Hand-crafted organs customed designed in the historic European tradition. We build custom mechanical-action pipe organs of all sizes in historic styles, with special interest in the North German and Dutch tradition.  Restorations of selected instruments.

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Making the chests FLAT

The next step in windchest building is planing both top and bottom chest surfaces to which the western red cedar deck is glued. The surface must be flat. I use a long plane.


Making the chests FLAT

Opus 4 for the University of Oregon School of Music Photos

What we're replacing

This is the way all organs start out....

The new keydesk

Keydesk coming together

Windchests

Windchest grids assembled

Pin blocks

Case coming together

Making the chests FLAT

The craftsmen

What we use a lot of

Swell shutters

Brustwerk toeboards

Further case construction

Inside shot

Brustwerk slider seals

Brustwerk pallet box

Pedalboard

Key action coming together

Hauptwerk chests

Hand-crafted organs customed designed in the historic European tradition. We build custom mechanical-action pipe organs of all sizes in historic styles, with special interest in the North German and Dutch tradition.  Restorations of selected instruments.

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