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Picture through the top of the organ
Francois picture through the top of the consort organ on Dominic inspecting the evenness of his voicing.
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The consort organ with the front removed
The consort organ with the front removed and the wooden pipes revealed.
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The new consort organ
Francois photograph of the almost finished organ which is based on the ca1630 organs at Staunton Harold and Smithfield Virginia.
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Francois Ryelandt viewing the new consort organ
Francois Ryelandt visiting the workshop to view the new consort organ.
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Wyck Rissington pedal keys
Wyck Rissington pedal keys
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Nick working on the pedal keys
Nick fitting new leather to the pedal keys from the 1882 Bevington organ at Wyck Rissington Gloucestershire.
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Edward working on the swell chest
Edward fitting re-leathered pallets to the swell chest from the 1867 hill organ at Cockerham.
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Chris working on the Bourdon
Chris re-fitting the tuning stoppers in the Hill organ Bourdon from Cockerham.
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Tuning visits
Dominic and Edward have been in London visiting past triumphs. They spent an enjoyable few days tuning at Bermondsey, Bishopsgate, Aldgate and St Lawrence Whitchurch.
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The keys at St James Bermondsey
A picture of the “console” at St James Bermondsey 1829 with its “finger” pedalboard on the bass side, tell tales/or manual and pedal bellows, GG compasses; reconstructed by Goetze and Gwynn in 2002.
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1829 organ case at St James Bermondsey
1829 organ case at St James Bermondsey. For the recording the performers occupied the gallery in front of the organ.
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Ritter von Neukomm at St James Bermondsey
The University of St Andrews have issued their CD of the 1815 Requiem by Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm which uses the 1829 JC Bishop organ at St James Bermondsey as an orchestra with an octet of brass (SAND0007) “Resonances of Waterloo” available from https://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/product-catalogue/gifts-and-souvenirs/music-cds/resonances-of-waterloo-cd
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Ellie on work experience
Ellie Hagen cutting a mortice whilst on work experience with her dad, Nick Hagen.
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Edward and Charles
Edward and his twin brother Charles making a speech at their 70th Birthday Party at Charles’s farm, Sandy Lane Farm, Thame http://www.sandylanefarm.net/
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18th August
Edward and his twin brother Charles at their 70th Birthday party with Dominic celebrating his 65th Birthday on the same day. It is also the 42nd anniversary of Dominic’s first day as an organ builder and his first meeting with Edward who took him out to dinner with Edwards brother John and wife Sarah.
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Handel House organ in Edinburgh
The organ which we made for the Handel House Museum in 1998 lives in St George’s Hanover Square, where it gets use for the annual London Handel Festival (http://www.london-handel-festival.com/) and occasionally for the church’s services. On August 13th it took part in a concert at the Usher Hall, part of the Edinburgh International Festival with …
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Nick, Joe and Chris dismantling
Nick, Joe and Chris in the final stages of dismantling the 1866 Hill and Sons organ at Cockerham near Lancaster.
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The Hill organ at Cockerham, Lancashire dismantled in the church awaiting collection.
The Hill organ at Cockerham, Lancashire dismantled in the church awaiting collection.
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Edward defying his age
Edward defying his age on top of the swell box at Cockerham church
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The Wingfield organ at St Cuthbert’s, Wells
The Bath and Wiltshire Organists Association organized a trip to Wells and Downside on July 7th and were captivated by the Wingfield organ in the north transept at St Cuthbert’s in Wells. There will be an open afternoon at St Cuthbert’s on Sunday August 5th, introducing the Wingfield organ at 2.00pm 3.00pm and 4.00pm, with …
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Dominic is on the mend!
Dominic had an operation for bladder cancer four weeks ago. It all happened suddenly and since I have not felt unwell it has all been a bit surreal. The operation itself was undignified and painful, and the recovery has felt slow, but the important thing is that the growths were ‘non-invasive’ and there are not …
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John Harper playing the St Teilo organ
On May 23rd John Harper organized a study day for his doctoral students about sacred music and instruments in the first half of the seventeenth century in the early music centre at Birmingham University. John Harper is playing the St Teilo organ, with Bill Hunt an treble viol and Helen Roberts on Cornett. The picture …
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Edward visiting the organ at Ponsonby, new Zealand
Edward with Graham Davison and Gordon Binnie, at Ponsonby, New Zealand visiting the 1779 Avery Chamber organ he restored back in 2004, on his recent trip to New Zealand in April this year.
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New handles on the consort organ
New handles, made by Joe, on the consort organ
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Carving and keyboard detail
Carving and keyboard detail.
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Pipe front and keyboard
The pipe front of the consort organ. It is an oak frame and carvings, with ripple sycamore dummy pipes. The keyboard is oak, with boxwood naturals and ebony sharps.
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Consort organ is looking good!
The consort organ we are making is nearing completion and looking good!
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Chris and William soldering pipes
Chris showing William how to solder pipes. William was on a weeks work experience with us.
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The Finchcocks crew
Dick Burnett talking to Derek Adlam, Lawrence Peskett and Katrina Burnett. Lawrence is an architectural designer who spent many years working at Finchcocks and has designed the new music room for the Burnetts in Tunbridge Wells.
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Derek Adlam and Katrina Burnett
Derek talking to Katrina, who was also celebrating her 80th birthday. The celebration included the achievements making new and restoring historic keyboard instruments of Adlam Burnett in their workshop at Finchcocks near Goudhurst in Kent. Chris Nobbs and Bruce Luckhurst were present from that time. The occasion also looked to the future, launching the Finchcocks …
