodist) Church, Spring Road, Malvern, Victoria (1960 Fincham) has been acquired by Ballarat Grammar School