Our Organ
Photograph by Trevor Bunning from the OHTA website
Statement from the Heritage Register (Heritage Victoria)
"A two-manual organ of 14 stops installed in 1896 thought to have been built by the Melbourne organ builder William Anderson for a previous location. The instrument remains largely unaltered, retaining its original action, pipework, tonal scheme and wind system, although the diapering of the facade pipes has been subsequently obliterated with paint. It is one of a handful of larger instruments by Anderson which has escaped alteration."
And everything you have ever wanted to know about our organ ... but were afraid to ask, can be found on the ORGAN HISTORICAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA website. Click HERE to go directly to the OHTA page
Restoration...
Thanks to the generosity of former parishioners (acknowledging in particular Derek Holt and Arthur Todd), the organ has recently undergone a full restoration.
The following photographs of organ 'innards' were taken at the workshop of Wakeley Pipe Organs
The following photographs of organ 'innards' were taken at the workshop of Wakeley Pipe Organs
The bellows
Lid of bellows
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