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(from\u00a0OHTA News<\/em>, volume 44, no 3 (September 2019))<\/p>\n

Clarence William Andrewartha was trained as a cabinet maker.\u00a0 His family owned a furniture making company with premises in Church Street, North Richmond, Victoria.\u00a0 He was born at Armadale, Victoria in 1891 and married Caroline Alice Hudson in 1917.\u00a0 He lived at 33 Ercildoune Street, Caulfield West, where he had built and installed a small pipe organ.\u00a0 He died in December 1950 and was survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.<\/p>\n

He worked on at least 19 pipe organs, some new, some rebuilt and others that were relocated.\u00a0 It is also understood that he assisted other people building organs such as Raymond Fehmel and Keith Lavers, both living nearby in Caulfield.\u00a0 His work was carefully executed, but sadly hardly any examples of it survive in unaltered state.\u00a0 All of his instruments were built with tubular-pneumatic action and two were extension organs built using this form of action.\u00a0 His metal pipework, of excellent quality, was made by William Potter or his son Sam Potter, who lived in Balwyn \u2013 he had worked for Finchams in the 1930s.\u00a0 Andrewartha made all of his wooden pipework.<\/p>\n

Undated    Residence of C.W. Andrewartha, Ercildoune Street, Caulfield.  2 manuals.  Built into the corner of a room.  \r\n           Broken up after his death and parts sold to St Peter\u2019s Anglican Church, Leongatha and later dispersed.\r\n1931       St Alban\u2019s Anglican Church, North Melbourne.  1 manual.  Relocation of organ from St James\u2019 Church. \r\n           Dandenong with minor additions.  Moved to Beechworth Town Hall 2018.\r\n1932       Fitzroy North.  Residence of Charles Stickland.  3 manuals.  Moved to Congregational Church, \r\n           Warrnambool 1940 and rebuilt and moved to St Gabriel\u2019s Catholic Church, Reservoir 1976 George Stephens and John Parker.\r\n1933       Caulfield. Residence of Raymond Fehmel, Sylverley Grove.  2 manuals.  Assisted in the construction of the organ.  \r\n           Later moved to Aberfeldie and now in storage in Surrey Hills.\r\n1933       St Margaret\u2019s Anglican Church, Caulfield.  2 manuals.  Rebuilt by George Stephens and moved \r\n           to St Chad\u2019s Anglican Church, Chelsea 1988.\r\n1934       Wyclif Congregational Church, Surrey Hills.  2 manuals.  Rebuild of organ built by Mr Dudley, \r\n           Armadale for Charles Stickland.  Broken up 1970s by Geoffrey Revell and some parts used at \r\n           St George\u2019s Anglican Church, Mont Albert (now destroyed).\r\n1935       Methodist Church, Kooyong Road, Caulfield.  2 manuals.  Broken up 1981 by W. Glasson.  Casework remains in church.\r\n1937       St Stephen\u2019s Presbyterian Church, Surrey Hills.  3 manuals.  Rebuilt 1983-4 Australian Pipe Organs.\r\n1938       Baptist Church, Kew.  2 manuals.  Rebuilt by Geo. Fincham & Sons with new case and console.\r\n1938       Baptist Church, Elsternwick.  1 manual.  Relocation of 1874 Douglas Renton organ from Baptist Church, Kew.  \r\n           Relocated to St John\u2019s Anglican Church, Flinders.\r\n1939       Presbyterian Church, Armadale.  2 manuals.  Rebuilding of Samuel Lewis organ.  \r\n           Rebuilt Laurie Pipe Organs and moved to St Michael\u2019s Catholic Cathedral, Wagga Wagga, NSW.\r\n1939       Christ Church Anglican Church, Ormond.  Installation of 1864 George Fincham organ from Congregational Church, East Melbourne.\r\n           Rebuilt and enlarged by John Larner and Geo. Fincham & Sons.\r\nc.1939-    Clarinet added to organ at St Thomas\u2019s Anglican Church, Essendon, pipework by William Potter\r\n1940       Baptist Church, Camberwell.  2 manuals.  Rebuilding of earlier [Taylor?] organ and relocation in new church building.  \r\n           Rebuilt by Geo.Fincham & Sons.\r\n1942       Methodist Church, Brunswick.  2 manuals.  Rebuilding and enlargement of earlier single-manual Fincham organ.  \r\n           Organ survives unaltered in an abandoned building.\r\n1944       Baptist Church, Brighton.  2 manuals.  Possibly using some older materials.  Rebuilt by S.J. Laurie.  \r\n           Enlarged and relocated to Yarra Valley Grammar School 2019.\r\n1947       Residence of G.F. Stephens, Ferntree Gully.  2 manuals.  Completion of organ.  \r\n           Broken up after owner\u2019s death by Geo. Fincham & Sons.\r\n1950       Methodist Church, Bentleigh.  2 manuals.  Relocation of Wadsworth organ from Tatham Fells, UK.  \r\n           Relocated to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Belconnen, A.C.T.\r\n1951       St David\u2019s Presbyterian Church, Glen Huntly.  2 manuals.  Completed by F. Gavins and C. Lomas after Andrewartha\u2019s death.  \r\n           Rebuilt by S.J. Laurie and later relocated to St Anthony\u2019s Catholic Church, Alphington.\r\n1956       Methodist Church, Colac.  2 manuals.  Began the rebuilding of Gray & Davison organ.  \r\n           Completed by Charles Lomas.  Rebuilt by Geo.Fincham & Sons.\r\n<\/pre>\n
It is interesting to speculate how these instruments were commissioned. The presence of four Baptist Church organs hints at links here. His prices were probably rather lower than those of professional firms such as Fincham, HN&B or Taylor. He was also well supported by amateur organbuilders and organists such as Ray Fehmel and Charles Stickland. At least half of his work was carried out for clients within a relatively short distance of his Caulfield home, so he enjoyed a local reputation.<\/p>\n
Myles Browne, who worked for Hill, Norman & Beard, has made some interesting observations on Andrewartha\u2019s pneumatic actions:<\/p>\n
He produced his own design of pressure pneumatic action at the delivery end of the action train. The principle was the same for unit work (pallet for every pipe) and straight conventional soundboard underactions \u2013 the only difference being the size and shape of the wind-admitting pneumatic motor. The primary action is the item most interesting and, to my knowledge, not used by anyone else in Australia. It is thought that this action was invented by Andrewartha himself, this information coming from Charles Lomas, a Melbourne piano technician and tuner who ultimately finished Andrewartha\u2019s last contract \u2013 the Methodist Church, Colac.<\/p>\n
John Maidment<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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