Organ

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The Organ was designed and built by William G Rendall. Construction began in 1881 and it came into service on March 28th 1882. It was valued at approximately 800 pounds and weighs almost 9 tons. The bellows carried about 1000 lbs. Rendall built six organs in South Australia, but the one at Brougham Place is his magnum opus in terms of size and tonal quality. The first organist was Mr. Thomas Henry Jones, who continued in this capacity for 19 years. He retired soon after the retirement of Dr. Jefferis in 1901. He was the first person in South Australia to receive a Bachelor of Music. J.E. Dodd rebuilt the organ in 1914 and an electric blower was added in 1922. Until that time, the 'wind' was supplied by a young man at a bellows downstairs. The graffiti written by a succession of these men can still be seen on the door of their little closet. The console where the organist sat was moved from its original position to the centre of the sanctuary around this time. It was repositioned to its original high perch in 2007.