Old Darlington School
Music Department, University of Sydney
K. Smenge 1982 (1/4 mechanical)
Relocated to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (September 2015)
Photo: Benjamin McKenzie (Sept 2015)
From SOJ December 1982/January 1983:
Knud Smenge built a chamber organ for the music department of the University of Sydney for continuo use. The whole instrument is enclosed in a box-shaped case of Tasmanian Blackwood with knee-controlled swell shutters operating on the front. The manual compass is 54 notes and there is a transposing movement.
The specification is:
Manual
Gedackt
Rohr Flöte
Principal
Nasat
8
4
2
1-1/3
(from middle C)
Compass 54 notes
Mechanical action
Photos: Carey Beebe (Sept 2015)
Four photos above: Benjamin McKenzie (Sept 2015)