Current interior of the church c.2000 (image: Google search)
Documentation by Kelvin Hastie
© OHTA 2024
The organ in Mortdale Baptist Church was built by J. P. Eagles in 1959 with the pipe enclosure located behind a screen at the front of the church. The instrument was tonally unusual for Eagles, as the Diapason rank was available at 8' and 2' on the Great and at 4' on the Swell, with the Geigen available at 4' on the Great (where it was erroneously labelled "Gemshorn") and at 8', 2-2/3' and 2' on the Swell.
The instrument has been removed from the church, which has been the subject of significant remodelling.
The organ had the following stoplist:
Great Bourdon Open Diapason Flute Salicional Gemshorn Fifteenth Swell to Great Swell Octave to Great |
16 8 8 8 4 2 |
A B A C D B |
|
Swell Geigen Flute Octave Twelfth Fifteenth Cornopean Swell Octave Swell Sub Octave |
8 8 4 2-2/3 2 8 |
D A B D D E |
|
Pedal Bourdon Bass Flute Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal |
16 16 8 |
A A+ A |
Tremulant
Electro-magnetic action
Compass 61/32
+Bourdon on higher wind pressure