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Armidale, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Peter's Anglican Cathedral
Municipal: Armidale
Address: 122 Rusden Street, 2350, Armidale
Website: https://www.stpetersarmidale.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062831.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1896)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1878 by George Fincham
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8' - 1878, Stop Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8' - 1878, Principal 4' - 1878, Flute 4' - 1878, Fifteenth 2' - 1878, Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Double 16', Violin Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8' - 1878, Gamba 8' (from c°) - 1878, Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason, Bourdon - 1878, Octave - extension, Flute Bass - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
Armidale, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Peter's Anglican Cathedral
Municipal: Armidale
Address: 122 Rusden Street, 2350, Armidale
Website: https://www.stpetersarmidale.org.au/
Description nr.: 2062831.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1896)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1878 by George Fincham
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1878 | George Fincham | new organ | 1896 | Alfred Hunter & Son | new organ | 1896 | Charles Richardson | maintenance/reparations | 1924 | Whitehouse Bros | maintenance/reparations | 1996 | Peter Jewkes | restoration |
- In 1878, George Fincham built a small organ with eleven stops for the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Armidale. The instrument was replaced in 1895-1896 by a larger organ, built by the British company Alfred Hunter & Son. Consultant was George Edward Coomber, organist of the church. The organ contains a number of ranks of the old Fincham organ. It arrived in Armidale in April 1896 and was installed in the cathedral by Charles Richardson. George Coomber played the organ during the dedication on May 17, 1896.
- The organ had been preserved in almost the originale state. In 1924 an electric wind blower was installed by the Whitehous Bros. A number of time reparations were carried out. In 1996 the organ was restored by the company Peter D.G. Jewkes Pty.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 22 (20) |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason Large 8', Open Diapason Small 8' - 1878, Stop Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8' - 1878, Principal 4' - 1878, Flute 4' - 1878, Fifteenth 2' - 1878, Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Double 16', Violin Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8' - 1878, Gamba 8' (from c°) - 1878, Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason, Bourdon - 1878, Octave - extension, Flute Bass - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
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