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Details of Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1872

Organ History
1872Built by Hill
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
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
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
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
4111-47-


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