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Details of Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


1870

Organ History
1870Built by Hill
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
466668-

I. Choir ( CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Bourdon16' 
2.Salicional8' 
3.Dulcian8' 
4.Gedact8'metal treble.
5.Gamba4' 
6.Principal4' 
7.Gemshorn Twelfth2 2/3' 
8.Gemshorn Harmonic2' 
9.Dulcian MixtureII 
10.Clarionet8' 
iSwell to Choir  
II. Great ( CC-c4 61 notes)
11.Double Open Diapason16' 
12.Bourdon16' 
13.Open Diapason8' 
14.Open Diapason8' 
15.Gamba8' 
16.Stopped Diapason8' 
17.Principal4' 
18.Principal4' 
19.Harmonic Flute4' 
20.Twelfth2 2/3' 
21.Fifteenth2' 
22.MixtureIV 
23.MixtureIII 
24.Double Trumpet16' 
25.Posaune8' 
26.Trumpet8' 
27.Clarion4' 
iiSwell to Great  
iiiSwell sub-octave to Great  
ivChoir sub-octave to Great  
vSolo to Great  
III. Swell ( CC-c4 61 notes)
28.Bourdon16' 
29.Open Diapason8' 
30.Cone Gamba8' 
31.Pierced Gamba8' 
32.Stopped Diapason8'metal treble.
33.Principal4' 
34.Suabe Flute4' 
35.Twelfth2 2/3' 
36.Fifteenth2' 
37.MixtureIV 
38.Double Trumpet16' 
39.Cornopean8' 
40.Oboe8' 
41.Clarion4' 
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes)
42.Lieblich Bourdon16'(tenor c)
43.Harmonic Flute8'wood bass.
44.Vox AngelicaII (8')(tenor c)
45.Flute Octaviante4' 
46.Piccolo2' 
47.GlockenspielII(tenor c)
48.Bassoon16'(tenor C)
49.Clarionet8' 
50.Orchestral Oboe8'(tenor c)
51.Vox Humana8' 
52.Oboe Clarion4' 
53.Tuba Mirabilis8' 
54.Tuba Mirabilis4' 
55.Tremulant  
Pedal ( CCC-F 30 notes)
56.Double Open Diapason32'metal.
57.Open Diapason16'metal.
58.Open Diapason16'wood.
59.Bourdon16' 
60.Quint10 2/3' 
61.Principal8' 
62.Violon8' 
63.Twelfth5 1/3' 
64.Fifteenth4' 
65.MixtureIII 
66.Trombone16' 
67.Clarion8' 
viChoir to Pedal  
viiGreat to Pedal  
viiiSwell to Pedal  

1904

Organ History
1904Ingram & Co. of Hereford
1927Destroyed in fire
Status
Destroyed
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
The Musical Times 763

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
5818027EP

I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Bourdon16' 
2.Salicional8' 
3.Dulciana8' 
4.Gedackt8' 
5.Viol d’Orchestre8' 
6.Phoneuma8' 
7.Principal4' 
8.Triangular Flute4' 
9.Tibia Dura4' 
10.Clarinet8' 
iSwell to Choir  
iiSolo to Choir  
iiiSolo to Choir 2nd touch  
II. Great (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
11.Double Open Diapason16' 
12.Bourdon16' 
13.Diapason Phonon8' 
14.Open Diapason8' 
15.Open Diapason small8' 
16.Tibia Plena8' 
17.Tibia Clausa8' 
18.Gamba8' 
19.String Gamba8' 
20.Muted Viol8' 
21.Dulciana8' 
22.Principal4' 
23.Harmonic Flute4' 
24.Twelfth2 2/3' 
25.Fifteenth2' 
26.Double Trumpet16' 
27.Posaune8' 
28.Trumpet8' 
29.Clarion4' 
ivSwell octave to Great  
vSwell to Great  
viSwell sub-octave to Great  
viiSwell to Great 2nd touch  
viiiChoir octave to Great  
ixChoir to Great  
xChoir sub-octave to Great  
xiSolo to Great  
xiiSolo to Great 2nd touch  
III. Swell (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
30.Bourdon16' 
31.Diapason Phonon8' 
32.Open Diapason8' 
33.Open Diapason small8' 
34.Lieblich Gedackt8' 
35.Viol d’Orchestre8' 
36.Salicional8' 
37.Voix Celeste8'(tenor c)
38.Principal4' 
39.Suabe Flute4' 
40.Quintadena4' 
41.Double Trumpet16' 
42.Cornopean8' 
43.Oboe8' 
44.Clarion4' 
45.Tremulant  
46.Tibia Plena8' 
xiiiSwell octave  
xivSolo to Swell  
xvSolo to Swell 2nd touch  
xviChoir to Swell  
xviiChoir to Swell 2nd touch  
IV. Solo (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
47.Lieblich Bourdon16' 
48.Harmonic Flute8' 
49.Vox Angelica8' 
50.Flute Octaviante4' 
51.Piccolo2' 
52.GlockenspielII 
53.Bassoon16' 
54.Clarinet8' 
55.Orchestral Oboe8' 
56.Oboe8' 
57.Vox Humana8' 
58.Tuba Mirabilis8' 
59.Tuba Mirabilis4' 
60.Tremulant  
61.Carillon  
62.Tibia Plena8' 
xviiiSolo octave  
xixChoir to Solo  
xxChoir to Solo 2nd touch  
V. Echo (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
63.Viol d'Orchestre8' 
64.Viol d'Amour8' 
65.Vox Angelica8'(tenor c)
66.Flauto Traverso4' 
67.Orchestral Oboe8' 
68.Vox Humana8' 
69.Tremulant  
xxiEcho octave  
xxiiChoir to Echo  
Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes)
70.Open Diapason32' 
71.Tibia Profundissima32' 
72.Open Diapason16' 
73.Tibia Profunda16' 
74.Bourdon16' 
75.Viol d’Orchestre16' 
76.Quint10 2/3' 
77.Principal8' 
78.Tibia Plena8' 
79.Tibia Clausa8' 
80.Violin8' 
81.Fifteenth4' 
82.Ophicleide32' 
83.Trombone16' 
84.Clarion8' 
xxiiiChoir to Pedal  
xxivGreat to Pedal  
xxvSwell to Pedal  
xxviSolo to Pedal  
xxviiEcho to Pedal  

1928

Organ History
1928Built by Hill, Norman & Beard
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
4111-47-



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