The
Church of St Patrick in Fremantle, built in 1900 complete with flying buttresses
and raised to the status of a Basilica in 
1994,
is a majestic example of 14th century Gothic style architecture. The
Church of St Patrick in Fremantle, built in 1900 complete with flying buttresses
and raised to the status of a Basilica in 1994,
is a majestic example of 14th century Gothic style architecture.
A 2-manual mechanical action organ, having a compass of C-f '''
for the Great division and c-f ''' for the Swell, was built in 1898 by J.C.
Bishop & Son of London. This organ which was sited on the North wall of the
gallery, was first rebuilt by Gunstar Organ Works of Adelaide, South Australia,
in 1965 with electric action and a divided facade of simple design.
It was rebuilt again in 1988-90 by Bellsham Pipe Organs of Perth,
Western Australia, to an ambitious 4-manual specification including a highly
decorated Gothic case made of Philippine Cedar, and a second interconnected
2-manual organ in the south transept. These organs were given in thanksgiving
in memory of the many priests of the Congregation of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
who have served the parish since their arrival from Ireland in 1894.
The present rebuild undertaken by the South Island Organ Company of Timaru, New Zealand, is the result of a generous gift by the Hughes family in memory of Alice Hughes (dec.).
The work has been extensive, involving a complete reorganization and expansion of the internal layout, with several new divisions, additional pipework and complete revoicing, new winding system, new serial-drive MIDI electrical system, and low -profile transept console.
The rebuilt organ completed for Easter 1998 is a triumph of eclectic organ design and is amongst the largest Church organ installations in Australia
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TWO ORGANS
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GRAND ORGAN - PEDAL |
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| 1. Sub Diapason Acoustic-32'[q]* | 57. Harmonic Piccolo - 2' [g] | 104. Bourdon (Ped) - 8' [v] |
| 2.SubBourdonAcoustic-32'[r]&[a] | 58. Tierce - 1 3/5' | 105. Basson (Ped) - 16' (Sw) [u] |
| 3. Principal - 16' [s] | 59. Larigot - 1 1/3' [f] | |
| 4. Open Diapason Wood - 16' [q] | 60. Octave Piccolo - 1' [g] |
GRAND ORGAN COUPLERS |
| 5. Subbass - 16' [r] | 61. Mixture - IV | Positive to Pedal - Great to Pedal |
| 6. Lieblich Bourdon-16'(Ch)[e] | 62. Fagotto - 16' [h] | Swell to Pedal - Positive 4' to Pedal |
| 7. Octave - 8' [s] | 63. Trumpet - 8' [l] | Great 4' to Pedal - Swell 4' to Pedal |
| 8. Bass Flute - 8' [r] | 64. Oboe - 8' [h] | Choir to Pedal - Bombarde to Pedal |
| 9. Bourdon - 8' (Ch) [e] | 65. Vox Humana - 8' | Choir 4' to Pedal - Bombarde 4' to Pedal |
| 10. Viola - 8' (Ch) [b] | 66. Clarion - 4' | Transept to Pedal - Swell 16' to Great |
| 11. Fifteenth - 4' [s] |
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Swell to Great - Swell to Positive |
| 12. Nachthorn - 2' (Bmb) [p] |
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Positive to Great - Positive to Swell |
| 13. Octave Flute - 4' [r] |
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Bombarde to Great - Bombarde to Positive |
| 14. Nachthorn - 2' (Bmb) [p] |
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Bombarde to Swell - Choir to Great |
| 15. Mixture - IV |
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Bombarde OFF IV - Choir to Swell |
| 16. Contra Posaune-32'(Bmb)[d] |
GRAND ORGAN - CHOIR, IV |
Choir ON Positive - Transept to Great |
| 17.Ophicleide - 16' (Bmb) [o] | 67. Lieblich Bourdon - 16' [e] | Transept to IV - Transept to Positive |
| 18. Posaune - 16' (Bmb) [d] | 68. Contra Viola - 16' [k] | Transept to Swell - Choir OFF IV |
| 19. Fagotto - 16' (Sw) [h] | 69. Harmonic Flute - 8' [n] | Swell OFF III - Gt (& cpld. mans.) to IV |
| 20. Posaune - 8' (Bmb) [d] | 70. Bourdon - 8' [e] |
GRAND ORGAN CONSOLE |
| 21. Trumpet - 8' (Sw) [l] | 71. Viola - 8' [k] | Muldersoft capture System with 1 open & 3 secure user areas. |
| 22. Schalmey - 4' | 72. Salicional - 8' [l] | |
GRAND ORGAN - POSITIVE, I |
73. Unda Maris T.C - 8' [m] | Per user area: |
| 23. Gedact - 8' | 74. Harmonic Flute - 4' [n] | 16 general thumb pistons. |
| 24. Quintade - 8' | 75. OctaveStringsSalicional-4'[l]&[m] | 8 divisional thumb pistons to Positive, Great, Swell and Choir. |
| 25. Prestant - 4' | 76. Piccolo Bourdon - 2' [e] | 4 divisional thumb pistons to Bombarde. |
| 26. Rohrflute - 4' | 77. Sifflute Bourdon - 1' [e] | 6 divisional thumb pistons to duplicate Transept Organ stop-tabs. |
| 27. Octave - 2' | 78. Corno di Bassetto - 8' | 8 divisional toe pistons to Pedal and 8 duplicating Swell. |
| 28. Sesquialtera - II | 79. Posaune - 8' (Bmb) [d] | Reversible thumb pistons for: |
| 29. Quint - 1 1/3' | Tremulant | Bmb to Pos, Sw to Pos, Pos to Ped, Bmb to Gt, |
| 30. Scharff - IV | Octave | Pos to Gt, Sw to Gt, Gt to Ped, Sw to Ped, |
| 31. Krummhorn - 8' | Sub-octave | Bmb to Ped, Ch to Ped, Gt to IV, |
| 32. Trompette en Chamade-8'(Bmb)[j] | Unison off | Reversible toe pistons: |
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GRAND ORGAN - BOMBARDE, IV |
Sw to Ped, Sw to Gt, Gt to Ped, Bmb to Gt. |
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80. Tuba Mirabilis - 8' [o] | Thumb pistons: |
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81. Trompette en Chamade - 8' [j] | General Cancel - T.O. Cancel |
GRAND ORGAN - GREAT, II |
82. Posaune - 16' [d] | Crescendo facility with LED display of program and step number. |
| 33. Bourdon - 16' [a] | 83. Posaune - 8' [d] | Electronic metronome. |
| 34. Principal - 8' | 84. Posaune - 4' [d] | Transposer - 11 semitones up or down with LED display. |
| 35. Gamba - 8' | 85. Cornet T.G. - V [c] | Sequencer with 768 steps per user area (divided into 16 items of 48 steps) and insert facility. |
| 36. Harmonic Flute - 8' | 86. Nachthorn - 8' [p] | Thumb pistons for "SET" & sequencer "NEXT", "LAST", "RESTORE". |
| 37. Bourdon - 8' [a] | 87. Nachthorn - 4' [p] | Toe piston for "NEXT". |
| 38. Octave - 4' |
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MIDI Sequencer: |
| 39. Stopped Flute - 4' |
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MIDI IN/OUT/THRU port. |
| 40. Twelfth - 2 2/3' |
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3 illuminated switches for: |
| 41. Fifteenth - 2' |
GRAND ORGAN - TRANSEPT |
Choir Expression to Swell |
| 42. Fourniture - V - VI | 88. Open Diapason (Gt) - 8' | "NEXT" on Divisional Pistons. |
| 43. Cymbel - III | 89. Gedackt (Gt) - 8' | Invert Manuals II & I. |
| 44. Cornet - M.C. - V (Bmb) [c] | 90. Spitzgamba (Gt) - 8' | 3 switches for :- |
| 45. Trumpet - 8' | 91. Principal (Gt) - 4' | Generals (9-16) on Pedal Toe Pistons. |
| 46. Posaune - 16' (Bmb) [d] | 92. Flageolet (Gt) - 2' | Generals (1-8) on Swell Toe Pistons. |
| 47. Trompette en Chamade - 8' (Bmb) [j] | 93. Mixture (Gt) - III | Great & Pedal Pistons Coupled. |
GRAND ORGAN - SWELL, III |
94. Rohr Flute (Sw) - 8' | 4 position rotary switch for control of 2 swell pedals: |
| 48. Lieblich Bourdon - 16' (Ch) [e] | 95. Echo Viole (Sw) - 8' | T.O. Closed / Open / to Swell / to Choir. |
| 49. Open Diapason - 8' | 96. Voix Celeste TC (Sw)-8' | Drawstop for Choir Combinations to Positive Pistons. |
| 50. Rohrflute - 8' | 97. Principal (Sw) - 4' | Drawstop for Pedal Divide coupler. |
| 51. Gamba - 8' | 98. Lieblich Flute (Sw) - 4' | Choir & Swell expression Pedals. |
| 52. Voix Celeste T.C. - 8' | 99. Octave (Sw) - 2' | |
| 53. Principal - 4' | 100. Basson (Sw) - 16' [u] | |
| 54. Koppelflute - 4' | 101. Hautbois (Sw) - 8' [u] | |
| 55. Nasard - 2 2/3' [f] | 102. Oboe Dolce (Sw) - 8' | |
| 56. Fifteenth - 2' |
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| 103. Bourdon (Ped)-16'[v] | ||
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TRANSEPT ORGAN - GREAT,I |
TRANSEPT ORGAN-DIRECT G.O. STOP-TABS |
Blind reversible toe pistons with LEDS: |
| 106. Open Diapason - 8' | 125. Tuba - 8'[o] | G.O. Contra Posaune 32' G.O. Sub Bourdon 32' |
| 107. Gedackt - 8' | 126. Posaune - 8' [d] | Thumb Pistons: |
| 108. Spitzgamba - 8' | 127. Trompette en Chamade - 8' [j] | T.O. General Cancel. G.O. Gen. Can. (with LED) |
| 109. Principal - 4' | Read-only LED display panel for control of G.O. level position and user area. | |
| 110. Flageolet - 2' |
TRANSEPT ORGAN - COUPLERS |
Duplicate of G.O. Crescendo pedal with LED display of program and step number. |
| 111. Mixture - III | Swell to Pedal - Great to Pedal | Transposer - 11 semitones up or down with LED display. |
| 112. Hautbois - 8' (Sw) [u] | Swell 4' to Pedal - Swell to Great | Electronic Metronome. |
TRANSEPT ORGAN - SWELL, II |
TRANSEPT ORGAN DIALOGUE COUPLERS |
T.O. Sequencer with 384 steps per user area (divided into 8 items of 48 steps) and insert facility. |
| 113. Rohr Flute - 8' | Auto Pedal Coupling | Thumb pistons for "SET" & sequencer "NEXT", "LAST", "RESTORE". |
| 114. Echo Viole - 8' | T.O. On Upper/ G.O. On Lower | Toe pistons for "NEXT". |
| 115. Voix Celeste - T.C. 8' | Great to Swell/ G.O. Off Upper | |
| 116. Principal - 4' | ||
| 117. Lieblich Flute - 4' |
TRANSEPT ORGAN CONSOLE |
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| 118. Octave - 2' | Muldersoft capture system with 1 open & 3 secure user areas. | MIDI Sequencer: |
| 119. Basson - 16' [u] | Per user area: | MIDI IN/OUT/THRU port. |
| 120. Hautbois - 8' [u] | 8 general and 4 divisional levels. | 3 switches for: |
| 121. Oboe Dolce - 8' | 6 general thumb pistons. | G.O. Generals (1-8) on Swell Toe Pistons. |
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6 divisional thumb pistons to each manual | G.O. Generals (9-16) on Gt & Pd Toe Pistons. |
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(Great perm. coupled to Pedal). | T.O. Generals on Gt & Ped Toe Pistons. |
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16 general thumb pistons operating G.O. | G.O. & T.O. expression pedals. |
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6 divisional toe pistons duplicating Gt. & Ped. coupled. | 2 x 3 position rotary switches for control of G.O. expression pedals: |
| 6 divisional toe pistons duplicating Swell. | ||
TRANSEPT ORGAN - PEDAL |
Reversible thumb pistons: | G.O. Swell - closed / open / on T.O. 2nd pedal. |
| 122. Bourdon - 16' [v] | Sw to Gt - Gt to Ped - Sw to Ped | G.O. Choir - closed / open / on T.O. 2nd pedal. |
| 123. Bourdon - 8' [v] | Reversible toe pistons: | |
| 124. Basson - 16' (Sw) [u] | Sw to Ped - Sw to Gt - Gt to Ped | * Denotes shared pipes |
Grand Organ Console
