Congregational Church
Cnr Sydney Road and Whistler Street, Manly

Griffin & Leggo, 1914 (2/11 mechanical and electro-pneumatic)

 

From SOJ Spring 1997, Summer 1997-98:

The organ was built in 1914 by the firm of Messrs Griffin & Leggo, organ builders of Pyrmont, NSW. The organ was designed by Mr J Earnshaw after previously having a harmonium to accompany the services. The organ was opened free of debt and received a handsome donation of £150 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The organ has two manuals, 11 stops and 4 couplers and has mechanical and electro-pneumatic action. In 1975, (one spec. says 1972) the Fifteenth was added to the Great and the Gedact 8 and Flute 4 added to the Swell, all of which were provided for in the original design. This work was done by Ian D Brown.

The specification is:

Great Open Diapason Tibia Minor Dolce Geigen Principal Fifteenth Swell Gemshorn Gedact Viol d'Orchestre Rohr Flute Closed Horn Tremulant Pedal Sub Bass Couplers Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Swell Octave

8 8 8 4 2 8 8 8 4 8 16

[only Tibia written on the stop knob]

Compass 61/32

Mechanical and electro-pneumatic action

 

Photographs: Alan Caradus (August 2015)