ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
From: Jerry Gould, June. 1998
Opus 792, owned by Ernest Manley was broken up for parts about 6 years
ago. The console and relay are in Seattle and the rest was shipped to
Australia and to my knowledge further broken up for various projects.
From: Ian B. McLean, April 2000
1989
I purchased it as a 3/9 from Ernie Manley.
The console had been changed to a 3 manual from a two (I sold this to Greg
Smith in Seattle where it still is) although Ernie never completed the
console conversion. The woodwork, etc., and leather restoration was done by
Balcolm & Vaughn, but it was Greg did completed the 2/3 work after I sold it
to him.
Ernie had an awful 2 manual Marr & Colton controlling what pipe work was
playing and not the Wurli console. No idea where that console ended up. Russ
must've placed it somewhere.
Ernie had added a Gottfried Clarinet, Dennison Kinura (49 notes) and a
WurliTzer VDO (49 notes).
The Concert Flute from Opus 792 is now on the Capri as are the Chimes. The
remainder of the instrument remains intact.
1993
I sold what was left of 792 (plus a pile of accompanying parts and extra
pipe work) to Ray Thornley. So, with the exception of the console, the
Concert Flute (excluding the Bourdon which remained with the collection) and
the Chimes, 792 is 95% intact. However, it will never again be heard as a
Style D (and hasn't been since 1965!)
As you would be aware Ray has since purchased the double bolster 3 manual
console ex-Sacramento, ex originally Cincinnati ("Moon River") console, that
I originally imported, from TOSA SA to control his project. This console was
originally a single bolster 3 manual console.