THE WELLINGTON ORGAN.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12507, 21 May 1906, Page 9

THE WELLINGTON ORGAN.

COMPARISON WITH THTS CATHE-

DRAL INSTRUMENT.

A CHAT WITH DR. BRADSHAW

Dr. Bradshaw, at the request of the Wellington Gity Council, gave' a recital ono the Tiew organ in the Town Hall 011 Wednesday night. On Saturday afternoon Dr. Bradshaw courteously spared a few minutes of his busy time to give a member of the staff of "Tho "Pre-ss" his invpres.sions of the Wellington organ.

"Tho Wellington organ," said Dr. Bradshaw, "Is purely a voice or concert organ, whilst tho Cathedral organ hero is a church- organ pure and simple. .Aβ a concert organ the Wellington nwnt compares very favourably indeed with those of similar character at Homo. It is <i soventy-two stop four manual, ami is quite up-to-date in every l>eins fitted with all the latest accessories, worked by an electric motcr. I was exceedingly plea.sed with it a» it is a remarkably fine instrument. Tin re are one or two matters in which in my opinion it could bo improved, bilfc this i« largely a matter of individual predolictions. The. diapason and .-do stops aro very line indeed, and one irs able to get almost every kind of orchestral effects by combinations of stops. Tho number of stops, I may say, is much larger than ours, au<? tow is excellent, and by no means overpowering whan the full organ is used. Of cour.s.', it its neottSftary to use discretion in the matter of choosing stops when the hall is only partiaily full, but when it Ls crowded, as was the ca-e when I gave the recital, there is no nevd for this prrcautioh. With referejice to our Cathedral organ, the builder of the Wellington one, Mr B.iird, of the linn of Noiinaii and Baird, ha.s been in. Christchurch, and considers that it could be made a very fino instrument indeed. This, he advisee, could be do.no by enlarging and rebuilding it, and by dividing it, pLcbg it north and south in the chambers previdod. Mr Baird considers that it wculd b? easy to carry out whit he recommends, tixe work put into tho- instrument in its original instalment boLng so particularly good. In view of the fact that Wellington pcee.s&*> such a fine instrument, and that we are gang to have a high-claw city ergao in oonnectic:i with the Exhibition, it is to b<> hoped that something will bo done so a«s to onnbl? tiio. Chrurtchurci-i Cathodal to te brought into lino with the other up-to-date iiustruments now- in the colony, and to come. It L<i purely a matter of funds. The Catho:lrul Chapter has no moiu'y tod; vote to this purpose, but fhe;e may b? pciik? generou:individual or individuals hi Chtfcoehurch who will come forward witii the s»ary fund* to unable- the work sugger-wj by "Mr Baird to b? carried cut. RcughlV speakinc, Uie amount wouid l>. abou: £-1000, and if the work w.,s done the Chrifetclmrch Cathetlral would pt.-i >»tt& at\ orcon. ur.surpaeis.xl in th.> colony."

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