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Conditions for placing advertisements on this website: The Committee has resolved that advertisers are to be advised that there will be an automatic deletion, without notice, of any advertisement after three months. Deletion can occur earlier, of course, given notification from the advertiser. There is no problem in extending the term of the advertisement if specifically requested by the advertiser at the end of the three months, the onus being upon the advertiser to do so without any reminder from the Organ Music Society of Sydney.




Ad placed 5/5/08




Bell Guelph of Ontario Harmonium free to a good home!

Single manual with one chest of reeds.

Drawstops are Diapason, Dulciana, Dulcet and Melodia. Treble/Bass Couplers. Forte drawstop. Knee-action Swell.

Needs repair to a couple of key actions. Case in splendid shape. Stool. Sydney metro.

Contact Richard Kaan on 0419 497 171.




Ad placed 2/4/08


3 manual and pedal Harmonium for sale






I live in Western Australia and have a three manual reed organ which I wish to sell.

Reed Organ, Mason & Hamlin - Liszt

3 Manual (5 octave) & full pedals (2.5 octave).

18 stops including 32' sub-bourdon, 5 couplers (one needs re-building), swell pedal.

Includes stool, external electric blower (vacuum), set of ornamental pipes.

Main bellows fully rebuilt, organ cleaned and restored to a working condition without changes to the original.

Please make an offer.

Phone: 07 9291 6785



or email Margaret Arney: cmarney@bigpond.com




Gt Corno
Gt Corno Voice
Gt Diapason
Gt Gamba
Gt Voix Celeste


Sw Keraulophon
Sw Dulcet
Sw flute
Sw Flute Dulce


Ch Viol D'Armour
Ch Folian Harp
Ch Principal
Ch Clarinet
Ch Hautbois
Ch Saxophone


Ped Sub Bourdon
Ped Bourdon
Ped Violoncello
16ft
16ft
8ft
8ft
8ft


8ft
8ft
4ft
4ft


8ft
8ft
4ft
16ft
8ft
8ft


32ft
16ft
8ft







Ad placed 23/2/08



Estey Organ - Free to a Good Home!

We are trying to find a good home for a reed organ from Estey Organ Co. Brattlebrough, Ill., USA. It is in reasonable condition, the case has been restored and looks nice and it still plays. It has 12 stops including a Harp Aeolienne 2' stop. If you are interested, please contact Denise or Ron Jones on 02 9580 2386, 0412 002 402 or innovate64a@optusnet.com.au. We are in the Oatley area.



Ad placed 10/9/07


Expressions of interest are sought by St Martin's Killara, who wish to sell their 3 manual draw-stop digital Makin organ. The organ is complete and in working order. The console may be suitable for a pipe or combination organ.

Enquiries should be directed to the organist, David Alexander (02) 9498 3533 (W)."


Ad placed 22/2/07


Organ Parts For Sale

Now available for sale by tender, the redundant components from the 1970 rebuild (Laurie Pipe Organs) of the Hill & Son Organ formerly in the Adelaide Town Hall.  Only components not required in the current restoration works are for sale.

  • 3 x manual keysets  
58 note mechanical – Ivory naturals, Ebony sharps
  • Pedal board   
30 note – AGO standard
  • Bench seat     
Adjustable, oak construction
  • 3 manual mechanical coupler action and numerous squares
Otto Heuss - 1970
  • 55 x Slide Motors 
Volkswagen windscreen wiper slick motors
  • 4 x wind regulators 
600mm x 600mm
  • Rectifier           
100 amps – 12 volt D.C.
  • Chest magnets
- all sorts - KA.  Information available on request

  • Pipework
  • Horizontal Trumpet 8’
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Sharp Mixture II ranks
(Great) - 58 notes
  • Tierce 1-3/5
(Swell) - 58 notes
  • Principal 4
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Fifteenth 2
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Nineteenth 1-1/3
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Twenty-Second 1
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Cymbale III
(Choir) - 58 notes
  • Schalmey 4’
(Pedal) - 30 notes
  • Fifteenth 4
(Pedal) - 30 notes
  • Other various assorted items
- Information available on request



All funds raised will aid the Hill & Son Grand Organ restoration in Tanunda, a project of the Organ Historical Trust of Australia (OHTA)


Enquires and expressions of interest are to be directed to:

The Organ Historical Trust of Australia
c/o Steve Kaesler
5 Gozzard Street, Gawler. SA. 5118

Email: skaesler@barossa.sa.gov.au