Complete description of the selected organ
Xiamen, China (中国) (Fujian Sheng) - Gulangyu Organ Museum
Forwarded from: London - King's Cross Theatre (1928 - 1937)
Municipal: Xiamen
Address: 43 Guxin Road, 361005, Xiamen Shi (Siming Qu)
Description nr.: 2060215.
Built by: Wurlitzer Organ Company (1928) - opus 1868
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Ranks (C-c''''): Harmonic Tuba, Trumpet, Diaphonic Diapason, Tibia Clausa, Clarinet, Kinura, Orchestral Oboe, Violin, Violin Celeste, Concert Flute, Vox Humana - Solo chamber, Vox Humana - Accompaniment chamber, Piano.
Percussions (C-c''''): Bass drum, Kettle drum, Crash cymbal, Tap cymbal, Snare dum, Tambourine, Castanets, Sleigh bells, Chimes, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Chrysoglott.
Xiamen, China (中国) (Fujian Sheng) - Gulangyu Organ Museum
Forwarded from: London - King's Cross Theatre (1928 - 1937)
Municipal: Xiamen
Address: 43 Guxin Road, 361005, Xiamen Shi (Siming Qu)
Description nr.: 2060215.
Built by: Wurlitzer Organ Company (1928) - opus 1868
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1928 | Wurlitzer Organ Company | 1868 | new organ | 1937 | Norman & Beard Hill | transfer/relocate | 1958 | Builder unknown | transfer/relocate | 2003 | Wakeley Pipe Organs | transfer/relocate | 2010 | Wakeley Pipe Organs | transfer/relocate |
- In 1928, the Wurlitzer company supplied a theater organ for the King's Cross Theater in London. It was a standard type 'H' organ that Wurlitzer delivered to various customers. In 1937 the organ was transferred by Hill, Norman & Beard to the Savoy Theater in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia. In 1958 this theater sold the organ to a church, the Congregational Church in Burwood, New South Wales.
- In 1992 the congregation of Burwood bought a second-hand organ from Gray & Davison from 1887 for this church from Wales. The Wurlitzer organ was purchased by Howard Terrill and was moved by the Wakeley Pipe Organs company in 2002-2003 to an organ room behind his home in Heathcote, Victoria.
- In 2010 the organ was sold to the Gulangyu Organ Museum in Xiamen in China. The Wakeley Pipe Organs company transferred it to the new location.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1928 | London | King's Cross Theatre |
| 1937 | Hurstville | Savoy Theatre |
| 1958 | Burwood | Congregational Church |
| 2002 | Heathcote | Howard Terrill, Brightwell Residence |
| 2010 | Xiamen | Gulangyu Organ Museum |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - 2 manualen and pedal | |
| Total number of stops | 12 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Ranks (C-c''''): Harmonic Tuba, Trumpet, Diaphonic Diapason, Tibia Clausa, Clarinet, Kinura, Orchestral Oboe, Violin, Violin Celeste, Concert Flute, Vox Humana - Solo chamber, Vox Humana - Accompaniment chamber, Piano.
Percussions (C-c''''): Bass drum, Kettle drum, Crash cymbal, Tap cymbal, Snare dum, Tambourine, Castanets, Sleigh bells, Chimes, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Chrysoglott.
| Literature |
Past Evidence Future Keys : Organ Documentation - Home and Abroad : Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and the Victorian Goldfields Region : Victoria - Australia : 31st Annual Conference 29 September - 4 October 2008 : Conference Book. - OHTA, 2008. |
| Links |
https://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/Heathcote.html |