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Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - Gartrell Uniting Church (Dulwich)
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: Corner Prescott and Alexandra Avenue, 5067, Rose Park
Website: https://gartrell.ucasa.org.au/
Description nr.: 2066157.
Built by: J.E. Dodd & Sons (1915)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Viola 8', Dolce 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Dulcet 4' - extension, Dulc 2 2/3' - extension, Fifteenth 2', Dulc 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - extension.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Celeste 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Principal 4', Flauto 4' - unenclosed, Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Flautina 2' - extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16' - extension from Great, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4', Cornopean 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Octave, Great Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
Adelaide, Australia (South Australia) - Gartrell Uniting Church (Dulwich)
Municipal: Adelaide
Address: Corner Prescott and Alexandra Avenue, 5067, Rose Park
Website: https://gartrell.ucasa.org.au/
Description nr.: 2066157.
Built by: J.E. Dodd & Sons (1915)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1915 | J.E. Dodd & Sons | new organ | 1948 | J.E. Dodd & Sons | enlargement | 1966 | J.E. Dodd & Sons | enlargement | 1983 | George Stephens | restoration |
- A new church was built in 1911-1914 in Adelaide-Dulwich, thanks to a gift by James Gartrell. The church was dedicated on November 14, 1914 as a Methodist Church, known as the Gartrell Methodist Church. A pipe organ was inaugurated on July 21, 1915, that was built by J.E. Dodd. The instrument also had been a donation by James Gartrell. The organ had twelve stops on two manuals and pedal.
- In 1971, the church became the building ot he Uniting Church of the Methodist Church, Church of Christ and Congregational Church in Dulwich and Rose Park. The organ had been rebuilt and enlarged before this time by the company J.E. Dodd & Sons in 1948 and in 1966. A number of unit ranks were added to the original instrument. The instrument was restored in 1983 by George Stephens.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 (7) |
| - Swell Organ | 10 (8) |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 27 (17) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Viola 8', Dolce 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Dulcet 4' - extension, Dulc 2 2/3' - extension, Fifteenth 2', Dulc 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - extension.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Celeste 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Principal 4', Flauto 4' - unenclosed, Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Flautina 2' - extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16' - extension from Great, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4', Cornopean 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Sub Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Great Octave, Great Sub Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original specification was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Viola 8', Dolce 8', Princiapl 4'. Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Oboe 8', Tremulant. Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Sub Octave. |
| Literature |
Restoration rebuilding reconstruction : 42nd Annual Conference Organ Historical Trust of Australia : 30 September - 4 October 2019 : Adelaide and Tanunda South Australia : Conference Book. - Camberwell Victoria : OHTA, 2019. |