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RESTORATION & MAJOR REPAIR // Completed Projects
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First United Methodist Church
Oak Park, Illinois
Skinner Organ Company, Opus 528, 1925
Complete mechanical restoration without alteration, including four-manual console (sanctuary) and two-manual console (chapel). Tonal work executed under separate contract with Jeff Weiler. Apart from the addition of a "LaMarche Melodic Celeste" by George LaMarche in 1937, the organ exists without mechanical or tonal alteration.
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Saint Paul's School
Concord, New Hampshire
Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul
Skinner Organ Company Opus 825, 1930
Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 825-A, 1953
Robert Leslie & Associates, 1993-'97
New four-manual console, Copeman-Hart Ltd.
2004: complete restoration of Choir
2005: complete restoration of Swell, revoicing of Trompette de Jubé (Samuel C. Hughes)
2006: new Swell Waldhorn, Trumpet, Clarion, based upon Skinner Op. 732 (pipes by A.R. Schopps, voicing by Christopher Broome)
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Calvary Episcopal Church
Memphis, Tennessee
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 932, 1935
Reuter Organ Company, 1984
(tonal and console renovation)
Restoration and reconfiguration of Great and Pedal chamber: removal of all components from Great and Pedal chamber due to termite damage, restoring all components, cleaning all pipes, new configuration and all new ducting.
This work was completed in early 2003; tonal reconstruction of the Great and Pedal was finished in June 2003 by Jonathan Ambrosino and Jeff Weiler.
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First Congregational Church, Milton
Milton, Massachusetts
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 914, 1934
Restoration and relocation completed in 2000.
Spencer Organ Company, Inc. removed Aeolian-Skinner Opus 914 from the O. Lee Harrison house in May of 1998. This ten-stop instrument included 13 ranks divided between two chambers, its specification including three celestes and a concentration of orchestral effects suitable for roll-operated performance of orchestral and popular music. Over the next 18 months, all perishable materials in the organ were replaced and the instrument reconfigured to fit into the newly constructed chamber in Milton. Installation began in October of 1999 and the instrument first played Thanksgiving Sunday of that year.
The original pipework was carefully conserved intact. An Octave, Mixture and pedal 16ft reed extension were added to support congregational singing. The console was stripped and refinished to match the existing church woodwork, and its internal mechanisms replaced with solid-state. The ivory keyboards were restored, and all ivory hardware retained, using blank tablets to control the additions. The rebuilt instrument now contains 18 ranks and 1,121 pipes.
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Church of the Covenant
Boston, Massachusetts
Welte Opus #287, 1929
Mechanical restoration for Austin Organs, Inc., completed in 2002
Removal, restoration and re-installation of mechanical components including pitman chest actions, reservoirs, bass chests, shade motors, tremolos and ducting. Removal and installation of all pipework. Our firm now maintains this instrument.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Albany, New York
Skinner Organ Company, Opus 780, 1929
Mechanical restoration for Austin Organs, Inc., completed in 2003
Removal and restoration of mechanical components including pitman chests and actions, reservoirs, bass chests, shade motors and tremolos.
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First Church in Malden, Congregational
Malden, Massachusetts
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 925, 1934
Work completed in 1999:
Restoration of existing blower, replacement of blower pads and windsleeves, restoration of static reservoir, restoration of console reservoir, addition of console pedal toesweeps and console lighting.
Work completed in 2006:
Restoration of pedalboard
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United Parish in Brookline
Brookline, Massachusetts
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 885, 1933
Work completed since 1998:
Restoration of all manual key primaries; Great and Solo pouchrails and stop actions; Pedal unit chests. Cleaning of Great pipework. Restoration of Pedal Relay action.
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Saint John's United Methodist Church
Watertown, Massachusetts
Skinner Organ Company Opus 459, 1924
Work completed since 1999:
Restoration of blower room (including blower and two static reservoirs); Swell primaries, stop actions and bass chests; Solo stop action; Great main reservoir, primary and stop action; Pedal Diapason reservoir.
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Church of the Holy Name (Episcopal)
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Skinner Organ Company Opus 368, 1923
Kinzey-Angerstein, 1975 (tonal renovation)
Console replaced by Swampscott Organ Service c. 1972
Complete mechanical restoration completed in 2004. The organ awaits a vintage console and complete tonal restoration.
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Community of Jesus
Orleans, Massachusetts
For: Nelson Barden & Associates, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Releathering of windchests for Great, Swell, Choir, Processional and Echo divisions (all windchests Skinner or Aeolian-Skinner)
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Cadet Chapel, Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
M.P. Möller 1963
For: Wilson Associates, Inc.
Releathering of pitman chest actions (including primaries and pouchrails) and unit actions
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.P. Möller, 1980
Blower room restoration, completed in 2002
Complete restoration of blower environment: removal of blower and reservoirs, restoration of three static reservoirs, reinstallation of blower and reservoirs with new galvanized. Fitting of humidification system to organ's wind supply to stabilize action operation.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Chicago, Illinois
Casavant Frères, Ltée, 1998
Provision and installation of restored Spencer Orgoblo blower, replacing failed 1980 Möller blower.
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The Church of the Advent
Boston, Massachusetts
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 940, 1936
Under contract to Jonathan Ambrosino
2007: Completion of 32 Sub Bass, CCCC-EEEE, pipes, blower, and windchest.
2007: New chest and reservoir for Choir 8 Unenclosed Trumpet (pipes by A.R. Schopp, voicing by Broome & Co.).
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