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Neil Street Uniting Church,
Cnr Neil and Macarthur Streets, BallaratThe
present three-manual organ was built by Fincham & Hobday at a cost of £1,145 and
was opened by G.B. Fentum on 24 October 1890. This was one of the firm’s
largest church organs of the period, incorporating a detached drawstop console,
tubular-pneumatic action, and a 16ft case. The instrument was rebuilt in 1924
and again in 1954 by George Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd, at which time the action was
converted to electro-pneumatic and a new three manual stopkey console
installed. The original tonal scheme and pipework remain largely unaltered,
however the original decoration of the façade pipes has regrettably been
overpainted. |