Complete description of the selected organ
Hobart, Australia (Tasmania) - Saint Mary's Cathedral
Municipal: Hobart
Address: 180 Harrington Street, 7000, Hobart
Website: https://www.stmaryscathedralhobart.org.au/
Description nr.: 2076882.
Built by: Fincham & Hobday (1893)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason no.1 8' - 1986, Open Diapason no.2 8', Violin Diapason 8' - 2009, Harmonic Flute 8' - 2009, Claribel 8', Bourdon 8' - extension, Principal 4', Rohr Flöte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5' - 1986, Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26) - 1893/1986, Cymbal 2 ranks (29.33) - 1986, Trumpet 8' - 1986.
Choir Organ (C-c''''):
Enclosed Section: Rohr Flöte 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (c°-c'''') - 2009, Gemshorn 4' - 1986, Suabe Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1986, Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1986, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1986, Clarinet 8', Schalmey 4' - 1986, Tremulant.
Unenclosed Section: Harmonic Flute 8' - from Great, Cornet 4 ranks, Tromba 8' - 1986; horizontal.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-c''''), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4' - 2009, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks - 1986, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 2009, Double Trumpet 16' - C-B 1986; extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4' - extension, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Quint Bass 32' - 1986; acoustic extension, Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Great, Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Tertian 2 ranks (10.12) - 1986; extension, Trombone 16' - C-B 1986; extension, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Hobart, Australia (Tasmania) - Saint Mary's Cathedral
Municipal: Hobart
Address: 180 Harrington Street, 7000, Hobart
Website: https://www.stmaryscathedralhobart.org.au/
Description nr.: 2076882.
Built by: Fincham & Hobday (1893)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1893 | Fincham & Hobday | new organ | 1895 | Fincham & Hobday | transfer/relocate | 1934 | Norman & Beard Hill | restoration | 1957 | K.R. Davis & Son | restoration and enlargement | 1966 | George Fincham | restoration and enlargement | 1986 | Laurie Pipe Organs Pty. | rebuild | 2009 | Wakeley Pipe Organs | restoration |
- Fincham & Hobday built an organ in 1893 for the Hobart Exhibition, which opened that year. After the exhibition, the organ was placed in the cathedral in June 1895. The organ had a special type of windchests, without slides. The organ was dedicated on July 21, 1895, on which occasion it was played by F.H. Stevens.
- The organ was renovated in 1934 by Hill, Norman & Beard and in 1957 by Keith Davis. The organ was rebuilt in 1966 by George Fincham & Sons with new windchests. Laurie Pipe Organ undertook a renovation and expansion in 1986. In 2009 the organ was restored and expanded again by Wakeley Pipe Organs.
- The cathedral was built in Gothic style and was designed by William Wardell. However, the building proved unstable, so it was largely rebuilt according to a design by Henry Hunter. Only the choir and choir chapels remain from the first church. A first organ was built by James Eagles and dedicated on May 27, 1851. This organ was transferred to Sacred Heart Church in New Town in 1895. It no longer exists.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 15 (14) |
| - Choir Organ | 14 (13) |
| - Swell Organ | 13 (11) |
| - Pedal Organ | 13 (7) |
| Total number of stops | 55 (45) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason no.1 8' - 1986, Open Diapason no.2 8', Violin Diapason 8' - 2009, Harmonic Flute 8' - 2009, Claribel 8', Bourdon 8' - extension, Principal 4', Rohr Flöte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5' - 1986, Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26) - 1893/1986, Cymbal 2 ranks (29.33) - 1986, Trumpet 8' - 1986.
Choir Organ (C-c''''):
Enclosed Section: Rohr Flöte 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (c°-c'''') - 2009, Gemshorn 4' - 1986, Suabe Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1986, Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1986, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1986, Clarinet 8', Schalmey 4' - 1986, Tremulant.
Unenclosed Section: Harmonic Flute 8' - from Great, Cornet 4 ranks, Tromba 8' - 1986; horizontal.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (c°-c''''), Principal 4', Wald Flute 4' - 2009, Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks - 1986, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 2009, Double Trumpet 16' - C-B 1986; extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4' - extension, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Quint Bass 32' - 1986; acoustic extension, Open Diapason 16', Sub Bass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Great, Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Tertian 2 ranks (10.12) - 1986; extension, Trombone 16' - C-B 1986; extension, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
| Literature |
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. |
| Links |
http://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/HobartRCCath.html |