Mudgee Presbyterian

St Paul's Presbyterian Church
Mudgee

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B. 1855 J.W. Walker, London for St John-the-Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee (job no.544).
inst. present location 1881. Res. 1948 S.T. Noad.
1m., 6 sp. st., 1c., tr.

Photo: TB

From 1990 OHTA Conference booklet:

The organ in this church is one of the oldest Walker organs in Australia. Built for St John's, Mudgee, it was moved here in 1881 following the acquisition by St John's of the larger Brindley & Foster organ. In 1917 the organ was moved to its present position in the building, after occupying space at the northern wall. In 1946 S.T. Noad renovated the organ.

The organ has survived in remarkably original condition, although the original Oboe was at some stage replaced with the current Gamba. The bellows has been altered to single-rise and the hand-blowing apparatus removed. The pipework retains cone-tuning and all other features of the organ remain original.

The specification is:

Manual
Open Diapason
Dulciana
Principal
Fifteenth
Principal Bass
Gamba

Pedal
Bourdon

8
8
4
2
4
8

16

[mostly Fincham pipework]

[12 pipes - 8 top pipes from Dulciana]

Manual to Pedal Coupler

Compass 61/20

Mechanical action throughout.