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Wellington (New Zealand), New-Zealand (Wellington) - Cathedral of Saint Paul
Municipal: Wellington (New Zealand)
Region:North Island
Address: 2 Hill Street, 6011, Wellington (Thorndon)
Website: https://www.wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/
Description nr.: 2005085.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1877)
Damaged and out of use (2016)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Nason Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Liebliech Gedackt 8', Viol di Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive Organ: Gedackt 8', Rohr Flute 4', Principal 2', Quint 1 1/3', Octave 1', Cimbel 3 ranks, Cromorne 8', Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Solo Organ: Dulciana 8', Claribel 8', Wald Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Flageolet 1', Clarinet 8', Gallery Trumpet 8', Trompette en Chamade 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Open Metal 16', Sub Bass 16', Echo Bass 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Open Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16', Octave Bombarde 8', Schalmey 4'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Positive to Great, Swell to Positive, Solo to Positive, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Solo Unison Off, Solo Octave, Great Reeds of Solo, Great and Pedal Pistons Coupled.
Wellington (New Zealand), New-Zealand (Wellington) - Cathedral of Saint Paul
Municipal: Wellington (New Zealand)
Region:North Island
Address: 2 Hill Street, 6011, Wellington (Thorndon)
Website: https://www.wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/
Description nr.: 2005085.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1877)
Damaged and out of use (2016)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1877 | T.C. Lewis & Co. | new organ | ca. 1935 | Lawton & Osborne | enlargement | 1964 | George Croft & Son | transfer/relocate | 1976 | George Croft & Son | rebuild |
- T.C. Lewis supplied a two-manual organ for Saint Paul's Cathedral in Wellington in 1877. The instrument was enlarged around 1935 by the Auckland firm of Lawton and Osborne. The current cathedral was opened in 1964. The firm of George Croft & Sons transferred the organ without any changes. In 1976 they overhauled and expanded the organ.
- In November 2016 the organ was severely damaged as a result of the Kaikoura Earthquake. After this, it was decided not to repair it anymore, but to install a digital organ that is earthquake-resistant.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Positive Organ | 8 |
| - Solo Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 16 |
| Total number of stops | 62 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Nason Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Liebliech Gedackt 8', Viol di Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive Organ: Gedackt 8', Rohr Flute 4', Principal 2', Quint 1 1/3', Octave 1', Cimbel 3 ranks, Cromorne 8', Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Solo Organ: Dulciana 8', Claribel 8', Wald Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Flageolet 1', Clarinet 8', Gallery Trumpet 8', Trompette en Chamade 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Open Metal 16', Sub Bass 16', Echo Bass 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Open Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16', Octave Bombarde 8', Schalmey 4'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Positive to Great, Swell to Positive, Solo to Positive, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Solo Unison Off, Solo Octave, Great Reeds of Solo, Great and Pedal Pistons Coupled.
| Recordings |
Transports de joie / Philip Walsh. - Trust MMT 2014 (CD). |
| Links |
https://www.wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/original-organ https://www.wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/organ |