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  • Edward perched on the swell box at Great Tew

    Edward Bennett (67 years old on August 18th!) perched on top of the swell box of the 1860s Henry Williams organ at Great Tew Oxfordshire, during dismantling on August 26th.

  • The restored Pilcher organ in Church in Zuidscharwoude

    The restored Pilcher organ in position in the church at Zuidscharwoude, with our hostess Marjan Jong listening to Gerard Verloop, the owner of the organ.

  • The restored Pilcher Organ arriving in Zuidscharwoude

    The restored organ by William Pilcher 1851 belonging to the Stichting Gerard Verloop in the van just outside the Koogerkerk at Zuidscharwoude before being moved into the church, Tuesday August 4th.

  • Memorial Service for Martin Goetze

    A memorial Service to celebrate the life of Martin Goetze will be held on Thursday 24th September at 6pm at St.Anne’s Church, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1NJ. Light refreshments will be served in the church hall after the service. There is ample parking at the church and in the neighbouring streets.

  • Martin Goetze has sadly passed away

    With great sadness our friend and colleague Martin Goetze passed away on Sunday afternoon. There is to be a private funeral and a Memorial Service in Worksop at a later date.

  • St Teilo Organ

    July 19th: the Tudor organ made for Bangor University’s Experience of Worship project in 2010 http://www.experienceofworship.org.uk/ was played by Magnus Williamson for the Caius Choirbooks recording, improvising verses in the style of early 16th century English organ music as only Magnus can http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/staff/profile/magnus.williamson. The organ is to be at St Laurence Ludlow for the coming …

  • Caius Choirbooks Recording

    July 17th: Geoffrey Webber directing the choir of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge http://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/choir for a recording of music from the Caius Choirbooks by Paul Baxter of Delphian Records http://www.delphianrecords.co.uk/

  • Matthew Dunn plays John Worgan

    During the interval of the same concert, the church’s organist Matthew Dunn played organ music by his predecessor John Worgan, edited by Tim Roberts and available from www.orchardstreetmusic.uk

  • 18th Century music at St Botolph, Aldgate

    The Majorcan baroque orchestra Ars Musicae with Dame Emma Kirkby, directed by Tim Roberts rehearsing music by Pergolesi for a concert at St Botolph Aldgate on Friday July 10th (see a review at http://seenandheard-international.com/2015/07/enjoyable-baroque-concert-from-dame-emma-and-mallorcan-musicians/?doing_wp_cron=1436694636.8436090946197509765625

  • Thaxted Festival July 2015

    Catherine Ennis addresses the audience before starting on her wonderful concert for the Thaxted Festival on July 4th (photo Michael Bailie www.michaelbailie.com/about

  • Charles and Nick Gilding pipes

    Charles Marsden and Nick Hagen gilding front pipes

  • Wood delivery

    Our latest delivery of oak from Somerscales, Lincolnshire www.stuartsomerscales.com

  • Plinth for St Albans church Birmingham

    Nick delivered a new plinth for moving the organ at St Albans, Birmingham, at the request of Edward Fellows who has a connection with our new organ at Odiham

  • Aldgate concert

    For further details contact Further information www.orchardstreetmusic.uk Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/174006

  • Magna Carta at Odiham

    On Sunday June 15th the morning service on BBC radio 4 (Sunday Worship: Liberty and Justice for all) came from All Saints Odiham, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. King John spent the night before facing his barons in the Castle at Odiham. There was a new anthem by …

  • Edward and Dominic at Richis/Reichesdorf in Rumania

    On May 12th Edward and Dominic visited Richis/Reichesdorf in Rumania for a few days to encourage along the restoration of the 1788 Prause organ in the wonderful mediaeval church. Hermann Binder has been restoring the organ with the help of Szabolcs Bartis and his team. We have inserted the restored pipework, adjusted the voicing and …

  • Joe soldering end on shallot

    Joe soldering end on shallot

  • Martin routering slots for splayed double backfalls, Zuid Scharwoude

    Martin routering slots for splayed double backfalls, Zuid Scharwoude

  • Willie Hendry from Edinburgh

    This week we have been joined by Willie Hendry, a harpsichord maker, who will be helping us with the restoration of the organ from St Cecilia’s Hall, The Russell Collection, Edinburgh.

  • Guillaume twidling at New College, Oxford

    Guillaume twiddling at New College, Oxford

  • Edward narashing at New College, Oxford

    Edward narashing at New college, Oxford

  • Joe Marsden cleaning reed blocks

    Joe Marsden cleaning reed blocks

  • Bristol Organists Association and members of Pilning Church visit our workshop at Welbeck

    On Saturday 28th March 2015 Bristol Organists Association and members of Pilning Church visit our workshop at Welbeck

  • Nick preparing a door for the case

    Nick preparing a door for the case

  • Edward sharpening his knife on water wheel

    Edward sharpening his knife on the water wheel

  • Anne Page playing organ

    Anne Page playing Christopher Hogwood’s Dutch chamber organ

  • Nick veneering

    Nick veneering organ case and repairing/adding inlay to keyboard panels

  • Guillaume restoring pipework

    Guillaume restoring pipework

  • Filming for Chilean Television

    On Friday and Saturday 30-31st January we were visited by Chilean film-makers Pepe Torres and Francisco Anderson, with our friend José Manuel Izquierdo König, who are making a series of television programmes about organs and organ building, all with relevance to the 1854 Benjamin Flight organ at Santiago Cathedral in Chile The film can be …

  • Emma with our new computer

    2015 has started with a new desktop computer, managed with customary efficiency by our administrator Emma Hagen