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Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - Saint John the Evangelist Anglican Church
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: St Johns & Halifax Streets, Adelaide
Description nr.: 2049326.
Built by: J.E. Dodd & Sons (1901)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1965, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Gemshorn 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Flute 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Super Octave.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 2 Composition Pedals to Swell.
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Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - Saint John the Evangelist Anglican Church
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: St Johns & Halifax Streets, Adelaide
Description nr.: 2049326.
Built by: J.E. Dodd & Sons (1901)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1901 | J.E. Dodd & Sons | new organ | 1965 | J.E. Dodd & Sons | rebuild | 1996 | George Stephens | restoration |
- The church of Saint John the Evangelist in Adelaide was built in 1887-1888 according to plans by R. Garlick Holwell. At first, the organ of the previous church building was transferred to the new church by Fincham & Hobday. It was an organ of J.W. Wolff from 1875. On December 20, 1901, the curcent organ was dedicated. It was built by J.E. Dodd with two manuals and 21 stops. The organ had mechanical action and slider chests.
- In 1965, the organ was rebuilt by the company Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works with electropneumatic action and a new free-standing console. The Clarionet 8' of Great was replaced by a Twelfth. George Stephens reconstructed the original console and mechanics during a restoration in 1996. The Twelfth of 1965 remained.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 21 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1965, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Gemshorn 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Flute 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Super Octave.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 2 Composition Pedals to Swell.
| Literature |
Restoration rebuilding reconstruction : 42nd Annual Conference Organ Historical Trust of Australia : 30 September - 4 October 2019 : Adelaide and Tanunda South Australia : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2019. |
- Brad J. Würsten