HKG1935
| Census ID | HKG1935 |
|---|---|
| Location | Hong Kong, Dominican Priory, Chapel of St. Albert the Great |
| Builder | W. C. Blackett |
| Specs | II/18+Ped |
| Action | Tracker with some pneumatics |
| Cost | ca. 10,000 HKD |
| Note: | The organ still exists in a modified form in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. |
HKG1935 is an organ built by William Charlton Blackett for the Dominican Priory of St. Albert the Great, on Kennedy Road in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. The Dominicans had called their property ‘Rosaryhill’, and after the Priory was torn down in the late 1950s Rosaryhill School was built on the site, opening in 1959 and closing in 2024. After HKG1930 (19 stops), this was the largest original organ built by Blackett in Hong Kong, at least among those for which the specs are known. The original specs were:
| Great |
Open Diapason Stopped Diapason Dulciana Principal Lieblich Flute Mixture III Cornopean |
8′ 8′ 8′ 4′ 4′
8′ |
| Swell |
Violin Diapason Hohlflute Voix céléste Viol d’Orchestre Gemshorn Harmonic Piccolo Horn Oboe |
8′ 8′ 8′ 8′ 4′ 2′ 8′ 8′ |
| Pedal |
Open Diapason Bourdon Bass Flute |
16′ 16′ 8′ |
| Couplers | SW/GT, SW/GT 4′, SW/SW 4′, GT/PED, SW/PED | |
| Accessories | SW Tremulant, Swell Pedal |
However, this organ still exists in a rebuilt form. It was dismantled in 1959 by Br. Gregorio Hontomin (1909-82), and moved to Manila to the Church of Santo Domingo, Quezon City. It was renovated and enlarged with digital voices by Diego Cera Organ Builders in 2012. The present specs can be seen at: http://beta.orgph.com/organs/santo-domingo
HKG1935 during a service.
Typically combative letter from Blackett to the South China Morning Post. Note misspelling (?) of his name.
HKG1935 in Santo Domingo, Quezon City, Manila, 2015. The case was divided in the 1959 move. The new ‘Rueckpositiv’ is a dummy division (all its stops are digital). The new console by Diego Cera Organ Builders is behind the Rueckpositiv.
