Okay, so where has the time gone?
The heat of summer really slowed me down, so much so that I have done precious little on the organ, lately. But cooler weather is approaching, and activity will step up, soon!
First, I held a concert at my church- New Covenant- back on September 14th. The theme was Big Band music, and I was aided by Elizabeth and Wil Thomas, who provided vocals on roughly half the show.
They were awesome!! There was no room left for more, and we collected $1,100 in donations for the organ! I am SO flattered.
Almost immediately, I put a bit of the money to use. From a contact in Oregon I received a shipment of vox-humana pipes, and some spare diapasons. I made a trip to Baton Rouge to pick them up, as they came air freight.
The vox is in excellent shape! He inadvertently left a few out, so he is going to be sending those to me. The total? $100 for the pipes, and about $200 for the shipping (they are HEAVY).
Now, compare that to having to have a new set made, which would be about $7,000.
And, these are ORIGINAL Robert-Morton pipes!
Now, I have another contact in California who will be selling me some old Morton violin pipes, and the remaining diapasons. That would mean that I will be "spittin' distance" from having all the missing/damaged pipework replaced. And the $1,100 should cover it, all.
In the meantime, I am slowly getting the console ready to be reassembled, so pictures will be coming, soon. There were a lot of loose joints to knock open and reglued, and of course, the old,dark finish had to be removed, but it will be in GOOD shape when it is all done.
Stay tuned....
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