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Details of Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand

Organ History
1904Built by Norman & Beard
1986Restored by South Island Organ Co.
Status
Present
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
45757-P

I. Choir (enclosed) (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
1.Quintaton8' 
2.Violoncello8' 
3.Echo Dulciana8' 
4.Viol d’orchestre8' 
5.Voix CelestesII (8') 
6.Flauto Traverso4' 
7.Zauber Flute4' 
8.Harmonic Piccolo2' 
9.Schalmei16' 
10.Orchestral Clarinet8' 
11.Orchestral Oboe8' 
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
12.Double Open Diapason16' 
13.Large Open Diapason8' 
14.Medium Open Diapason8' 
15.Small Open Diapason8' 
16.Hohl Flute8' 
17.Corno Flute8' 
18.Principal4' 
19.Harmonic Flute4' 
20.Twelfth2 2/3' 
21.Fifteenth2' 
22.MixtureIII [17-19-22]  
23.Trombone16' 
24.Tromba8' 
25.Harmonic Clarion4' 
III. Swell (enclosed) (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
26.Bourdon16' 
27.Diaphonic Diapason8' 
28.Geigen Principal8' 
29.Rohr Flute8' 
30.Salicional8' 
31.Unda Maris8' 
32.Principal4' 
33.Lieblich Flute4' 
34.Fifteenth2' 
35.MixtureIII [15-19-22]  
36.Contra Posaune16' 
37.Horn8' 
38.Oboe8' 
39.Vox Humana8' 
40.Harmonic Posaune4' 
41.Tremulant  
IV. Solo (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes)
42.Harmonic Claribel8' 
43.Concert Flute4' 
44.Bombard16' 
45.Tuba Mirabilis8' 
46.Tuba Clarion4' 
Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-g 32 notes)
47.Double Open Diapason32' 
48.Open Diapason Wood16' 
49.Open Diapason Metal16' 
50.Violone16' 
51.Bourdon16' 
52.Echo Bass16' 
53.Octave Diapason8' 
54.Principal8' 
55.Flute Bass8' 
56.Contra Posaune32' 
57.Trombone16' 
58.Trumpet8' 


List of Organists
40 yearsCharles Collins
Christian Hellemann
1908-12Maughan Barnett (1867-1938)
1913-32Bernard Page (1885-1955)
27 yearsMaxwell Fernie (1910-1999)
1961-66H. Temple White (1881-1972)
Douglas Mews (1956-)