The Project
Hill 1865, H&H 1882, Mirrlees 1903, MacKenzie 1972
2 manual 19 stops.
Complete Restoration. Completed Mar 2018
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Pipework
All pipework will be cleaned and that of 4ft and less will be washed. All stoppers checked, refitted and greased, as necessary. Damaged pipes will be repaired. Swell Oboe – New bass resonators and better support created at a higher level. The reed stops cleaned and repaired where necessary. Review of Swell Mixture to establish a composition more in keeping with the Victorian origins of the instrument. Front pipes resprayed in agreed colour. Once re-assembled, the speech and balance of the pipework will be checked, and the organ tuned.
 racking in |  voicing |  trimming Swell pipes |  trimming top of Swell pies |
 Nigel working on the reeds |  racking in |  pipes |  Swell Mixture |
 working on the Swell 2ft |  Swell 2ft |  working on the Swell 2ft | |
 working on the Swell 2ft |  working on the Swell 2ft |  pipework |  pipework |
Console
Manual keys cleaned and repaired. Swell pedal re-faced and composition pedals overhauled and wear in mechanism adjusted. Stop action at the console will be re-bushed and the engraving of stop knobs re-filled.
 pedalboard |
 keys |
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 tracker |
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 stop jamb panels |
 trackers |
 stop knobs |
 keys |
 manuals & stops |
 stripping down console |
 rear of console |
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 console |
 console |
 console rear |
 console front |
Soundboards & Actions
Overhaul of all soundboards including grouting the bars and re-finishing the tables. All pallets will be refaced.
Complete overhaul of the actions and their components. Some new trackers will be made. Any broken or poorly-wound trackers will be repaired and all buttons replaced with new leather. All cloth washers will be renewed. The stop action components will be re-bushed and re-centered and all wear in the mechanism taken up. Re-work of the swell pedal mechanism to ensure that the box can be kept closed.
 Pedal chest |
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 slider chest |
 slider chest |
 working on the action squares |
 working on the action squares |
 working on the action |
 working on the action squ |
 Pedal rollerboard components to be repaired |
 soundboard |
 pallets |
 soundboard |
 pallets |
 pallets |
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 black leading |
 working on soundboard |
 working on soundboard |
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 black leading upperboards |
 ready to be stripped down |
 soundboard components |
 soundboard |
 soundboard |
 soundboard |
 working on the soundboard |
 soundboard |
Wind System
Reservoir to be re-leathered. The Great Organ concussion bellows, the tremulant, and Great Organ wooden wind trunk will be re-leathered. A new wooden trunk, in traditional style, will be made for the Pedal Open Wood.
Swell box checked during re-installation. Re-line the box once it is back in-situ.
 shutters |
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 shutters |
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 concussion |
 concussion |
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Miscellaneous
 (Photo: Max Hepburn) |
 (Photo: Max Hepburn) |
 (Photo: Max Hepburn) |
 (Photo: Max Hepburn) |
 bench |
 working a bench for Kelvinside |
 bench |
 bench |
 ‘scumbled’ casework |
 ‘scumbled’ casework |
 ‘scumbled’ casework |
 ‘scumbling’ the casework |
 ‘scumbling’ casework |
 working on the casework |
 working on the casework |
 working on the casework |
*scumbling – faux graining technique
