St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
37 Anderson St, Chatswood

Whitehouse Bros 1930 with later additions (2/12 tubular-pneumatic)

From SOJ February/March 1989:

The organ in this church is another example of the work of Whitehouse Bros of Brisbane. It was built in 1930 and in 1933 the firm added a Stopped Diapason 8 to the Great and an Echo Gamba 8 to the Swell. In 1974 Ian D.Brown made further tonal changes by removing the Dulciana 8 from the Great and the Dolce 8 from the Swell. These were replaced by a Fifteenth 2 available on the Great and Swell. An unusual feature of this organ is the Flute Amabile 8 on the Great.

A church newspaper of 1930 records the following advertisement for Whitehouse organs:

''NOW IS A TIME to consider how a pipe organ, with its melody of music, holds and extends a church congregation. AND, in this use organs bearing the nameplate ''Whitehouse Bros'' will be found pre-eminent in tone and lasting quality.

EVERY instrument is built to an ideal - under the personal supervision of Mr Whitehouse. with highest craftsmanship,
from best materials ...

The specification is:

GREAT Open Diapason Stopped Diapason Flute Amabile Principal Fifteenth SWELL Violin Diapason Flute Echo Gamba Rohr Flute Fifteenth Oboe Tremulant PEDAL Bourdon COUPLERS Swell Super Swell Sub Swell to Great Swell to Pedal Great to Peedal Swell to Great Octave Swell to Great Sub

8 8 8 4 2 8 8 8 4 2 8 16

Compass: 61/30

Tubular-pneumatic action.