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Damage to organs in the Canterbury area

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Status of pipe organs in post-earthquake Canterbury, New Zealand - updated August 28, 2012
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Martin looks for signs of damage 3 days after the 7.1 quake
Compiled by Christopher Templeton, South Island Organ Company, in August, 2012, and the latest summary in May 2014.
The 2012 earthquake organ casualty list is presented here for ease as three downloadable .rtf files, organised in three different ways: alphabetical, size of organ, and location.
NB: CBS=Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Earthquake organ casualty list - Alphabetical
  • Earthquake organ casualty list - Organ size
  • Earthquake organ casualty list - Location
Most recent summary of instrument status (arranged by number of manuals): 
Instrument status December 23, 2016 (.pdf file)
Instrument status May 2014 (.pdf file for download, 37kb)
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Only the front wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church remained standing.
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St John's, Latimer Square, with the metal pipes piled on the Great soundboard prior to their removal by the demolition company.
Photo: David Alexander
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