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Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Saint John's Anglican Church (Toorak)
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 86 Clendon Road, 3142, Toorak
Website: http://saintjohnstoorak.org/
Description nr.: 2004953.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1913)
In 1913 bouwde de firma Hill & Sons een orgel voor Saint John's Church in Toorak. In 1961 is het door Hill, Norman & Beard gerestaureerd en voorzien van een nieuwe speeltafel. In 1996 voerde Peter Jewkes een restauratie uit. De speeltafel uit 1961 is daarbij vervangen. Deze speeltafel werd in 2003-2004 gebruikt voor de plaatsing van een orgel in Scotch Memorial Hall in Hawthorn.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Salicional 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8' (discant), Suabe Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8' (from Ais), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant, Horn 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 16' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Violone 16' - from Great, Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Trombone 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Choir, Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave, Choir Unison Off, Choir Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Octave.
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Saint John's Anglican Church (Toorak)
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 86 Clendon Road, 3142, Toorak
Website: http://saintjohnstoorak.org/
Description nr.: 2004953.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1913)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1913 | William Hill & Sons | new organ | 1961 | Norman & Beard Hill | rebuild | 1996 | Peter Jewkes | restoration |
In 1913 bouwde de firma Hill & Sons een orgel voor Saint John's Church in Toorak. In 1961 is het door Hill, Norman & Beard gerestaureerd en voorzien van een nieuwe speeltafel. In 1996 voerde Peter Jewkes een restauratie uit. De speeltafel uit 1961 is daarbij vervangen. Deze speeltafel werd in 2003-2004 gebruikt voor de plaatsing van een orgel in Scotch Memorial Hall in Hawthorn.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 37 (33) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Hohl Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8', Salicional 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8' (discant), Suabe Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8' (from Ais), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant, Horn 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 16' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Violone 16' - from Great, Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Trombone 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Choir, Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave, Choir Unison Off, Choir Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Octave.
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| Recordings |
Concert organ masterpieces / Thomas Heywood. - Move MD 3210 - Hillwood Recordings HW 01 (CD). - 1998. |
| Links |
http://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/StJohnsToorak.html |