Daily Blog → Installation of Opus 17 in Dallas
Friday, July 24
At 8 o’clock this evening the front pipes are all in place. Soon the organ will make its first sounds! High resolution picture here.
Thursday, July 23
Assembly of the key action continues and the wind system is almost ready. Each day more front pipes are installed in we hope to have this complete soon.
Wednesday, July 22
The key action and wind system are coming together. The gilding of the front pipes continues and the first pipes and carvings are installed in the case.
Tuesday, July 21
Today the setup of the internal mechanism continues. The first picture shows the gilding of the mouths of the front pipes. There is a link on the right to many photos of the installation.
Monday, July 20
The first picture today shows the completed casework setup in the balcony. The next three pictures show the pipes and carvings being unloaded from the truck this morning.
Sunday, July 19
Dean, Andy, and Logan finished wrapping and packing the pipes yesterday and the truck of pipes left for Dallas early this morning. Tomorrow they arrive and the front pipes will be cleaned and polished before the mouths are guilded.
Saturday, July 18
The final crown molding is in place and the entire main case is setup. Next week the façade pipes will arrive and be placed in the front.
Friday, July 17
The first two pictures are from Friday morning. Later today I hope to post a photo with the final top crown in place. Yay!
Thursday, July 16
The first four pictures for today show the process of lifting the center top crown from the floor to the top level. There will be more pictures tomorrow as this huge molding is placed on the very top of the case. The fifth picture shows the pedal crown molding and the point crown molding in place on the C sharp side. By tomorrow evening all crowns should be in place. Whew!
Wednesday, July 15
The upper impost molding (the Great is in the upper level of the main case) was lifted into position. The overall size of the case and proportion in the room is finally visible. More pictures later today…
Tuesday, July 14
Installation continues with the upper case posts and the rear frame than is attached to the rear wall for stability.
Monday, July 13
Unloading of the truck began early in the morning to avoid the mid-day 100+ degree weather in Dallas. A large group from the church, many wearing new organ T-shirts, assisted in moving the pieces into the church. At the end of the day the main impost (the pedal and positive level) was hoisted over the front of the balcony and the entire lower case was in place.
