Completed Work
Specification of the Grand Concert Organ in
Aikman Hall
Haileybury College
Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
| 1887 John R. Miller (Perth, Scotland) Built for Perth City Hall, Scotland | 1911 John R. Miller (Dundee) Relocation in new Perth City Hall Prepared enlargement New 4 manual console | 1957 Henry Willis III (London & Edinburgh) Comprehensive rebuild and enlargement New 4 manual console |
| 1980 Rushworth & Dreaper (Liverpool) New solid-state system | 2006-2008 Pipe Organs W.A. (Perth, Western Australia) Relocation to Aikman Hall, Haileybury College, Melbourne Comprehensive rebuild and enlargement | 4 manuals & pedal 63 speaking stops, 53 ranks - 2,955 pipes |
| Pedal Organ - CCC to G - 32 notes 18 speaking stops, 11 couplers, 10 ranks, 356 pipes Wind pressures Light Pressure 4 ½; Open Diapason & Violoncello 5 Ό; Bombarde 15 ½ |
| 32 32 16 16 16 16 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 III 32 16 16 8 | Double Open Diapason (B) Contra Bass (A) Open Bass (A) Open Diapason (B) Violone(C) Sub Bass Octave Bass (A) Octave Diapason (B) Violoncello Flute Bass Viol di Gamba (C) Choral Bass Octave Viol (C) Mixture 17.19.22 Contra Bombarde (D) Bombarde (D) Trombone Tuba (D) | w z w w pm pm w pm pm z w & pm | 12 pipes prep;[1-12 acoustic]; 13-32 read at 32'; new 1-12 acoustic; 13-32 read at 32'; new 32 piipes; Willis 32 pipes; facade; Miller [M] Open Diapason 16 from Choir 32 pipes; M Bourdon 16 12 pipes; new 12 pipes; new 32 pipes; slotted; facade; M Violoncello 8 32 pipes; stopped; M Gt Stopped Diap 8 & new from Choir 32 pipes; Willis from Choir 96pipes; Willis 12 pipes prep; [1-12 prep]; 13-32 read at 32'; new 12 pipes; Willis 32 pipes; 1-19 w; M Trombone 16 from Solo |
| Great Reeds to Pedal [drawstop] [affected by Gt Reeds Sub Octave] Swell Heavy Wind Off Pedal [drawstop] [takes Swell HPoff all Sw/Ped couplers] Swell Light Wind off Pedal [drawstop] [takes Swell LP off all Sw/Ped couplers] Choir to Pedal at 8' & 4' Great to Pedal at 8' Swell to Pedal at 8' & 4' Solo to Pedal at 8' & 4' MIDI on Pedal [drawstop] Pedal Divide [drawstop] |
| Choir Organ - CC to C - 61 notes- Manual I 6 speaking stops, 14 couplers, 2 ranks, 146 pipes Wind pressures Viol di Gamba 4 1/2", Grand Diapason 6 1/2" |
| 16 8 8 4 16 8 | Violone (C) Grand Diapason (E) Viol di Gamba (C) Octave Diapason (E) Contra Tuba (D) Tuba (D) | z z, pm & sm z & sm sm | 12 pipes; slotted; Willis 61 pipes; facade; 1-12 z, 13-19 pm; new 61 pipes; 1-12 z; slotted; M So Viol di Gamba 12 pipes; new from Solo from Solo |
| Great Reeds to Choir [drawstop] [affected by all Ch couplers, not by Gt Reeds Sub Oct] Solo Light Wind to Choir [drawstop] [affected by Choir intra-manual couplers] Swell Heavy Wind off Choir [drawstop] [takes Swell HP off all Sw/Ch couplers] Swell Light Wind off Choir [drawstop] [takes Swell LP off all Sw/Ch couplers] Swell to Choir at 16', 8' & 4' Solo to Choir at 16', 8', 4' Choir to Choir at 16' & 4' Choir Unison Off MIDI on Choir [drawstop] |
| Great Organ - CC to C - 61 notes- Manual II 16 speaking stops, 14 couplers, 16 ranks, 940 pipes Wind pressures Light Pressure 4 1/2", Reeds 6 1/2" |
| 16 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 2 2/3 2 III-V 8 4 | Violone (C) Grand Diapason (E) Open Diapason No. 1 Open Diapason No. 2 Viol di Gamba (C) Spitz Flute Stopped Diapason Octave Diapason (E) Principal Flauto Traverso Stopped Flute Twelfth Fifteenth Mixture 12.15.17.19.22 Trumpet Clarion | z z, pm & sm z & sm w & sm z & sm z & sm w sm sm sm sm sm sm sm sm pm | from Choir from Choir 61 pipes; facade; 1-18 z; M Open Diapason 8 61 pipes; Willis from Choir 61 pipes; 1-12 z; M So Spitz Flute 61 pipes; Willis from Choir 61 pipes; M Principal 4 61 pipes; slotted; 25-61 harmonic; Willis 61 pipes; Willis 61 pipes; M Twelfth 2 2/3 61 pipes; M Fifteenth 2 269 pipes; part M Mixture III 17.19.22 & Willis 61 pipes; M Trumpet 8 61 pipes; 31-61 harmonic; Willis |
| Great Reeds Sub Octave [drawstop] Great Reeds off Great [drawstop] Swell Heavy Wind off Great [drawstop] [takes Swell HP off all Sw/Gt couplers] Swell Light Wind off Great [drawstop] [takes Swell LP off all Sw/Gt couplers] Swell to Great at 16', 8' & 4' Choir to Great at 16', 8',4' Solo to Great at 16', 8' & 4' MIDI on Great [drawstop] |
| Swell Organ - CC to C - 61 notes- Manual III 14 speaking stops, 7 couplers, 18 ranks, 1086 pipes Wind pressures Light Pressure 4 3/4", Heavy Pressure 6 3/4" |
| 16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 II W 8 IV 16 8 4 | Double Diapason Open Diapason Lieblich Gedackt Salicional Vox Angelica TC Gemshorn Hohl Flute Flageolet Sesquialtera 12.17 Oboe Tremolo [drawstop] Chorus Mixture 12.15.19.22 Waldhorn Horn Clarion | w z & sm w z & sm z & sm pm & sm w pm & sm z, pm & sm sm pm & sm z & pm sm sm | 61 pipes; M Double Diapason 16 61 pipes; 1-12 z, 1-19 slotted; M Open Diapason 8 61 pipes; M Lieblich Gedackt 8 61 pipes; 1-12 z; 13-61 slotted; M Vox Celeste 8 49 pipes; 13-24 z; 25-61 slotted; Willis 61 pipes; 1-5 pm; M Gemshorn 4 61 pipes; 1-12 stopped; M Hohl Flute 4 61 pipes; 1-12 pm; Willis [W] 122 pipes; stop'd 12th z & pm; open 17th tapered sm; 61 pipes; M Oboe 8 244 pipes; part M Mixture IV 12.15.19.22 61 pipes; 1-24 z; Willis 61 pipes; M Horn 8 61 pipes; M Clarion 4 |
| Swell Heavy Wind off Swell [drawstop] [takes Swell HP off all Swell intra-manual couplers] Swell Light Wind off Swell [drawstop] [takes Swell LP off all Swell intra-manual couplers] Solo to Swell at 8' Swell to Swell at 16' & 4' Swell Unison Off MIDI on Swell [drawstop] |
| Solo Organ (enclosed) - CC to C - 61 notes- Manual IV 9 speaking stops, 9 couplers, 7 ranks, 427 pipes Wind pressures Light Pressure 6 1/2", Tuba 15 1/2" |
| 8 8 4 2 8 8 8 4 8 | Violoncello Orchestral Flute Concert Flute Piccolo Flugel Horn Corno di Bassetto Tremolo [drawstop] Grand Diapason (E) Octave Diapason (E) Tuba (D) [unenclosed] | z & sm w sm sm pm pm z, pm & sm | 61 pipes; 1-24 z; slotted; Willis 61 pipes; 1-12 stopped; Willis 61 pipes; slotted; 20-61 harm; M Concert Flute 4 61 pipes; M Piccolo 2 61 pipes; Willis 61 pipes; M Orchestral Clarionet 8 from Choir from Choir 61 pipes; 1-12 z; 13-31 pm; 32-61 harmonic; Willis |
| Great Reeds to Solo [drawstop] [affected by Gt Reeds Sub Oct, not byany Solo couplers] Tuba off Solo Couplers [drawstop] [off allSolo intra and inter-manual couplers] Swell Heavy Wind to Solo [drawstop][affected by Sw intra-man coups, not by any So coups] Swell Light Wind to Solo [drawstop] [affected by Sw intra-man coups, not by any So coups] Solo Light Wind off Solo [drawstop] [off Solo intra-manual couplers only] Solo to Solo at 16' & 4' Solo Unison Off MIDI on Solo [drawstop] |
| Combination Action 250 levels of General and Divisional memory Independent Sequencer with 250 stages Choir: 8 adjustable thumb pistons Great: 8 adjustable thumb pistons Swell: 8 adjustable thumb pistons Solo: 8 adjustable thumb pistons Pedal: 8 adjustable toe pistons General: 16 adjustable thumb pistons Swell or General: 8 toe pistons [if General selected reads settings on General thumb pistons 1 8] Bass Toe Pistons Exchange [selects either Swell or General to act on toe pistons] Next [in Sequencer]: 5 thumb pistons and 1 toe piston Last [in Sequencer]: 1 thumb piston and 1 toe piston Divisionals Sequencer Exchange [makes additional thumb pistons act as Next and Last] Coupler Cancel: thumb piston in Choir keyslip [cancels all couplers including new drawstop couplers] Octave Coupler Cancel: thumb piston in Great keyslip [cancels all Oct Coups on rail and Gt Reeds Sub Oct] General Cancel: thumb piston in Choir keyslip Setter thumb piston in Choir keyslip [marked L for Willis Locking Piston system] Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled [rocking tablet couples Gt and Ped pistons both ways] Divisionals as Generals [makes Sw and Gt thumb pistons act as independent Generals] Memory Up and Down [thumb pistons] |
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| Reversibles Great to Pedal reversible thumb piston in Great keyslip Swell to Pedal reversible thumb piston in Swell keyslip Choir to Pedal reversible thumb piston in Choir keyslip Solo to Pedal reversible thumb piston in Solo keyslip Solo, Swell and Choir to Great reversible thumb pistons in Great keyslip Solo to Swell reversible thumb piston in Swell keyslip Solo and Swell to Choir reversible thumb pistons in Choir keyslip Tuba 8 reversible thumb piston in Solo keyslip Solo Tremolo reversible thumb piston in Solo keyslip Swell Tremolo reversible thumb piston in Swell keyslip Full Organ reversible thumb piston in Swell keyslip with indicator light Swell to Great reversible toe piston Great to Pedal reversible toe piston Doubles Off rocking tablet in Solo keyslip [silences all 16 manual and 32 pedal stops drawn] Pedal Stops Off rocking tablet in Choir keyslip [silences all Ped stops drawn but not stops coupled to Ped] |
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| Action Electro-pneumatic |
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| Expression Expression Pedals to Swell and Solo General Crescendo Pedal with bar graph and 2 programmable setting with 20 stages |
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| Miscellaneous Great/Choir Manual Transfer [drawstop; with indicator light] MIDI record/playback facility Adjustable Bench Ivory Drawstop Mobile Console with rocking tablets for some couplers and accessories |
| Mixture Compositions Great Mixture III-V CC BB: 12 notes: 17.19.22 C B: 12 notes: 15.17.19.22 c1 c2: 13 notes: 12.15.17.19.22 c#2 f2: 5 notes: 8.12.15.19.22 f#2 c4: 19 notes: 1.8.12.15.19 |
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| Swell Chorus Mixture IV CC F#: 19 notes: 12.15.19.22 G g1: 13 notes: 12.17.19.22 g#1 g2: 12 notes: 12.15.17.19 g#2 c3: 5 notes: 8.12.15.17 c#3 c4: 12 notes: 8.10.12.15 |
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| Swell Sesquialtera II CC-c4: 12.17 no breaks |
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| Pedal Mixture III CCC G: 32 notes: 17.19.22 no breaks |
