One day at a time...

One day at a time. Yep. I keep telling myself it is all about the payoff, and half of the enjoyment is the time spent doing the job and doing it right! I must avoid the tendency to want it too soon, as that will lead to agony...
I have finally finished stripping all the original wiring from the relays and the junction strips. A repetitious job, to be sure, but it has to be done.
My biggest concern is getting new pipework.
I cannot afford it myself, without significant cashing in of investments, and I do not wish to deplete my reserves in case I live longer than I expect!
Let me outline it.
The Tibia Clausa. That is a fundamental rank of a theatre organ. The Baker Grand organ boasts a Tibia that they called the "Muted Horn". It is a wooden rank of pipes, with the exception of the highest 20 notes, which are open metal ones. Robert-Morton apparently made a FINE "Muted Horn", and is very desirable. In fact, several people that have been giving me some advice on all this have expressed a desire to purchase the rank! The Tibia encompasses 97 pipes. Of these pipes, ALL of the upper metal ones are gone, and will have to be made.
The Diapason is an open metal pipe rank. It was heavily damaged or removed. Out of the 73 pipes, close to 45 are needed, most of which are the upper range.
The violins didn't fare well, either. Robert-Morton made some BEAUTIFUL violins, extremely imitative of the orchestrial violin. Out of  85 pipes, about 50 are needed.
And lastly, the vox humana. It was ravaged, too. Out of 73 pipes, 40 are needed.
That is a LOT of damaged or missing pipework!
I just refuse to think that enough money cannot be raised to replace the needed pipes.
I am checking-every day- two sites on the web that are "clearinghouses" for theatre organ pipes and parts. Original pipework DOES surface evry once in a while. Prior to my looking for the parts, there was a set of violins (Morton), and a set of Morton vox humanas. The complete vox humana was going for $250!!  All in good condition. I was too late- they had been sold.
Now, compare the price of a used, original set of violins at $600, to a set of NEW violins for $6,000.
The thought is staggering!
I won't but a used set of Wurlitzer or Moeller. I want Robert-Morton parts for a Robert-Morton organ.
There IS a difference in sound.
As an example, go to this website, scroll down and play the sound files for the various organ families. He has examples of Morton and Wurlitzer.
http://www.atos.org/about/instruments
So, keep your fingers crossed that the needed pipework comes up for sale. I have a year or two...no big rush! (right....)