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Largest organ in Europe, not in a church

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The 1873 Lewis at St. John's Pro-Cathedral, Brisbane, according to one source, was moved to All Saints', Wickham Terrace (Brisbane). It was enlarged by WJ Simon Pierce. 4 manuals.

The 1886 at Pittwater House, formerly at the Wesleyan Church, Tyrrell St., Newcastle (not clear on this). This Lewis originally had 9 stops, but, over the years, was considerably enlarged by other builders.
 
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Hi CT64,

Thanx mate - Yes, I have heard the little gem at the ladies college and it certainly shines. I guess that sometimes the *size* of the musical instrument will draw more attention to its resources. Yes, there are magnificent large instruments with excellent voicing c.f. Saint Sulpice in Paris or the Willis in Liverpool, or St. Pauls in London, or the Skinner in Woolsey Hall at Yale University. Now, getting back to the thread topic, it seems that RAH fits the bill as being the largest in a secular setting - However, there has been an even bigger instrument in the Jahrhunderthalle in Breslau, a Sauer-built instrument with five manuals and 222 stops!

Sadly, this instrument has been deconstructed , the pipework is included in two Cathedrals, one in Poland and the other in Germany - the names of the Cathedrals escapes me at the moment. The Osiris Catalogue of Organs (note: this is an FTP) housed in the server for the University of Vienna has the Spec sheet if one wishes to examine it.

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CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:
 

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I'm with you on the great RAH organ. The largest, most powerful in Europe outside the ecclesiastical places.
 
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