Restoration

Core Services

Overview

As a firm dedicated to restoration and pipe organ preservation, our team subscribes to the objectives and standards of the American Institute of Organ Builders and the Organ Historical Society. This means that your individual instrument will always retain the character and ingenuity of its original builder without sacrificing the reliability required for extensive use.

Re-leathered Pipe Organ Bellows, Leek Pipe Organ Company, Berea, OH

Re-Leathering

Extend the life of your organ by decades with re-leathering using time tested and proven techniques

Re-leathering is a key component of pipe organ restoration. Bellows, which are found in pipe organs of every type, require re-leathering in order to provide a stable supply of wind from the blower motor to wind chests and other components. As leather ages it becomes brittle, causing bellows to leak and eventually blow-out.

Toe board that holds the pipes of a pipe organ attached to a wind chest bottom board with magnets

Electro-Mechanical Upgrades

Increase reliability of your pipe organ’s electro-mechanical components

Other restoration projects involve the control systems such as switches, magnets and actions that operate the pouches described above. These control systems have their own specific maintenance concerns.

Bright gold pipe organ Diapason Facade Pipes

Tonal Additions

Add to the grandeur of your instrument with Tonal Additions

Space permitting restorations can also include adding preferred pipe ranks to the organ or other bells and whistles to support modern liturgical practices.

Solid State Technology Switching Plane in Pipe Organ Chamber

Solid State Upgrades

Upgrading your pipe organ with State of the Art Solid State technology.

For the past decade we have successfully melded old world craftsmanship with technological upgrades to pipe organs.

Historic Tracker Pipe Organ, Huron, OH

Historic Restorations

Preserve local/church history while being green

By choosing to restore your existing pipe organ, you have an opportunity to make a positive environmental impact in your community and church. Depending on the size of the organ, new builds require extensive use of wood and other materials that put a further drain on an already stretched ecosystem.

Organist playing on a four manual pipe organ console

Console

Keyboards, Pedals, and Components

Pedal & Keyboards

Pedal board and keyboards are indispensable components of your instrument and are exposed to the most wear and tear due to constant use. The first noticeable signs of wear are when the pedal boards may become noisy and the keys on the keyboard seem uneven.

Replacing components

Outdated console technology is often the cause of dead notes, coupler failure, and general unreliability. Just as national electrical code and computer technology constantly evolve, standards in the pipe organ industry have changed profoundly over the past 100 years.