December 9, 2010

News: St Peter’s Anglican Church, Southport

The organ in St Peter’s Anglican Church, Southport is now sounding spectacularly improved after recent maintenance and revoicing.  This organ has had a varied history with a major rebuilt by Walter Emerson in 1976.  Whilst only a small organ with 9 speaking stops it was not adequate for the building.  […]
December 10, 2010

News: Peace Lutheran Church, Gatton

The Great soundboard of the 1978 Walter Emerson organ in Peace  Lutheran Church, Gatton has been overhauled and the pipework cleaned.  It is always remarkable how maintenance on an organ vastly improves the sound.  This is because the pipes receive the proper amount of wind at the right time.  Just […]
December 12, 2010

News: St Andrew’s Anglican Church South Brisbane

The first stage of the restoration of the 1884 JW Walker organ in St Andrew’s Anglican Church South Brisbane has been completed.  The double-rise bellows have been completely releathered and windtrunking refurbished. The bellows have been set to their original wind pressure of 3½”. Both the Swell and Great Soundboards […]
December 13, 2010

News: First Church of Christ Scientist in Brisbane

We have carried out maintenance work on the 1940 Whitehouse 3-manual organ in the First Church of Christ Scientist in Brisbane. The original Great and Swell action magnets were replaced after 70 years of service. The original cotton-covered wiring was also replaced with P.V.C. covered wiring. When the cotton and […]