Pipe Organ Rebuilding Process, (Slideshow)

Shop Work 1) JoEllen removing old leather corners Shop Work 2) Preparing reservoir for re-leathering Shop Work 3) Re-leathering reservoirs Shop Work 4) Chris and Carol working on reservoirs Shop Work 5) Carol wiring pedal switch Shop Work 6) JoEllen soldering pedal switch Console 1) Emptied for rebuilding Console 2) Peterson components before installation Console 3) Installing stop tabs Console 4) Stop tabs installed Console 5) New, Peterson solid-state components installed Console 6) Matt wiring console connection to organ chamber Console 7) Near completion Chamber 1) Chests removed for rebuilding Chamber 2) Chris reinstalling reservoir duct Chamber 3) Rebuilt chest in place Chamber 4) Re-leathered reservoirs in place Chamber 5) Chest awaiting rackboards Chamber 6) Racking pipes in new chest Chamber 7) Getting pipe racks, chests and other organ components in place Chamber 8) Trumpet rack and ties prepared for installation of pipes Chamber 9) Trumpet rank installed Chamber 10) Wiring Pedal chest Chamber 11) Wiring offset Lieblich chest Chamber 12) Wiring Peterson ICS-4000 cages Chamber 13) Peterson ICS-4000 cages Chamber 14) New wiring Chamber 15) Pedal Bourdon chests in place Chamber 16) Soldering Pedal Bourdon chest connections Chamber 17) Routing wires for new Flute chest Chamber 18) Almost all pipes racked Chamber 19) Chris installing Lieblich pedal pipe Chamber 20) 16' Lieblich installation Chamber 21) Chris Elsener tuning Principal rank

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The First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin Baldwin, NY   M.P. Moller Opus # 7601 II/7

Pipe organ rebuilt, additions installed,  tuning and maintenance by Elsener Organ Works, Inc.