Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > New Zealand > Christchurch > Her Majesty’s Theatre
| Building History | |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Opened as the “Agricultural and Industrial Hall” |
| 1906 | Became a theatre |
| 1917 | Destroyed in fire |
| 1920 | Rebuilt as ”Municipal Concert Hall” |
| 1928 | Renamed ”Civic Theatre” |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Built by Ingram & Co. of Hereford |
| 1907 | Moved from International Exhibition, Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand by Ingram & Co. of Hereford |
| Status | |
| Destroyed | |
| Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 47 | 31 | 14 | EP |
| I. Choir (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lieblich Gedecht | 8' | |
| 2. | Viole d’Orchestra | 8' | |
| 3. | Viole Celeste | 8' | |
| 4. | Phoneuma | 8' | |
| 5. | Flauto Traverso | 4' | |
| 6. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | |
| 7. | Cor Anglais | 16' | |
| 8. | Orchestral Oboe | 8' | |
| 9. | Corno di Bassetto | 8' | |
| 10. | Vox Humana | 8' | |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| ii | Choir Sub-Octave | ||
| iii | Choir Supper-Octave | ||
| II. Great (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 11. | Bourdon | 16' | Units [Great:Ged] |
| 12. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 13. | Hohl Flute | 8' | |
| 14. | Principal | 4' | |
| 15. | Octave | 4' | |
| 16. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | |
| 17. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 18. | Diaphonic Horn | 16' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 19. | Diaphonic Horn | 8' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 20. | Ophicleide | 16' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 21. | Tuba | 8' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 22. | Harmonic Clarion | 4' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| iv | Swell to Great Sub-Octave | ||
| v | Swell to Great Unison | ||
| vi | Swell to Great Super-Octave | ||
| vii | Choir to Great Unison | ||
| viii | Choir to Great Sub-Octave | ||
| III. Swell (Electro-pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 23. | Diapason Phonon | 8' | |
| 24. | String Gamba | 8' | |
| 25. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 26. | Quintadena | 4' | |
| 27. | Suabe Flute | 4' | |
| 28. | Double English Horn | 16' | |
| 29. | Cornopean | 8' | |
| ix | Choir to Swell Sub-Octave | ||
| x | Choir to Swell Unison | ||
| xi | Choir to Swell Super-Octave | ||
| IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes) | |||
| 30. | Rohr Gedackt | 16' | Units [Great:Ged] |
| 31. | Rohr Gedackt | 8' | Units [Great:Ged] |
| 32. | Rohr Gedackt | 4' | Units [Great:Ged] |
| 33. | Diaphonic Horn | 16' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 34. | Diaphonic Horn | 8' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 35. | Ophicleide | 16' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 36. | Tuba | 8' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 37. | Harmonic Clarion | 4' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| Pedal (Electro-pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes) | |||
| 38. | Resultant Bass | 32' | |
| 39. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| 40. | Violone | 16' | |
| 41. | Bourdon | 16' | |
| 42. | Flute | 8' | |
| 43. | Diaphonic Horn | 16' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 44. | Diaphonic Horn | 8' | Units [Solo:Dia] |
| 45. | Ophicleide | 16' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 46. | Tuba | 8' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| 47. | Harmonic Clarion | 4' | Units [Solo:Tub] |
| xii | Great to Pedal | ||
| xiii | Swell to Pedal | ||
| xiv | Choir to Pedal | ||
| Unit | Division | Rank | Footage | Pipes | I. Choir | II. Great | III. Swell | IV. Solo | Pedal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great:Ged | Great | Rohr Gedecht | 16 | 16 | 16, 8, 4 | ||||
| Solo:Dia | Solo | Diaphonic Horn | 16 | 16, 8 | 16, 8 | 16, 8 | |||
| Solo:Tub | Solo | Tuba | 8 | 16, 8, 4 | 16, 8, 4 | 16, 8, 4 |