Norway, Frogner Kirke (old)
Frogner Kirke, Norway
New organ re-using some old pipework.
Started July 2016
Specification
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.
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 working on the Pedal mixtures |  32ft Contra Basun |  32ft Contra Basun |  32ft Contra Basun |
 pipes |  pipes |  pipes |  pipes |
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 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) |
 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 | |
 32ft Pedal Bourdon |  32ft Pedal Bourdon |  32ft Pedal Bourdon | |
32ft reed
 Vox Humana |  Vox Humana |  Vox Humana | |
New console, curved jambs and drawstops. New adjustable bench.
| | | |  pedalboard |
 pedals |  electrics |  electrics |  electrics |
 stop panel |  stop panel |  console being assembled |  Thumb pistons |
 inside of console |  pedalboard |  looking through the back of console | |
 console |  inside |  inside of console | |
 manuals |  console |  console | |
 setting keys |  console |  cabling console | |
 pedalboard |  jambs |  stop jambs | |
 stop panels |  console |  console | |
 fitting electrics to jamb plate |  fitting electrics to jamb plate |  pedalboard | |
 console panels |  keys |  key bearers | |
| |  pedalboard |  Neil Walton working on the pedalboard. It’s Neil’s last week before he retires from H&H | |
 Console (3rd Nov) | | | |
 console panel |  console (20th Oct) |  constructing the console (13th Oct) | |
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.
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 black leading upperboards |
 black leading upperboards |
 black leading upperboards |
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 restored Pedal chests |
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 front pipe machine |
 Major Bass action |
 front pipe action |
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 front pipe actions |
 front pipe actions |
 front pipe machine |
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 Major Bass chest |
 Major Bass chest |
 Major Bass chest |
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 front pipe machine |
 reed boots and chests |
 Manual III reed action |
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 manual II soundboards |
 fitting manual II soundboards |
 fitting manual II soundboards |
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bottom board
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 Great Trombone chest and bottom board |
 motors |
 soundboards |
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soundboards
 soundboards |
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 soundboard |
 soundboard |
 leathering soundboards |
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soundboard grid
 upperboards |
 soundboard grid |
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 Manual III Reed action |
 Manual III Reed action |
 soundboard grid |
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 manual Trumpet action |
 manual Trumpet action |
 manual Trumpet action |
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 motors |
 manual action |
 soundboard grids |
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 David Parsons working on the action |
 action components |
 actions |
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Use of existing blower. Revised layout. Six new double-rise reservoirs and roller valves. Two new tremulants. Concussion bellows to be fitted if necessary for all divisions. All trunking new. Conveyances would be made in traditional organ metal.
| |  reservoir |  cutting trunking | |
| |  fitting Swell door |  conveyancing |  conveyancing Great |
 conveyancing Great |  control reservoir |  Lee leathering |  reservoir |
 reservoir |  manual I reservoir |  control reservoir |  manual III reservoir |
| |  manual II double rise reservoir |  leathering the manual II double rise reservoir |  reservoir |
 reservoir |  leveling flappers |  leveling flappers |  working on the flappers |
 trunking | | | |
 Great main reservoir |  Great main reservoir |  Great main reservoir |  Great main reservoir |
 Pedal reservoir |  Pedal reservoir |  reservoir |  Great main reservoir |
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| |  Great reservoir |  HP reservoir ribs | |
 roller valves |  roller valves |  roller valves | |
Electrical system
New electrical system throughout. New low-voltage power supplies, low-voltage cabling and fusing.
Structure, Swell boxes and case
New framework throughout of natural timbers and all would be sealed. Frames include weight distribution plates at floor level. New enclosures for Manual II and III. Two new shutter fronts for each division.
Minor work will be undertaken to deal with wear and tear, as well as some potential fretting of the lower eastward-facing casework.
fitting Swell door |  fitting up |  fitting up |  manual II shutters |
 manual III shutters |  manual III shutters |  fitting up |  fitting up |
 shutters |  fitting up |  electrics |  manual III shutters |
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 fitting up |  fitting up |  fitting up |  fitting up |
 fitting up |  trunking |  fitting up |  fitting up |
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| |  fitting up |  fitting up | |
 manual II division |  fitting up |  fitting up | |
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| |  Swell box |  Swell box | |
