Weeks 4-6 - Project update

Time for a brief update on this project. Things have not been moving too fast on this lately - the emphasis has been on getting the rest of the building and outside ready as much as possible, so that's understandable.

Some things have been done though - speaker cloth has been ordered for the areas between the woodwork and behind the facade pipe; wood and stain have been picked for the facade and actually the wood has already been stained too. The mechanical pieces needed to hold the facade pipes in place have been manufactured (thanks Dan Flokstra) and put in place. Some other pieces have been made as well. On Thursday, Aubrey and a helper will work on putting more of this together. Lighting has also been discussed to see what needs to go where.

Pieces have been cut for another wind channel to be put up - all preparatory work to enable Mindert and company to work on the wind part of the project.

Every piece is important as the puzzle is put together to make a pleasing whole eventually. Can't wait to experience the first sounds coming out of the organ!

hjl

Organ project update - Week 3 of installation

Just a quick update - the leather on the bellows has now been replaced with new material by Henry Vandelden. A big thank you to him for getting that done, so other work can continue. The bellows have been brought back to the church and put up on the organ loft. Now the work on the connecting of the chests to the bellows and the wind source can proceed apace. After that, the electrical work will go into full gear.

In the meantime, decisions have been made on the color of the pipes, the woodwork around the pipes and some of the other things needed to hold the whole thing together in the back. A lot of stuff goes on behind the scenes that all contributes to the whole and final product. We'll keep updating here as things progress.

Want to help out with anything, drop me a line or leave a comment here!

Thanks.

hjl

Work on the facade

Here are some pictures of the facade pipes hung up so we can get a better idea of what it would look like. The idea is to fill in the spaces with woodwork trim and speaker cloth behind (see image of design posted previously). We've decided to keep the color of the pipes similar to what they were when we received them. Probably we'll paint the curved part a gold color to contrast with the rest of the pipe.