Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church
Belmont Road, Mosman

Charles Richardson 1917 (2/15 mechanical)




From SOJ December1993/January 1994:

Whilst Charles Richardson's later instruments evinced a decreasing local content and were largely or wholly imported from W.E. Richardson & Sons, the organ for this church, built in 1917 with tubular-pneumatic action, contains substantial local materials.

This instrument was rebuilt and enlarged by Ian D. Brown during the years 1975-78. The work included re-siting the Swell division by extending the existing action which allowed the additional stops to be "cheeked" on to the Richardson soundboards. No restoration work on the soundboards was carried out at the time.

During this period, the pedal was converted to electro-pneumatic action and enlarged by the addition of a Flute 4' and Trombone 16'. This latter stop has mahogany resonators which are half length for part of the compass.

Repairs to the Swell soundboards were effected by Peter Jewkes in 1979 together with some re-voicing.


Note from Peter Jewkes (Mar 2008):

We have subsequently replaced the fairly unsatisfactory Edwards Cornopean with a new one, restored the soundboards and replaced most of Brown's aluminium action c.1996.




The current specification is:


Great
Open Diapason
Stopped Diapason
Dulciana
Principal
Fifteenth

Swell
Lieblich Gedact
Gamba
Nason Flute
Mixture 15.22
Quinte 1-1/3
Cornopean
Tremulant

Pedal
Sub Bass
Bass Flute
Flute
Trombone

Couplers
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal

8
8
8
4
2


8
8
4
II
1-1/3
8



16
8
4
16




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+
# ^




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+ Additions by Ian D. Brown (1975-78)
* Installed by Hill, Norman & Beard (1965)
# Additions by T.C.Edwards (1927)
^ Replaced Peter D G Jewkes c. 1996

Manual and stop action: mechanical
Pedal action: electro-neumatic (since 1975-8 rebuild)







Photos: MQ 2007