Theatre Organ Society of Western Australia

COMPTON ORGAN

The Compton theatre organ as it was installed in England
THOMAS DANDO AT THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION OF THE COMPTON ORGAN CONSOLE IN THE PLAZA THEATRE, WORTHING, ENGLAND


The Compton organ now owned by the Theatre Organ Society of Western Australia was built in 1933 by the John Compton Organ Company of England. The builders designated it as Opus 212 and it was originally located in the Plaza Theatre in Worthing, England. The organ was purchased and moved to Western Australia in 1971. It was installed in it's present location of the John Leckie Music Centre in 1988.

The console of the Compton organ taken in 2001 The organ consists of 3 manuals of 61 notes, with a 32 note pedalboard. The pipes are contained in two chambers at the rear of the building. There are 12 ranks of pipes, as well as 4 percussive voices, and drums, cymbals and other sound effects.

Extensions and upgrading of the organ occurred in 2000 with the replacement of the original metal tibia pipes with a rank of wooden tibia pipes and the addition of the salicional and salicional celeste ranks.

The summary of the organ specification is as follows:

 

ACCOMPANIMENT CHAMBER SOLO CHAMBER TRAPS

Diapason: 73 pipes
Flute: 91 pipes
Violin: 73 pipes
Violin celeste: 73 pipes
Salicional: 73 pipes
Salicional celeste: 61 pipes


Xylophone: 37 notes
Chrysoglott: 49 notes
Cathederal Chimes: 20 notes

Tuba: 85 pipes
Trumpet: 61 pipes
Tibia: 91 pipes
Clarinet: 37 pipes
Krumet: 36 pipes
Vox Humana: 61 pipes


Glockenspiel: 37 notes

Bass drum
Crash Cymbal
Cymbal roll
Snare drum
Tom Tom
Tambourine
Castanets
Sleigh Bells
Chinese block
Triangle
Sand block


Fire bell
Steam whistle
Bird whistle
Siren
Klaxon horn



Pipes in the accompaniment chamber Pipes in the solo chamber
VIEWS WITHIN THE PIPE CHAMBERS
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