St Andrew's Anglican Church
cnr Water and Cleveland Streets, Wahroonga
J W Walker 1983 (from previous parts), (2/23 electric)
From SOJ August 1974, February/March 1984:
The first instrument came from the ABC Theatrette, Broadcast House, Pitt Street and was made by Aeolian Co., New York. In 1974 Arthur Jones incorporated the console and some pipework from the Aeolian together with pipework from the former King's School chapel organ to create a new instrument. In 1983 a rebuild was undertaken by J W Walker & Sons (Aust) Pty Ltd. The instrument has electro-pneumatic and some electro-magnetic action and the specification is as follows:
Great
- 8' Open Diapason
- 8' Stopped Diapason
- 8' Dulciana
- 4' Principal
- 4' Flute
- 2-2/3' Nasard
- 2' Fifteenth
- III Mixture
Swell
- 8' Rohr Flute
- 8' Viola da Gamba
- 4' Gemshorn
- 4' Flute
- 2' Principal
- 1-1/3' Larigot
- 1' Sifflute
- 8' Trumpet
- Tremulant
Pedal
- 16' Open Bass
- 16' Subbass
- 8' Principal
- 8' Bass Flute
- 4' Fifteenth
- 4' Stopped Flute
- 16' Fagot
Additional Features
- Swell Octave
- Swell Unison Off
- Swell Sub Octave
- Great to Pedal
- Swell to Pedal
- Swell to Great
- 4 pistons to Swell
- 4 pistons to Great
- No pistons to Pedal (must be registered by hand)
- Reversible thumb piston - Swell to Great
- Reversible thumb piston - Great to Swell
- Compass 61/30
The Flute rank (B) is on direct electric action
^ The Pedal Fifteenth was intended to be extended from the Pedal Principal 8 but was given its own rank.
* The Open Bass 16' was added in 2000. It was a secondhand Roberts rank from an organ in South Australia. (Andrew Davidson, Dec 2006).
Photos MQ 2006