The Takapuna Methodist Church Organ
The organ is one of the larger organs built by George Croft & Son Ltd while the Croft family still owned and controlled the company, with Mr Bill Croft at the head. The organ was the gift of the Winstone family – Winstones were for nearly a century a prominent business in Auckland providing building materials and contracting supplies. The consultant for the new organ was Maxwell Fernie, Director of Music at St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington, who gave the opening recital in June 1963. Unusually for the time, the instrument has an attached drawstop console. Many of the ranks are extended.
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| GREAT Quintaton 16 Open Diapason 8 Principal 8 Clarabel 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Echo Diapason 8 Octave 4 Gemshorn 4 Octave Flute 4 Echo Diapason 4 Twelfth 2-2/3 Fifteenth 2 Trumpet 8 | PEDAL Open Diapason 16 Principal 16 Sub Bass 16 Gedackt 16 Quint 10-2/3 Principal 8 Bass Flute 8 Gedackt 8 Choral Bass 4 Flute 4 Flute 2 Mixture III Trumpet 16 Trumpet 8 Clarion 4 |
| SWELL Open Diapason 8 Cor de Nuit 8 Salicional 8 Celeste 8 TC Gemshorn 4 Nazard 2-2/3 Fifteenth 2 Mixture III Trumpet 16 Trumpet 8 Oboe 8 Clarion 4 Tremulant | CHOIR Gross Gedackt 16 Gemshorn 8 Lieblich Gedackt 8 Gamba 8 Dulciana 8 Open Flute 4 Gambette 4 Dulcet 4 Gedackt 8 Nazard 2-2/3 Flautina 2 Dulcetina 2 Tierce 1-3/5 Mixture III Trumpet 8 Clarinet 8 |
6 couplers
Electro-pneumatic action with solid-state control
Attached drawstop console