It's Official -Project to start on May 17th

After further discussions with the builder at the church this morning, we agreed that the builders would be able to come on the 17th of May. That means preparations have to be made to get all of the pieces of the organ out of storage and into the auditorium, ready for assembly.

We'll be looking for some help to get that process underway - truck(s), movers, etc. Please let me know if you're willing and able to volunteer.

In the meantime, Ed Onderwater has spray painted one of the facade pipes to see what it would look like and the verdict is very positive. We hope to have a whole bunch of spiffy looking pipes ready for installation as part of the facade in due time. A thank you now already for all the help with this project. May things continue to go well.

Pictures of the Organ Loft during construction

Here are some pictures to show what the organ loft looks like before anything is put in there. It still needs some work before it's ready to lift the various parts of the organ in place.

P.S. According to the contractor, we'll now have to wait until the third week of May before we can begin.

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When will the installation process begin?

I took a tour of the building today and discussed the progress being made with the builder. I even had a trip up on the lift truck to take some pictures of the organ loft for the organ builder. If everything goes according to plan, we should be able to start the work of installation during the first week of May, DV. We'll start coordinating plans with the organ builders and volunteers to see how best to manage all of the many tasks involved. Exciting and challenging times ahead as we try to complete this project - something most of us have never done before.

Anyone feeling like helping out (no expertise required), please contact me or any member of the organ committee. You can also just post a comment here.

Thanks.

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The pipes are here - for the facade that is!

The pipes to be used in our facade have arrived at our church building and are sitting there waiting to be used and installed into the facade once we're ready for that. Thanks to the Marissens' for picking them up from Edmonton and thanks to the Providence CanRC for letting us have them at such an unbeatable price! We promise to put them to good use. We'll be looking for some help to get them spiffed up and ready to install in due time.

Here are a few excerpts from Jack's email describing the 'adventure' they had in picking them up, etc.

"Well, the pipes were off-loaded last evening. Aubrey & I used the fork lift and some muscle power to get them into the multi-purpose room of the church. The off-loading went well with no difficulties.

Loading up on Monday evening was quite an experience. All the pipes, except for the 4 biggest ones, were all still mounted in the front of the church. However at 7:00 PM, the appointed time, about 10 volunteers showed up and the dismantling began. It quickly became evident that I was over prepared in all the materials I needed to pack the pipes. The Styrofoam was useless as it added too much thickness to the packing. Cutting slots for the pipes in the Styrofoam proved unmanageable and unnecessary. The pipes were very light and simply wrapping them in bubble wrap proved to be sufficient for packing. The upper pipes in each shipping carton would not be too heavy as to cause problems with the lower pipes. (Of course I haven’t opened the boxes here in Aldergrove to see if my theory proved right)

The 10 volunteers proved to be very efficient at dismantling and inundating Wilma & I with pipes. The loading process, with the buttoning up the shipping crates and tying down the crates, proved to take about an hour. Boy, did Wilma & I work to keep up with the volunteers.

Several of the pipes proved to be longer than the shipping crates so some modifications of the crate had to be done as well … we simply removed an end of the crate and the pipes stuck out for the trip back. Rest assured they were wrapped well with bubble wrap.

The trip there and back was uneventful. The truck was a pleasure to drive and proved to be not too costly on fuel."

We may have some pictures up soon to show you part of the dismantling process at least. Stay tuned.