Mr, Austin Jones and his brother} Mr. D. A, Jones have had a most bination of stops of the' Great organ, A similar stop automatically provides a suitable pedal for the swell organ pistons.
The whole of the action of, the organ is tubular-pneumatic on the latest exhaust principle giving both the keys an absolutely even and equal resistance on any manual whether coupled or not. Special precautions have been taken in the construction generally, to obviate as far as possible trouble likely to be caused by the extreme climate of Shanghai.
The organ is blown by a "Discus" blower, driven by a 10 horse-power "Century" electric motor, the whole being supplied by Messrs. Watkins fand Watson, of London. Both motor and blower are situated in the tower, and the wind, which is supplied at two pressures, is conveyed from the tower to the organ chamber through two underground stoneware wind-trunks, of 15 inches and 9 inches diameter respectively. Below the floor of the tower have been constructed two specially designed concrete chambers, connected to the trunks, by means of which any accumulation of condensation in the wind trunks is obviated. The blowing apparatus is controlled by means of an automatic starter operated from the keyboards by push-buttons.
The organ case is made from al beautiful design by Messrs. Stewardson & Spence, most exquisitely carried out in solid teak wood by Messrs. Arts & Crafts While the organ itself, that is without its case, has been paid for by the subscriptions already referred to, th cost of erection will requi farther Tls. 25,000. This is a large sum of money to collect, The War Memorial Organ Committee in arranging for the erection of the organ, considered that so good an instrument required the best setting that could be provided, feeling also that, any other would be unworthy memory of those to whom it!
morial. They are confident even so large a sum as is required will in process of time be provided by a generous and appreeiative public.
Lester's itt arduous time erecting the organ. They have added to their expert Knowledge a wholehearted zeal that has enabled them to surmount the! many difficulties consequent upon! the erection of so large an organ at so great a di ce where it was built. inseparable difficulties there been added others unforeseen—the strike, necessarily affecting the sistance rendered by Messrs. Moutrie Ca. and the very serious and' prolonged illness of Mr. Austin Jones, now happily completely recovered.
The new organ has been built by} Messrs. Harrison & Harrison of!
Darham, England, who _number among their instruments many of] the largest and finest in England, including those of Ely, Ripon, Gloucester, Wells, and " Carlisle Cathedrals, Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as the complete ro-constriction and re-modelling of the immense instrument at the Royall the former one, but whole of the north spt, and is elevated 10 feet from the main floor, thus affording' extra valuable vestry space underneath it
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