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St. Paul Shrine

St. Paul Croatian

Holy Trinity Lutheran

Bethany Lutheran

Grace Lutheran

Howland Community

St. Paul Shrine: Poor Clares

A historic gothic revival stone church with a tall decorative bell tower, and detailed arched windows.

This comprehensive pipe organ restoration and modernization project spans four key areas. The console was rewired and overhauled, replacing worn 1930s components with three new keyboards, a rebuilt pedalboard, and a multi-level memory solid-state control system with new stop tablets and power supplies. Second, the Great, Swell, and Choir chambers were upgraded to a compatible solid-state switching system with new wiring, a dedicated power supply, and a rebuilt tremolo stop while retaining the original electro-pneumatic magnets. Third, skilled artisans  structurally restored the Swell expression machine, three main wind-chests, and three pedal offset chests—a process requiring the meticulous reconstruction of over 1,557 multi-component leather pouches and primary actions. 

In the videos below, we are tackling a massive, top-to-bottom restoration project. Watch as we replace worn-out 1930s pedalboard, and meticulously rebuilt bellows by hand. From professional pipe organ cleaning, polishing Trumpet reeds to completely rewiring the windchests in the organ chambers, we helped preserve the past and upgraded for the future.
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Overview of Bellows Restoration

Gluing New leather belts onto bellows

Restoration of Pedalboard

A Leek Pipe Organ Company technician working with gloves uses a sanding block to smooth a wooden component on a workshop table.
An organ technician replacing rubber cloth materials in wooden frames in a workshop.
A Leek Pipe Organ Company technician in a red shirt, face mask, and work gloves uses a sanding block to smooth a wooden component on a workshop table.
Close-up of a damaged, cracking white leather corner gusset on a layered wooden pipe organ bellows assembly.
A newly restored wooden pipe organ reservoir bellows featuring fresh white leather sealing strips and corners along its expanding folds.
Two wooden organ pipe stoppers sit on a plywood surface labeled "Larger stoppers," with arrows pointing to a clean "After" unit on the left and a dirty "Before" unit on the right.
Two wooden organ pipe stoppers on a wooden surface with text labels: the left one is "After being scraped" and the right one is "Before being scraped."
Before and After Releathered Organ Pipe Stoppers

St Paul Croatian Church

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Photo by Charley Heintel

In this pipe organ restoration project, our dedicated team safely dismantled the instrument on-site and transported the historic pipework and major components back to our shop for a complete overhaul. The deep restoration process involved rebuilding and re-leathering core elements like the Great and Swell wind chests, fabricating approximately 122 custom pull-down tracker wires, and installing telescopic slider seals. Back on-site, we deep-cleaned the bellows, chest surfaces, rack boards, and case, while meticulously removing dents from the pipes and repairing the facade tuners. From rebuilding the pedal wind chests and refelting the pedalboard to applying a flawless new polyurethane finish to the keys and tremolo, no detail was overlooked. After fabricating a custom access panel for easy future servicing, we reassembled the organ, regulated the entire mechanical action, and carefully tuned every rank.

Overview of reinforcements made

Wind chests are lowered from the balcony

Pedal Chest Pneumatics

A long, detailed wooden pipe organ windchest component displaying a rows of small metal levers, pins, and valve action mechanics inside a workshop.
using a screwdriver on a long row of small wooden levers.
A long wooden organ windchest mechanical assembly featuring rows of closely aligned wooden levers sits clamped on a workshop table.
long wooden bar framework onto the white top surface of a large wood pipe organ mechanism.
A long wooden pipe organ windchest mechanism sits on a black work stand, displaying complex internal rows of wooden blocks, tension springs, and strings.
An organ technician inspects the long row of small wooden valve components inside a large pipe organ windchest frame.
Technician Lifting a long wooden organ pipe from a row of matching pipes on a workbench.
A large collection of metal organ pipes laid out symmetrically by size.
An organ technician sits at a workbench, carefully adjusting a row of small wooden pipe components.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Stained glass rose window in Holy Trinity Lutherean Church, Akron Ohio

Photo by Stefan Katz

Our team is embarking on a major, multi-phase restoration project in Akron-HTLC to protect and modernize the incredible instrument. The deep mechanical work kicks off in Fall 2026, when scaffolding will be set up to safely remove overhanging pipes and completely rebuild the historic Schwimmer bellows with durable, industry-standard rubber cloth material. Over the coming months, our artisans will meticulously address structural stability by stabilizing pulling wall anchors, repairing pipe stoppers to fix frequent tuning issues, and deep-cleaning the reeds using advanced ultrasonic techniques. We are even fabricating custom bumpers below the rack surfaces to protect the pipes from accidental damage during future maintenance. The grand finale of this project takes place in January 2027, when we will install four brand-new custom manual keyboards complete with mahogany cheeks, synthetic creme naturals, and a modern wire contact system.
 
Close-up view looking down a long, repeating row of electromechanical pipe organ valve magnets with red coils and white plastic fittings.
Close-up of a wooden pipe organ mechanism showing a neat row of small metal vertical wires ending in round leather discs.
Close-up of a pipe organ wooden rail showing a row of newly mounted metal electromechanical valve switches with small wire pins.

Bethany Lutheran

In this project, our team transitions into the Summer phase with a meticulous focus on the Swell division and precision pipe maintenance. We are completely removing the Swell pipework from the organ for careful hand-cleaning, while deep-cleaning the chest surfaces, rack boards, and chamber floors to eliminate decades of dust. Our artisans will polish the Trumpet reeds’ brass tongues and shallots directly in our workshop, and we will repark the metal stoppers of the Rohr Flute and Koppel Flute with new packing material to guarantee rock-solid tuning stability. Finally, our team will investigate dead notes and troubleshoot the Swell expression mechanism to deliver reliable future solutions, wrapping up the phase with a complete tuning of the entire Swell division.
 
High-angle view of two organ technicians in a church room handing down a zinc organ pipe, next to a blue mat holding a graduated row of metal pipes.
Two organ technicians carefully guide a tall zinc facade pipe up into place within a large pipe organ structural casework framework.
An organ technician carefully guides a long, tapered metal organ pipe downward into place inside a compact organ chamber next to wooden pipes.
High-angle close-up view of tapered metal organ pipes fitted into place alongside a wooden toeboard rack with empty circular mounting holes.
Close-up of a disassembled metal organ reed pipe mechanism on a work surface, featuring a lead block with a copper tuning wire alongside a separate brass shallot channel.
Close-up of a partially assembled metal organ reed pipe component on a workbench, showing the copper tuning wire running alongside the long lead tube section.
An organ technician blows into a small metal reed pipe component at a workbench filled with tools
Close-up of numerous brass organ pipe shallots arranged in a wooden block grid labeled by note names and octaves inside a clear plastic container.
Top-down close-up of a dusty wooden pipe organ toeboard surface
An organ technician uses a utility vacuum to clean out a wooden toeboard framework
Close-up of a dust-free wooden toeboard

Grace Evangelical Lutheran

We are currently working on this project to protect this beautiful historic pipe organ from dust and debris while the church builds a new elevator. Right now, our team is busy wrapping the exposed facade pipes on both sides with protective plastic, locking the Swell expression doors completely closed, and fully covering the console to keep everything sealed tight.
Because the elevator is being built right next to the instrument, we are also carefully removing the Cromorne 8′ pipes—which are closest to the construction zone—and storing them safely in trays on the balcony. For the pipes that stay in place, we are building temporary wood supports so we can drape protective drop cloths over them without causing any damage. Once the elevator construction is totally finished, we will come back to take down all the plastic, deep-clean and vacuum the entire area, put the Cromorne pipes back in, and test all the mechanisms. Finally, we will tune all the affected pipes so the organ is clean, safe, and sounding absolutely perfect.
Wide view of a church sanctuary from the main floor looking up at an elevated rear balcony balcony containing a split pipe organ structure
Close-up view of a graduated row of tall wooden organ pipes enclosed under clear protective plastic sheeting on an elevated platform
Close-up view of a graduated row of tall wooden organ pipes enclosed under clear protective plastic sheeting on an elevated platform
Close-up view of a graduated row of tall wooden organ pipes enclosed under clear protective plastic sheeting on an elevated platform
Wide view of a church sanctuary looking toward a rear balcony gallery where the left and right pipe organ structural sections are covered in clear protective plastic sheeting
James holds and examines a long wooden key over a partially disassembled pipe organ pedalboard
An open, interior view of a pipe organ console wooden housing showing wiring bundles, circuit components, contact pins, and leverage rods
Close-up view inside a wooden organ console casing showing a row of heavy metal coil return springs connected to vertical rods, with needle-nosed pliers resting below

Howland Community Church

Howland Community Church is the site of our current pipe organ maintenance project, where our team is focusing on restoring tuning stability and refreshing vital pipe components. Right now, we are busy removing the Great Doppel Flote 8′ rank and bringing it to our shop to replace the old leather on the stoppers, while also fabricating custom wood supports to stabilize the leaning bass pipes. We are also removing the top two octaves of the Great Bourdon 8′ rank to repack the metal caps for a much tighter, more reliable fit.
 
 
Inside our workshop, we are performing deep maintenance on the Swell Oboe 8′ rank by disassembling, cleaning, and polishing the brass shallots, reed tongues, and tuning wires. Once we reassemble and test these Oboe pipes on our shop voicing chest for proper speech, we will reinstall all the ranks back into the organ. Scheduled throughout Summer and Fall 2026, this vital care ensures the instrument remains fully playable for the duration of our work, culminating in a precise final tuning of every single rank we touch. 
 
Close-up of a graduated row of old, dusty wooden organ pipes with vertical wooden handles sticking out of their top stoppers
A row of square wooden organ pipes rests in a wooden rack with round protruding pipe feet
Top-down view of cleaned and polished square wooden organ pipes with black stopper handles, resting next to a row of small wooden pipe components
An organ technician holds a cordless drill to drive a screw into a wooden support rail running across several large, vertical wooden organ pipes
restored square wooden organ pipes with upright handles stands fully assembled inside an organ chamber, secured by a wooden rack framework
An organ technician sits at a workbench using a chisel to carve a small block of wood, surrounded by wood shavings
technician stands at a workbench holding and examining a small round hardware piece attached to a black wooden handle lever
An angled close-up view of a large collection of weathered wooden organ pipe stoppers fitted with black vertical handles

Frequently Asked Questions

The projects featured above represent a variety of our ongoing work, including pipe organ restorations, custom organ builds, tuning and maintenance, console upgrades, re-leathering, tonal improvements, and other restoration services for churches and concert halls. Each project reflects our commitment to preserving the craftsmanship, performance, and longevity of every pipe organ while meeting the unique needs.

A restoration project may include inspection, cleaning, re-leathering, repairing or replacing worn components, restoring wind systems, console work, tonal adjustments, voicing, tuning, and final testing to ensure the organ performs reliably while preserving its original character.

The process begins with a consultation and detailed assessment of your organ or facility. Based on your goals, we provide recommendations, a project plan, timeline, and cost estimate to help you determine the best solution for your church or organization.

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