Winter Solctice Newsletter

Does this qualify as a restoration?

Hook 1168 pneumatic crescendo

Friends meet at last!

I recently had the pleasure of lunch with on-line friends Alan Carrick (left) and Warren Blyden(center). At Bertucci's in Andover MA. Three organ builders in one place seemed like a mini-convention!

At St. Clement's

Peter Krasinski

Missing, organist hands.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of two well manicured organist's hands is asked to respond to Box 13.

St. Clements Eucharistic Shrine, Boston

Today we tuned the Cole& Woodberry . What a beautiful little instrument. Gentle but full sounding. 10 ranks. Great= Open, Octave, Ch. Flute, Super and Quint. Swell= Gedeckt, Salicional, Har. Flute and a beautiful Trumpet-like Oboe. Pedal Bourdon.

Not a diner inside anymore.

Chevalier Theatre Wurlitzer

Main and Solo chests in place. Ken, Chris and Dick.

I'm not so sure this was a good idea!

All this to change the cmos battery. I'll let you know if I get it back together...and it works.

Mandolina Orguinette

Pumpers and reservoir next.

Mandolina Orguinette

Roll mechanism done.

Mandolina Orguinette

Valves done.

Kate and Chris' wedding

Best men Dillon and Sean. Kate ,Christopher and Christine.

Kate and Chris' wedding

Kate Maureen and Christine

Kate and Chris' wedding

Kate and Maureen

Kate and Chris' rehearsal dinner.

Desert, yummy.

Kate and Chris' rehearsal dinner. Sienna, West Greenwich RI

St. Rays Stevens

Key action touches and hangs up.

St. Rays Stevens

Better, but needs a total restoration. Too busy a church for this venerable artifact.

IC Everett MA

Chris, did you want me to save the black tape?

IC at night

Swell shoe linkage.

This is factory original, don't you think?

Mandolina Orguinette

Pneumatics back in. XXX -thin kangaroo leather.

Spent the evening glueing impossibly thin leather onto teentsy sticks. This is part of Mandolina Orguinette roll player organ.

St. Anselm college, Monastery Chapel.

Johannus Sweelink organ in it's permanent home.

Busy week.

Well, let's see. Last.week we installed an LED replacement for the flourescent music lamp at St. Theresa. Twisted pedal contacts at St. Agatha. First tuning of the season at St. Peter. Cipher at Melrose Methodist.

Olympic Park with Mo

Bobsled, yes I'm in it. I think it's about the same spot the Koreans wiped out last year.

Bobsled, yes I'm in it. I think it's about the same spot the Koreans wiped out last year.

Olympic Park with Mo

Peter Krasinski at Medford's Chevalier Theatre. WINGS

 

October 1, 2011

Peter Krasinski

will accompany this epic silent film.

Cathedral Of The Holy Cross, Boston MA

 

We recently finished refurbishing the Roche opus 13 organ in the Cathedral Choir Room. The organ consists of Principal, Metal Gedackt and 12 note repeating Cymbal II. It sounds very sweet and gentle.

Redeemer, Lexington MA Bevington Organ

Picture is downside up!

Seems that someone was too rough on the pedal; either tromping on it or letting it snap up. Either way, two slider ends are snapped off causing the Fifteenth and Cornet to be silent.

Merrimack Railroad, Tilton NH

Caboose collection

Tilton

St. Marys, Tilton NH. Adjust swell to pedal couplers.

Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth going up.

DizzyIzzy Portsmouth NH

Mo's treat!

Memorial Bridge Portsmouth NH

Harbor, Portsmouth NH

Tug boats, Portsmouth NH

Portsmouth NH

Portsmouth Brewery

Central Congregational, Derry NH

Estey opus 572, 1908. Rebuilt by us 1991. Augmented with a fe wdigital voices.

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Manchester NH

Broken Pedal Coupler


Never Draw The Coupler With Keys Pressed!