Ashfield Baptist Church
cnr Holden and Norton Streets, Ashfield

Griffin & Leggo 1913 (2/11 electro-pneumatic)

Photo: Trevor Bunning (October 2007)




Photo: John Hanna (November 2024)

From SOJ Autumn 1998, Winter 1998:

Between 1912 and 1918 the Griffin & Leggo nameplate appeared on ten new organs in NSW. The organ for the Ashfield Baptist Tabernacle designed by Charles Leggo was opened in 1913. With the exception of metal pipes and keys, the whole organ was manufactured at Griffin & Leggo's own factory. The organ was built with a combination of supply and exhaust pneumatic action. Pitchford & Garside supplied electric action in 1974 and prepared a Bass Flute 8 and Octave Flute 4 to the Pedal at the console but lack of funds prevented the pipes being installed.

The specification is:

Great Open Diapason Clarabella Dolce Harmonic Flute Swell Geigen Principal Salicional Lieblich Gedackt Voix Celeste Gemshorn Closed Horn Tremulant Pedal Bourdon Couplers Swell to Great Swell to Pedal Swell Octave Swell Sub-Octave to Great Great to Pedal

8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 16

Compass 61/30

Balanced Swell pedal