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Glenbrook, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Finbar's Catholic Church
Municipal: City of Blue Mountains
Region:Blue Mountains
Address: 46 Levy STreet, 2773, Glenbrook NSW
Website: https://stfinbars.org.au/

Description nr.: 2061282.

Built by: Hele & Co. (1881)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1881 Hele & Co.  new organ
1995 Pitchford & Garside  transfer/relocate

  • The firm Hele & Co. built an organ for Saint Peter's Anglican Church, East Sydney, in 1881. The instrument was installed in the church in February 1882. This church was buuilt in 1866-1867 in the burrough of Woolloomooloo on the corner of Anne Street and Bourke Street. The building was dedicated on July 25, 1867.
  • The parish of Saint Peter's emerged with the parish of Saint John's in Darlinghurst in 1986. The two buildings were still in use until 1993, when Saint Peter's closed. The church was sold and is part of the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School Darlinghurst (SCEGGS). The pipe organ was sold to the roman catholic church of Saint Finbar in Glenbrook.
  • Pitchford & Garside restored the organ and installed it in Glenbrook, where is was dedicated on October 15, 1995. Norman Johnston, the former organist of Saint Peter's Church, played the inauguration concert. The church in Glenbrook is a new church building, that was dedicated on May 7, 1995. It replaced an older church building from 1912.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1882East SydneySaint Peter's Anglican Church
1995GlenbrookSaint Finbar's Catholic Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Swell Organ9
- Pedal Organ3
Total number of stops21
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 444 Hz
TemperamentEqual Temperament
Wind pressure58 mm

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Wald Flote 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 combination pedals to Great, 3 combination pedals to Swell.

Compound stopComposition
Mixture 2 ranks (Great Organ) C: 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2'.
Mixture 2 ranks (Swell Organ) C: 1 1/3' - 1'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2'.
Literature
  • A Diverse Heritage : organs in historic urban and rural settings in New South Wales : 33rd Annual Conference 5 - 11 April 2010 : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2010.
  • Historic Organs of Australia : October 31 - November 13, 2017 14 Days with J. Michael Barone. - [S.l.] : Pipedreams, 2017.