The Grey Street Church Pipe Organ

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When the Onehunga Co-operating Parish was established in 1996, the combined parish inherited two historic pipe organs and an “Allen” digital instrument (from the Church of Christ).

A creative way to preserve both pipe organs in Onehunga was approved by the Church Council in 1999. The two “Croft” organs (Presbyterian 1909 and Methodist 1938) were skilfully restored by the South Island Organ Company (Timaru), then combined together as one organ, creating a versatile instrument of 38 speaking stops from 1027 pipes.

Described by the Auckland City Organist, Dr John Wells, as a musical “taonga”, the rebuilt organ was commissioned and dedicated in 2002. The organ symbolises in a tangible way the coming together of the denominations into one worshipping and serving community.

Organ Specification

GREAT
SWELL
PEDAL

Bourdon
Principal
Open Diapason
Hohl Flute
Stopped Diapason
Dulciana
Octave
Harmonic Flute
Nazard
Fifteenth
Flute
Larigot
Mixture (19,22)
Horn (Sw)

Swell to Great

16
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
2 2/3
2
2
1 1/3
11
8

Lieblich Bourdon
Violin Diapason
Lieblich Gedackt
Salicional
Voix Celeste (TC)
Principal
Flauto Gedackt
Salicet
Flautina
Salicet
Trombone
Horn
Oboe
Clarion

Swell Octave
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Unison Off
Tremulant

16
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
2
2
16
8
8
4

Acoustic Bass
Subbass
Bourdon (Sw)
Principal
Bass Flute
Quint
Fifteenth
Flute
Trombone (Sw)
Horn (Sw)

Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Auto Bass Coupler

9x Presbyterian pipe ranks (1909)
6x Methodist pipe ranks (1938)

Great Mixture II (2 ranks) (2002)
Acoustic Bass 32 from
  Subbass 16 and Bourdon 16 (2002)

38 speaking stops from 17 ranks of pipes
Total number of pipes 1027

32
16
16
8
8
5 1/3
4
4
16
8