Complete description of the selected organ
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Exhibition Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Description nr.: 2009399.
Built by: George Fincham (1880)
Demolished (ca. 1950)
George Fincham bouwde in 1880 een groot concertorgel voor de Exhibition Hall van de World Fare te Melbourne. Het instrument is gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog zwaar beschadigd, vanwege diefstal van pijpwerk en onderdelen. In de Hall waren soldaten gebivakkeerd. Na de oorlog is het instrument gesloopt.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Violone 16', Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Horn Diapason 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Quint 5 1/3', Principal 4', Flute 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 16', Clarabella 8', Keraulophon 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Dulcet 4', Piccolo 2', Glockenspiel 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Grand Organ (C-c''''): Horn Diapason 8', Gemshorn 8', Horn Diapason 4', Gemshorn 4', Gemshorn 2', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Mirabilis 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Vox Angelica 8' (2 ranks), Clear Flute 4', Bassoon 16', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Oboe Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason Metal 32', Double Open Diapason Wood 32', Open Diapason Light 16', Open Diapason Heavy 16', Open Diapason 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: Swell to Great, Choir (and Solo) to Great, Grand Organ to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir (and Solo) to Pedal, Grand Organ to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combination pedals to Great Organ, 3 combination pedals to Swell Organ, 3 combination pedals to Choir Organ.
Melbourne, Australia (Victoria) - Exhibition Hall
Municipal: Melbourne
Description nr.: 2009399.
Built by: George Fincham (1880)
Demolished (ca. 1950)
George Fincham bouwde in 1880 een groot concertorgel voor de Exhibition Hall van de World Fare te Melbourne. Het instrument is gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog zwaar beschadigd, vanwege diefstal van pijpwerk en onderdelen. In de Hall waren soldaten gebivakkeerd. Na de oorlog is het instrument gesloopt.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 18 |
| - Choir Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 15 |
| - Grand Organ | 7 |
| - Solo Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 14 |
| Total number of stops | 70 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Violone 16', Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Horn Diapason 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Quint 5 1/3', Principal 4', Flute 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Posaune 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 16', Clarabella 8', Keraulophon 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Dulcet 4', Piccolo 2', Glockenspiel 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Viol d'Gamba 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Grand Organ (C-c''''): Horn Diapason 8', Gemshorn 8', Horn Diapason 4', Gemshorn 4', Gemshorn 2', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Mirabilis 4'.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Vox Angelica 8' (2 ranks), Clear Flute 4', Bassoon 16', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Oboe Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason Metal 32', Double Open Diapason Wood 32', Open Diapason Light 16', Open Diapason Heavy 16', Open Diapason 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: Swell to Great, Choir (and Solo) to Great, Grand Organ to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir (and Solo) to Pedal, Grand Organ to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 combination pedals to Great Organ, 3 combination pedals to Swell Organ, 3 combination pedals to Choir Organ.
| Literature |
De Australische orgelwereld : een overzicht - deel 1 / Robert Ampt, vertaald door Margriet van Reekum. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 84 nr. 5, mei 1988. |