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Description complète d'orgue sélectionné
Rokeby, Australia (Tasmania) - Saint Matthew's Church
Commune: Rokeby
Adresse: King Street, 7019, Rokeby TAS

Description no.: 2009392.

Bâti par: John Gray (1825)

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1825 John Gray  orgue neuf
1857 James J. Pollard  transfer
1968 Arthur Jones  restauration

  • In Saint Matthew's Church in Rokeby, Tasmania there is an organ by John Gray from 1824. It was probably the first organ in Australia that could be played by hand. Until then, only cylinder organs were supplied. The organ was originally built for Saint David's Church in Hobart, and was first used at a service on May 15, 1825. The consultant on its construction was George Cooper, organist in London.
  • Saint Matthew's Church was built in the years 1840-1843 according to designs by James Blackburn. After a new organ was installed in Saint David's in 1857, the old instrument was transferred to Rokeby by James J. Pollard.
  • The organ was restored in 1968 by Arthur Jones. The organ is still completely original, only the Mixture is missing.

Court sommaire des endroits où l'orgue s'est trouvé
1825HobartSaint David's Church
1857RokebySaint Matthew's Church

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Manual7
Nombre de jeux total7
Transmission des clésMechanical
Transmission des jeuxMechanical
Sommier(s)Slider chest

Composition
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22) (GG-b°), Cornet 3 ranks (12.15.17) (c'-f'''), Mixture 2 ranks - missing.
Jouer conseils: Level Swell Pedal, Shifting Movement Pedal.

Références
  • Pipe organs of Tasmania / B.A. Clark, J.M.S. Johnson. - [S.l.] : Hobart Guild of Organists, 1982.
  • De Australische orgelwereld : een overzicht - deel 1 / Robert Ampt, vertaald door Margriet van Reekum. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 84 nr. 5, mei 1988. - Aanvulling in: Het Orgel, jrg. 84 nr. 7/8, juli/augustus 1988.
  • Historical & Technical Documentation of Organs in Tasmania / John Maidment. - In: An Island Inheritance : Profits and Losses : Repertoire Recitals Instruments : 34th Annual Conference 26 April - 1 May 2011 : Hobart, Tasmanian Midlands, Launceston and the North Coast, Tasmania, Australia. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2011.