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Latest News - May 2010
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St Mark's Catholic Church, Fawkner
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| Work has commenced on the removal of ‘slider seals’ from the swell & great slider windchests in the historic 1888 Alfred Fuller organ. The seals were unfortunately installed in the early 1990’s and the parish has taken the step to return the sliders to their original method of operation. New bearers are to be manufactured to suit the original timber sliders. This work is being carried out while the church is under refurbishment. |
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St Augustine's, Yarraville
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| Our firm has been awarded the contract to relocate the parishes historic 1872 Hill & Son organ. The instrument will return to the gallery where it was originally installed, having been moved to the front of the church building in 1970. |
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St Barnabas' Chapel, Norfolk Island
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| Following the installation of a new slate roof, an extensive cleaning of the 1876 Henry ‘Father’ Willis organ in St Barnabas’ Chapel has now been completed. |
April 2010
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St Barnabas' Chapel, Norfolk Island
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The 1876 Henry ‘Father’ Willis pipe organ which we carried out restoration work on in 2002, is to be cleaned throughout. This was made necessary after the chapel roof was completely replaced and distributed a large amount of dust within the building and organ.
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St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea
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A s mentioned in our March update, we have been awarded the contract to relocate the organ currently in Brunswick Uniting Church to St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea. The instrument will be refurbished prior to installation and include the installation of several new stops and a new solid state control system. Originally built in 1906 by Frederick Taylor (for Kew Presbyterian Church), it was rebuilt in 1960 by Hill, Norman & Beard and relocated to Brunswick in 1996. Completion is scheduled for late 2010
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St Joseph's Chelsea 2010 Specification
| Great (Manual I) |
| 1. Open Diapason |
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8 (1-9 façade) |
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61 Pipes |
| 2. Claribella |
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8 |
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61 |
| 3. Dulicana |
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8 (1-5 façade) |
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61 |
| 4. Principal |
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4 |
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61 |
| 5. Suabe Flute |
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4 |
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61 |
| 6 Fifteenth |
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2 |
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61 |
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| Swell (Manual II - Enclosed) |
| 7. Violin Diapason |
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8 |
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61 |
| 8. Gedact |
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8 |
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61 |
| 9. Viola da Gamba |
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8 |
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61 |
| 10. Voix Celeste |
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8 (tenor C) |
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49 (WPO) |
| 11. Gemshorn |
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4 |
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61 |
| 12. Mixture 15.19.22 |
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183 (WPO) |
| 13. Trumpet |
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8 |
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61 (WPO) |
| 14. Oboe |
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8 |
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61 |
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| Tremulant |
| Swell to swell 16' |
| Swell Unison off |
| Swell to Swell 4' |
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| 15. Quint Bass |
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32 (B) |
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| 16. Violone |
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16 (A) |
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30 (WPO) |
| 17. Bourdon |
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16 (B) (5-16 façade) |
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30 |
| 18. Viola |
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8 (A) |
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12 (WPO) |
| 19. Bass Flute |
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8 (B) |
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12 (WPO) |
| 20. Octave Flute |
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4 (B) |
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12 (WPO) |
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| Great to Pedal 8' |
| Swell to Pedal 8' |
| Swell to Pedal 4' |
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| 6 Divisonal thumb pistons |
| 6 Divisonal toe pistons to Pedal |
| Reversible thumb & toe pistons: Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Swell to Great |
| 6 General thumb pistons |
| General Cancel |
| Piston couplers: Pedal to Great, Pedal to Swell |
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March 2010
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Brunswick Uniting Church - St Joseph's Chelsea
Wakeley Pipe Organs has been awarded the contract for the removal of the Taylor organ from Brunswick Uniting Church and its relocation to St Joseph's Chelsea.
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Community of the Transfiguration, Teesdale
Work has commenced on the commissioned chamber organ for the Baptist Community of the Transfiguration in Teesdale. The organ was an unfinished instrument by Knud Smenge of Healesville, and will be completed and customised for the monastery by Wakeley Pipe Organs.
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Box Hill Uniting Church
Restoration work of the 1877 Henry Willis organ in the Box Hill Uniting Church is now underway. This stage of the restoration will include the refurbishment of the mechanical action, and releathering of the wind stabilisers.
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January 2010
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St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Hobart
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The major refurbishment and enhancement of the 3 manual, 54 stop (58 ranks) organ in St Mary’s is now complete. This work included the installation of a new digital control system and the addition of several new stops.
Specifications (117.22 KB)
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St Carthage's Catholic Church, Parkville, Victoria
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| Work continues on the restoration of the historic 1885 George Fincham organ, formerly in Williamstown Congregational Church. The organ is in largely original condition and retains its hand blowing feeders and cone tuning. The oak grained casework and stenciled façade pipes are being refurbished by Mr Mark Nobel of Melbourne. |
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Great (Manual I)
1. Open Diapason 8
2. Claribel 8
3. Dulciana 8
4. Principal 4
5. Flute 4
6. Fifteenth 2
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56 Pipes
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Swell (Manual II - Enclosed)
7. Open Diapason (Grooved Bass) 8
8. Stopped Diapason 8
9. Gemshorn 4
10. Oboe 8
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Pedal
11. Bourdon 16
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Couplers
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
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Gulangyu Organ Museum, Xiamen, China
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The organ formerly in Scots’ Church, Melbourne is currently being rebuilt and reconfigured for installation in the museum to complement the 1909 Norman & Beard organ our firm installed in 2004. The instrument will comprise of 4 manuals and 62 stops (60 ranks).
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August 2009
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Barossa Regional Arts Centre, Tanunda, South Australia
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Work has now been completed on the reconstruction and refurbishment of all the slider windchests from the former Adelaide Town Hall 1875 William Hill & Son organ currently being restored and installed in the Barossa Regional Arts Centre, Tanunda, South Australia. This work included the installation of new tables to replace the unsound and badly split originals. New solid timber face and under boards have been manufactured to replace chipboard ones fitted in 1969. For further details on this significant project go to the Organ Historical Trust of Australia website.
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Christ Church Anglican Church, Beechworth, Victoria
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The complete restoration of the church’s one manual and pedal 1882 William Anderson organ was completed in the second half of 2008. Beechworth is a historic gold mining town located in North East Victoria, 40 minutes from Wangaratta. A large portion of the organ dates from the first half of the 19th century, possibly imported from England. The specification is:
Great: Open Diapason 8’, Dulciana 8’, Stopped Diapason Bass 8’, Stopped Diapason Treble 8’, Principal 4’, Flute 4’, Twelfth 22/3’, Fifteenth 2’.
Pedal: Bourdon 16’, Great to Pedal
Specifications (78.53 KB)
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Gulangyu Organ Museum, Xiamen, China
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The Swell bellows from the 1909 Norman & Beard organ (installed by our company in 2004) has been completely releathered and restored. The original leather, now 98 years old, had lasted extremely well but finally perished and required replacement. Our first Chinese trainee organ builder, Jia Jie Liu assisted Ian Wakeley in this work, learning the various skills of bellows releathering.
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