Norway, Frogner Kirke

Norway, Frogner Kirke (old)

New organ re-using some old pipework.

Started July 2016

Specification

Design
Dismantling
Pipework
Console
Wind System
Misc
Installation

Reconfigure the organ so that the whole instrument is located on the west gallery.

jamb layout

piston layout

plan

Existing Pipework

All 1880s pipework to be cleaned and repaired. Flue pipes of 4ft and less washed.

Three reeds dismantled and returned to workshop for cleaning and voicing attention. The Manual I Trumpet 8ft to be re-voiced to aid its extension to 16ft pitch. Stoppers greased and re-fitted and minor repairs undertaken. Damaged pipes rounded out and any broken loops repaired.

New Pipework

Principals and reeds of spotted metal (50% tin); flutes of plain organ metal (30% tin), wooden basses would be made of poplar and pine and the Contra Bassoon 32ft of zinc.

Sept 2017

		Andy working on the Swell 16ft Fagott	Andy working on the Swell 16ft Fagott
Andrew Scott working on the Swell 16ft Fagott	Swell 16ft Fagott	Swell 2ft Fagott	Andrew Fiddes working on the Swell mixture
working on the Swell mixture	working on the Swell mixture	working on the Swell mixture	working on the Swell mixture

Aug 2017

			Les working on the mixture
Les working on the mixture	drilling hole for pipes in rack	Pedal Trumpet 8ft	wooden pipes
Pedal mixture	rounding out Great mixture	Pedal mixture	racking in
pipes in racks	pipes in racks	racking in	working on the Great Trumpet
wooden pipes	cleaning pipes	John polishing pipes	Lee making pipe stays

Jul 2017


racking in Solo	racking in Solo	reed pipes	racking in Pedal
cleaning pipes	reeds	racking in	racking in pipes
rounding out Great Principal pipe	rounding out Great Principal	Manual I Great Principal	wooden pipes
32ft Contra Sub Bass	32ft Contra Sub Bass	32ft Contra Sub Bass and 32ft Contra Basun	looping
racking in	fitting beard to 32ft Contra Sub Bass	fitting beard to 32ft Contra Sub Bass	fitting beard to 32ft Contra Sub Bass
voicing	voicing	voicing	voicing

Jun 2017


working on the Pedal mixtures	32ft Contra Basun	32ft Contra Basun	32ft Contra Basun
pipes	pipes	pipes	pipes

May 2017


pipes	pipes	pipe racks for Vox Humana	Swell Oboe
initialed and dated	fitting the tuning spring (Swell Oboe)	fitting the reed tongue (Swell Oboe)	fitting the wedge (Swell Oboe)
working on reed tongues (Swell Oboe)	sticking load onto reed tongues (Swell Oboe)	preparing load to stick onto reed tongues (Swell Oboe)	preparing reed tongues (Swell Oboe)

Apr 2017

pipe racks	making wedges for the Hautboy 8ft	wooden pipe
32ft Contra Sub Bass	Contra Sub Bass	Contra Sub Bass
Orchestral Trumpet	Orchestral Trumpet	Orchestral Trumpet
feet for 32ft Contra Bass	Pedal Bourdon	Pedal Bourdon
Contra Bass	Contra Bass	Contra Bass

Mar 2017



32ft Pedal Bourdon	32ft Pedal Bourdon	32ft Pedal Bourdon

Nov 2016

32ft reed

Sept 2016

Vox Humana	Vox Humana	Vox Humana

Pre-work

Specification of work

New 61-note slider wind chests would be provided throughout the manual departments, with tables and upperboards grooved in traditional fashion, without slider seals.

A new slider soundboard would be provided for the Pedal upperwork and unit chests would be used for the remainder of the Pedal Organ and Manual I Trumpets 16ft and 8ft.

Electro-pneumatic key action throughout with direct electric stop action.