Organ in storage at MESDA
Case set up at MESDA in 1998
Console assembled at MESDA in 1998
Home Moravian Church
Dovetail damage
Dovetails repaired
Holes in cornice for bellows pumping levers
Holes filled
Removing paint from moldings
Assembling unpainted case in the shop
Assembled case, before painting
Case painting
Voicing
Flattened facade pipes at MESDA, 1998
Flat facade
Removing paint from facade pipes
Documenting facade before repairs begin
Flat facade after removing the paint
Pipe repair
Finished facade pipes
Damaged languid
Repaired languid
Repaired foot of Viola da Gamba pipe
Tuning slot repair
Casting Tannenberg pipe metal for repairs and replacement pipes
Lengthened wood pipes
Bellows in Home Church attic
Bellows plate
Bellows repair
Notes from the last bellows repair in 1885
Windchest before restoration
Windchest repair
Finished windchest
Chests back in the organ
Restored consle, before paint
During the restoration, this piece of paper was found stuffed inside of the keyboard cover lock, dated 1839. After some research, the peope listed are believed to have been bellows pumpers.
Final reassembly in the Old Salem Visitor's Center
Final voicing