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Dunedin, New-Zealand (Otago) - Knox Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Dunedin
Region:South Island
Address: 449 George Street, 9016, Dunedin North
Website: https://www.knoxchurch.org.nz/
Description nr.: 2075837.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1931)
Knox Presbyterian Church in Dunedin was built from 1872 and completed in 1876. A first organ was delivered in 1884 by the company T.C. Lewis & Co. This organ was sold to Napiers Cathedral in 1931. A new organ was built by Hill, Norman & Beard. The organ was rebuilt in 1968 by the Peter Matla, and in 1974 by the South Island Organ Company. The South Island Organ Company carried out a renovation in 2001, in which an electronic combination system was installed.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Clear Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Octave Trumpet 4'.
Positive Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Chimney Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbal 3 ranks (36.40.43), Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Krummhorn 8', Octave Trumpet 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Gamba 16', Open Diapason 8', Zauberflote 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Rohr Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflote 2', Tierce 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Scharf 2 ranks (33.36), Contra Oboe 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Resultant Bass 32', Open Wood 16', Violine 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Gamba 16', Quintaton 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Octave Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (25.29.33), Trombone 16', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Rohr Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off.
Dunedin, New-Zealand (Otago) - Knox Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Dunedin
Region:South Island
Address: 449 George Street, 9016, Dunedin North
Website: https://www.knoxchurch.org.nz/
Description nr.: 2075837.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1931)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1931 | Norman & Beard Hill | new organ | 1968 | Peter Matla | rebuild | 1974 | South Island Organ Company | rebuild | 2001 | South Island Organ Company | restoration and enlargement |
Knox Presbyterian Church in Dunedin was built from 1872 and completed in 1876. A first organ was delivered in 1884 by the company T.C. Lewis & Co. This organ was sold to Napiers Cathedral in 1931. A new organ was built by Hill, Norman & Beard. The organ was rebuilt in 1968 by the Peter Matla, and in 1974 by the South Island Organ Company. The South Island Organ Company carried out a renovation in 2001, in which an electronic combination system was installed.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Positive Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 16 |
| - Pedal Organ | 15 |
| Total number of stops | 53 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Clear Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Octave Trumpet 4'.
Positive Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Chimney Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbal 3 ranks (36.40.43), Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Krummhorn 8', Octave Trumpet 4', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Gamba 16', Open Diapason 8', Zauberflote 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Rohr Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflote 2', Tierce 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Scharf 2 ranks (33.36), Contra Oboe 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Resultant Bass 32', Open Wood 16', Violine 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Gamba 16', Quintaton 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Octave Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (25.29.33), Trombone 16', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Rohr Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off.
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