Historical and Technical Documentation by Patrick Elms and Colin van der Lecq
© OHTA 2012 (last updated May 2012)
This modern brick veneer building, seating 400 people, was constructed in the late 1990s to accommodate a second congregation within Albany's rapidly growing Free Reformed Church community.
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: organ
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
The organ was built in 1913 by Frederick Taylor, Melbourne, for the Methodist Church, Mount Gambier, South Australia. It was rebuilt in 1967 by Hill, Norman & Beard (Australia) Pty Ltd, which involved an electrification of the actions, provision of a new console, installation of mutations and mixtures and an extensive enlargement of the Pedal Organ through borrowing. It was acquired by Bruce Lindsay in 1994 and installed in his residence in Lenswood, South Australia. The organ was revoiced and enlarged in 1996 by George Stephens, which included a new Great Mixture, revision of the Swell Mixture and provision of a Pedal Trombone 16, partly borrowed from the Great Trumpet. It was installed in the Australian Lutheran Seminary, North Adelaide in 1998 by Bruce Lindsay.
The organ as built in 1913 by Frederick Taylor for the
Methodist Church, Mount Gambier, South Australia
[image from David Shield]
As a result of a listing on the Redundant Organs Register of OHTA, it was acquired in 2009 by Jake Maring for the Free Reformed Church of West Albany, who installed it in the Free Reformed Church of West Albany in 2010-11 on a purpose-built rear gallery. Tuning and pipe regulation was carried out in June 2010 by Pipe Organs W.A. Pty Ltd.
| GREAT Bourdon Open Diapason Claribel Dulciana Principal Twelfth Fifteenth Larigot Mixture 17.19.22 Trumpet Swell Sub Octave to Great Swell to Great Swell Octave to Great SWELL Open Diapason Hohl Flute Salicional Voix Celeste Gemshorn Flute Doublette Mixture 22.26.29 Oboe Swell Sub Octave Swell Unison Off Swell Octave PEDAL Open Diapason Bourdon Principal Flute Super Octave Octave Flute Trombone Trumpet Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal |
16 8 8 8 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 III 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 III 8 16 16 8 8 4 4 16 8 |
B A TC C B C B C B A A |
Tremulant to whole organ
Compass: 61/301
Electro pneumatic action
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: console
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: stopkey rail 1
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: stopkey rail 2
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: stopkey rail 3
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: Taylor nameplate
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: 1990s nameplate
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
Free Reformed Church of West Albany: view of church interior and organ
[Photograph by Trevor Bunning (14 April 2012)]
1 Specification noted by Jake Maring