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HOSA recording of organ in St John’s Chichester
Please find below the link to the Historic Organ Sound Archive recording of the organ at St John’s Chichester played by Margaret Phillips. The YouTube link is recording
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Chris Kent’s Positif Organ for sale
Following the death of Christopher Kent his wife, Susan, would like to sell the German Positif organ we made for him 2020. The link to the organ is Kent organ and this takes you to the page with details of the organ on our website. Susan is open to offers and if you are interested …
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New HISTORY section on the website
We have included a new section within the website on the History of the firm, which includes a page on each of the previous directors, Martin Goetze , Dominic Gwynn and Edward Bennett.
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Open Day Wednesday 3rd September 2025
On Wednesday 3rd September, between 10am and 4pm, we are opening our workshop doors as part of the Royal College of Organists’ “Play the Organ Year”. We don’t open up our workshops to the public very often, so take this opportunity to visit, and to find out more about how organs are built, and to see …
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Concert at St Cuthbert’s Wells, using the Wingfield organ
The concert at St Cuthbert’s, Wells on 22nd June 2025 was a great success. Here, Margaret Philips introduces her pieces. Margaret played the church organ and the Goetze and Gwynn ‘Tudor’ Wingfield organ. In the first half, the Tudor organ was played and music included Missa in die Sanctae Trinitas by Philip ap Rhys (fl. 1530) …
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AN ORGAN CONCERT WITH MARGARET PHILLIPS ST CUTHBERT’S CHURCH, WELLS SUNDAY 22ND JUNE AT 3.00 PM
Margaret Phillips, described as ‘one of Britain’s most outstanding concert organists and teachers’, will give a concert of organ music at St Cuthbert’s Church in Wells. Margaret will play both the church organ and the Goetze and Gwynn ‘Tudor’ Wingfield organ. In the first half, the Tudor organ will be played and music will include …
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We are recruiting
Goetze and Gwynn Ltd. seek to recruit two full-time organ builders based at our workshops on the Welbeck estate in North Nottinghamshire, and available for sitework as well. Our order book is eclectic, including new-build mechanical action work, historic restoration, both mechanical and electro-pneumatic work, and general maintenance and tuning. We are looking for organ …
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Workshop News
It has been a very busy year so far at Welbeck with a lot of ups and downs. We are coming to the end of our St John’s Chichester project now, with the voicing underway, and final finishing due to be completed in the coming month. We have not been neglecting our other projects however, …
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Dominic’s funeral
The funeral is on Friday 14th June at 1pm at St Cuthbert’s , Wells and is being streamed on the St Cuthbert’s, Wells youtube channel. It can be accessed through this link. If you want to test it now you should see a series of videos of the church’s Sunday services and the funeral will …
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Dominic Gwynn
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Dominic Gwynn, on Friday the 24th of May 2024, after having cancer for a year and a half. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Dominic was a pioneer, author, historian, a doting father, grandfather and husband, an organ …
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Dominic receives RCO Medal
Dominic Gwynn received a well deserved RCO medal at a ceremony at The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London on Saturday 9th March 2024 in recognition of distinguished achievement in organ-building and scholarship, in particular with respect to UK organ heritage.
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Current Job Vacancies
There are currently no vacancies, but please contact us should you be interested in a career in Organ Building.
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Opening concert at Canolfan Soar
The opening concert for the Peter Conacher organ at Canolfan Soar in MT last Saturday September 23rd 2023. William Reynolds played the organ in a program including the South Wales Clarinet Choir, Con Voce Choir, the tenor Rhys Meirion and Delyth and Bethan McLean, daughters of Liesbeth, director of the centre. Excellent music making.
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Italian Organ at St Andrews University
The Italian Organ has been at St Andrews University since mid July and has been used extensively for teaching and for concerts by Massimiliano Guido and Giovanna Riboli during St Andrews Organ Week in early August 2023.
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The Handel House organ moves to 25 Brook Street
The Handel House organ has moved to the Handel and Hendrix Museum at 25 Brook Street, London. It is in Handel’s Fore Parlour as shown in the pictures. The link to the museum is https://handelhendrix.org/
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St Teilo organ at Lincoln Cathedral
The St Teilo organ is at Lincoln Cathedral. It will be used in the upcoming festival to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (who was the organist at Lincoln between 1563 and 1572). The festival runs from 30th June to 4th July. It will also be used both for voluntaries and …
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The Wingfield Organ at Bradford Cathedral
A recording of the debut live performance of “Duet, Aria and Fughetta on Bradford”, composed by Sarah MacDonald and played by Imogen Morgan, commissioned for, and recorded live, on International Women’s Day 2023. The link is as follows : https://youtu.be/0IqgQ7m6Irc The Wingfield Organ is currently at Bradford Cathedral bradfordcathedral.org.uk
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Happy New Year
We at Martin Goetze and Dominic Gwynn Ltd, wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year, as we embark on a vey busy period. We welcome new staff, customers and friends to the workshop with varied projects including Georgian recreations, Victorian restorations and maintaining and restoring mighty Wurlitzers.
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The Wurlitzer pedalboard completed
The restoration of the pedalboard of the Wurlitzer theatre organ of the Thursford Collection in Norfolk
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Wurlitzer pedal board
The restoration of the pedalboard of the Wurlitzer theatre organ of the Thursford Collection in Norfolk
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The Wurlitzer pedalboard
The restoration of the pedalboard of the Wurlitzer theatre organ of the Thursford Collection in Norfolk
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Restoration of the pedalboard of the Wurlitzer theatre organ at Thursford
The restoration of the pedalboard of the Wurlitzer theatre organ of the Thursford Collection in Norfolk
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The Compton Minatura chest re-leathered
A Compton Minatura chest completely re-leathered, with many of the pouch coil springs having to be replaced because the originals were rusted and brittle.
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Theatre organ in Lincolnshire
Private residence Theatre organ in Lincolnshire. Restoration work after water damage. A unit chest for the Vox Humana with a new side wall
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Re-leathering relays on the Wurlitzer
Most recently Chris and Rob have just returned from a week of maintenance on the famous Wurlitzer organ of the Thursford Collection in Norfolk, re-leathering the grey key relay secondary motors.
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Two weeks in Geneva
Then again at the end of March, we had two weeks in Claparède College in the suburbs of Geneva in Switzerland, the home of the former Granada Cinema, Clapham Junction, 3 manual 8 rank Wurlitzer organ from 1937
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Theatre organ work
So far 2022 has had quite a lot of theatre organ work, beginning in January with two weeks maintenance on the world famous 1935 Tower Ballroom Blackpool Wurlitzer organ.
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This year’s Christmas Card
LATE 1890s 87 KEY GAVIOLI This organ was built in the 1890s and was housed in the three-abreast gallopers on the sea front at Mablethorpe Lincolnshire, owned at the time by the Gray family. These instruments were built to represent a medium-sized orchestra, the main sounds being trombones, saxophones, violins, clarinets and piccolos. The opulent …
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Access to the pallet box at Lillington
The organ had been moved to the church by John Budgen in 1998, against the wall, so the lower half of the organ had to be moved out for access, and back again to connect with the blower.