{"id":142,"date":"2010-12-15T07:06:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piercepipeorgans.com.au"},"modified":"2010-12-20T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T05:37:31","slug":"st-lukes-anglican-churchtoowoomba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/piercepipeorgans.com.au\/organ-restoration\/western-qld\/st-lukes-anglican-churchtoowoomba","title":{"rendered":"St Luke\u2019s Anglican Church,Toowoomba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"A view from nave level\" src=\"\/new\/images\/organ-restoration\/stlukesang1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although  the Norwich firm of Norman and Beard was founded in 1868, their first  Australian order was not delivered until 1894. The installation of the  organ in Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Newcastle, sparked a spate of  orders throughout Australasia; nevertheless, only St. Luke&#8217;s in  Toowoomba, and <a href=\"http:\/\/piercepipe.gostart.com.au\/stjohnsang.htm\">St. John&#8217;s Anglican Cathedral<\/a> remain as Queensland examples.<\/p>\n<p>In  1907, the organ was delivered to local builders Whitehouse Bros. for  installation in the unfinished St. Luke&#8217;s church within the first bay of  the Nave pillars, where it remained until the extension of the  Sanctuary and Transepts. \u00a0It was then sited on a platform above the  Choir, at which time (in 1960) the action was electrified and  opportunity taken to provide extra pedal stops by extension (Acoustic  Bass and Quint.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\" view of the pipes\" src=\"\/new\/images\/organ-restoration\/stlukesang2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The  rebuild by WJ Simon Pierce in 1995 included replacement of all worn  parts, resealing of all windchests and ducting, as well as the  relocation of the errant Pedal pipes which had been placed behind the  Sanctuary arch.<\/p>\n<p>The Trumpet stop was given by the late Dora Jackson, a longtime resident of Toowoomba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specifications:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>GREAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PEDAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Open Diapason No.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acoustic Bass<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Open Diapason No.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a016&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Open Wood<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clarabella\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bourdon<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dulciana\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Principal<br \/>\n4&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Principal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bass Flute<br \/>\n4&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harmonic Flute<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trumpet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tremulant<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clarinet<br \/>\n<strong>SWELL <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>16&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bourdon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Great to Pedal<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Geigen Diapason\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swell to Great<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lieblich Gedact\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Swell Sub<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salicional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Swell Unison Off<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Voix Celeste\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Swell Super<br \/>\n4&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gemshorn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swell Super to Great<br \/>\nIII\u00a0\u00a0 Mixture\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Swell Sub to Great<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cornopean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Great Super<br \/>\n8&#8242;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oboe<br \/>\n3 thumb pistons for each manual, as well as a General Cancel and a Full Organ (this latter also available from a toe piston).<br \/>\nReversible toe pistons for Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal and Swell to Great couplers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Norwich firm of Norman and Beard was founded in 1868, their first Australian order was not delivered until 1894. 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