Rosedale, NY

Pipe Organ Rebuilding Process (Slideshow)

Before 01) Organ condition upon our arrival Before 02) Hazardous wiring job Before 03) Wiring should never look this bad Before 04) Looking down the stairs Before 05) This could have cost the church its building Before 06) Duct leading to Vox Humana on stair ledge Before 07) Vox Humana on ledge Before 08) Chest wiring fray Before 09) The wiring mess coming out of the main chest Before 10) Pipework Before 11) Original pipe layout Before 12) Treble pipes Before 13) Bass pipes Before 14) Inside the chamber Before 15) Removal process to begin Before 16) Console Before 17) Console exterior looked decent Removal 01) All wiring and structures to be removed Removal 02) Chest frame and reservoir ready to be removed Removal 03) Disassembly during hot summer day Removal 04) More parts to remove Removal 05) Stripping chest for easier transport Removal 06) Removing scab plates Removal 07) Chest condition so poor, this was the best solution Removal 08) Materials not up to par for pipe organ standards New Chamber 01) New organ chamber entrance New Chamber 02) New organ chamber entrance New Chamber 03) Properly enclosed chamber around Swell shades New Chamber 04) Swell shades seen from other side New Chamber 05) Main entrance seen from other side New Chamber 06) Storage room created New Chamber 07) Storage room acts as sound buffer between blower and organ New Chamber 08) New blower room entrance Rebuilding 01) Main chest construction Rebuilding 02) Reservoir restoration Rebuilding 03) Loading the truck Rebuilding 04) Unloading the truck Rebuilding 05) Bringing in a Pedal pipe Rebuilding 06) Rebuilt reservoir coming up Rebuilding 07) Installing the chest frame Rebuilding 08) New chest frame taking shape, rebuilt reservoir underneath Rebuilding 09) Frame near completion Rebuilding 10) Toeboards ready to be installed Rebuilding 11) Main chest in place, toeboard installation Rebuilding 12) Another toeboard installation Rebuilding 13) Pedal chest in church Rebuilding 14) Main and Pedal chest in place, rackboard installation next Rebuilding 15) Main chest, Pedal chest and reservoir Rebuilding 16) Wiring the organ to the Peterson ICS-4000 system Rebuilding 17) Wiring nearly complete Rebuilding 18) Transition box installed on blower Rebuilding 19) Wall cutout for wind lines to transition box Rebuilding 20) Main chest pipes in place Rebuilding 21) Pedal pipes installed, wiring next Rebuilding 22) Stopboard refinished Rebuilding 23) Installing console components Rebuilding 24) Console complete, blue tape denotes stops not ready for use

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ Rosedale, NY   1972 Watson-Hovind Opus # 1274 II/12

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