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The installation of the organ for The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Dallas is almost complete. The reed voicing is going well and Bruce and Patrick are very excited. This has been a huge undertaking and our 3rd forty-something stop organ in the last few years and the 3rd instrument approximately 30 feet tall. The case, patterned after the organs of Antonius Hinsz, is finished in bold red faux wood with trompe l'oeil garlands, and the front pipes are made of burnished 90% tin. There are 47 stops on 3 manuals and pedal of which 25% of the stops are reed pipes. Included are several unusual stops that are present in several of our recent projects: the Hohlflöte 8' in the Positive (open tapered wood pipes after similar stops of Arp Schnitger in Hamburg and Norden) and the Vox humana 8', also in the Positive, based on similar stops by Muller and Hinsz. Oberlin Professor of Organ, James David Christie will play the dedication concert on April 18, 2010. Jim was responsible for Ralph attending Oberlin College.
Opus 18 for St. George’s, Hanover Square
Construction of the new organ for London is going well. The pipework, windchests, and key action are being built and there are current photos in the slideshow on the main page on our website. The church, designed by John James, an assistant of Sir Christopher Wren, was built between 1721 and 1724. The carvings in the church are from Grinling Gibbons’ workshop, the 1724 painting at the front is by William Kent, and the spectacular windows at the front were made by Arnold of Nijmegen in 1525. The best-known parishioner of St. George’s was George Frederick Handel. In 1724 he moved to Brook Street and was a regular worshipper until his death 35 years later. The new organ will be placed inside the historic case originally built in 1725 and enlarged in the late 19th century. We are honored to build the first American organ for a London church. More information…