Complete description of the selected organ
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Town Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 90-130 Swanston Street, 3000, Melbourne VIC
Website: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Description nr.: 2009396.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1872)
Destroyed by fire (1925)
Het vorige orgel van de Town Hall in Melbourne werd geleverd door de firma William Hill & Son uit 1872. Dit orgel had oorspronkelijk 66 registers en was in 1906 uitgebreid, waarna het door Edwin Lemare was ingespeeld. In 1925 ging het verloren bij een grote brand.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Principal no.1 4', Principal no.2 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Salicional 8', Dulciana 8', Gedeckt 8', Viol d'Gamba 4', Principal 4', Gemshorn Twelfth 2 2/3', Gemshoorn Harmonic 2', Dulciana Mixture 2 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Cone Gamba 8', Pierced Gamba 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' (TC), Harmonic Flute 8', Vox Angelica 8' (2 ranks) (TC), Flute Octaviante 4', Piccolo 2', Glockenspiel 2 ranks (TC), Bassoon 16' (TC), Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' (TC), Vox Humana 8', Oboe Clarion 4', Tremulant, Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Mirabilis 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason no.1 16', Open Diapason no.2 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Violone 8', Twelfth 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great Sub Octave, Swell to Great, Swell to Great Sub Octave, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combinatietreden voor Great, 3 combinatietreden voor Swell, 2 combinaties voor Solo.
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Town Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Address: 90-130 Swanston Street, 3000, Melbourne VIC
Website: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
Description nr.: 2009396.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1872)
Destroyed by fire (1925)
Het vorige orgel van de Town Hall in Melbourne werd geleverd door de firma William Hill & Son uit 1872. Dit orgel had oorspronkelijk 66 registers en was in 1906 uitgebreid, waarna het door Edwin Lemare was ingespeeld. In 1925 ging het verloren bij een grote brand.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 17 |
| - Choir | 10 |
| - Swell | 14 |
| - Solo | 13 |
| - Pedal | 12 |
| Total number of stops | 66 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Principal no.1 4', Principal no.2 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Salicional 8', Dulciana 8', Gedeckt 8', Viol d'Gamba 4', Principal 4', Gemshorn Twelfth 2 2/3', Gemshoorn Harmonic 2', Dulciana Mixture 2 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Cone Gamba 8', Pierced Gamba 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Suabe Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' (TC), Harmonic Flute 8', Vox Angelica 8' (2 ranks) (TC), Flute Octaviante 4', Piccolo 2', Glockenspiel 2 ranks (TC), Bassoon 16' (TC), Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' (TC), Vox Humana 8', Oboe Clarion 4', Tremulant, Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Mirabilis 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason no.1 16', Open Diapason no.2 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Violone 8', Twelfth 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great Sub Octave, Swell to Great, Swell to Great Sub Octave, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combinatietreden voor Great, 3 combinatietreden voor Swell, 2 combinaties voor Solo.
| Literature |
De Australische orgelwereld : een overzicht - deel 1 / Robert Ampt, vertaald door Margriet van Reekum. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 84 nr. 5, mei 1988. |