Alderley, St Kenelm’s

Partial overhaul of the soundboard and rollerboard.

The photos below show the work being done on site.

Stripping out the pipes	Tuner, Duncan Bennett, stripping out the pipes	working on the soundboard
Pallets being releathered	conveyancing removed	Tuner’s Assistant, Rosemary Bennett, helping out
Duncan Bennett and Rosemary Bennett working on the rollerboard	tools of the trade	Duncan Bennett tuning

The lower section of the organ will be dismantled and a temporary support frame will be installed so work can be done to the floor (by others). Once work has been completed to the floor the lower section of the organ will be cleaned and reassembled. The reservoir will be re-leathered and returned to its frame in the vestry.

Pre-work

9th March

a reservoir completed

a reservoir completed

02 Apr 2015

a reservoir to be re-leathered

Cambridge, Trinity College Chapel

To build a new bench for the organ.

8th April 2015

Jig/press for veneering	Neil Walton showing the side of the bench	Glue that held the veneers togather to be removed
Showing the 9 layers of veneer to make up the side of the bench

T.C. Lewis, 1903, updates JPow, 1999 :  2 manuals 24 stops.

The organ is to be part dismantled and the following work undertaken:

The Swell pallet-actuating motors and Swell slider-actuating unit to be re-leathered and the Pedal pallet-actuating motors to be re-leathered.

The organ will be reassembled, the mechanism checked and organ tuned.

23rd July 2015

Motors	Motors

London, Christ Church Southgate

Walker 1870 and 1947:  3 manuals 45 stops.   New keyboards, and installation of new piston system.

02 Apr 2015

Adriel Yap drilling holes in part of the pedalboard

pedalboard

08 Apr 2015

pedalboard

pedalboard

05th May 2015

fitting key contacts	fitting the key contacts	fitting the key contacts
manuals

 London, St Clement Danes

H&H 1958, 3 manuals 38 stops.  Repairs to pipework.

11 Mar 2015

pipe repairs	pipe repairs	pipe repairs
pipe repairs	pipe repairs

 Salisbury Cathedral

Willis 1877: 4 manuals 65 stops. Repairs mainly to leatherwork

Pipe machine purses and ventils were re-leathered. Swell and Solo shutter engine plunger purses were re-leathered.

Pedal stop action to be partially releathered

19th January 2015

Pedal stop action	Pedal stop action	Pedal stop action
Pedal stop action	leathering front pipe purses	leathering front pipe purses

 Singapore, Bible College

2 manuals, 9 stops.  1986 Aug. Laukhuff

Attention to pipe speech, action adjustments and tuning

A new piston system was installed
and drawstop solenoids.  The
foot piston layout was also revised.

Pre-work

3rd Sept 2015

Craig working on the drawstop solenoids	Craig working on the drawstop solenoids	drawstop solenoids
part of the console