St David's Uniting (Presbyterian) Church
Albury

Geo. Fincham & Sons 1927, reb & enl. 1969 (2m., 22 sp.st., 7c., el. pn.)




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From 2003 OHTA Conference Booklet:

St David's, which was opened in March 1906, was designed by Melbourne architects Campell & Kernot who also desired Presbyterian Churches in Camberwell, Kyabram, Narrandera and Germanton (Holbrook). William Maitland Campbell was the son of the minister of St George's Presbyterian Church, Geelong and a former student at Geelong College - hence this strong church connection. Built in brick with cement dressings, the main façade incorporates a large rose window anda to the right, a massive tower and spire in Free Gothic style. There are double transepts.

The organ was supplied and installed in 1927 by George Fincham & Sons and incorporated mostly second-hand pipework and materials. It was rebuilt and greatly enlarged in 1969 by the same firm and more recently some electronic additions have been made.

The 1927 specification was as follows:

GREAT
Open Diapason
Claribel
Dulciana
Principal
Fifteenth

SWELL
Double Diapason
Open Diapason
Gedact
Viol d'Gamba
Voix Celeste
Wald Flute
Oboe

PEDAL
Bourdon
Echo Bourdon
Bass Flute

8
8
8
4
2


16
8
8
8
8
4
8


16
16
8


gvd bass







gvd bass
TC




B
A
B


compass: 58/30
tubular-pneumatic action
detached stopkey console


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The 1969 specification is:

GREAT
Open Diapason
Stopped Diapason
Principal
Flute
Fifteenth
Mixture

SWELL
Rohrgedeckt
Salicional
Voix Celeste
Gemshorn
Nazard
Schwiegel
Tierce
Larigot
Cymbel
Trompette
Tremulant

PEDAL
Bourdon
Principal
Bass Flute
Octave Quint
Fifteenth
Super Octave

8
8
4
4
2
III


8
8
8
4
2-2/3
2
1-3/5
1-1/3
III
8



16
8
8
5-1/3
4
2
old revoiced
ex Swell Gedact 8
old revoiced
ex Swell Wald Flute 4
old revoiced
19.22.26 new, 50% tin


new
ex Gamba 8 with new zinc bass
ex Celeste 8
new
new
new
new
new
new 29.33.36
new



A old
B ex Swell Open Diapason 8
A
A
B
B


7 couplers
electro-pneunmatic action
detached stopkey console


- Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Journal of Proceedings, June 1908, p. 180, July 1929, pp. 57-8.
- Revd James Cameron, Centenary History of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales. Sydney: Angus & Roberson, 1905, pp. 368-369.
- Personal communication John Henwood to John Maidment August 2003.




© PdL 2006

© PdL 2006


Photos: Trevor Bunning (October 2008)