A Selection of Our Work

Looking down at the pipes of a pipe organ arranged in rows, with wood and metal pipes of varying sizes and lengths.

Jonas Residence

3 Manual, 12 Rank Wurlitzer Organ Opus 1871.

Designed complete installation from the chamber construction to final installation and tonal finishing.

Installation
Close-up of a vintage wooden organ pipe chest with red leather pneumatics and green felt bumpers.

Secondary Pneumatics

Restoration of a water-damaged Wurlitzer manual chest. Chest was completed in-situ. All leather and felt materials were renewed, including gasketing.

Restoration/Releathering
A wooden pipe organ with multiple tiers of keys and colorful stops on the sides, decorated with poinsettia plants, in a room with gray walls and fluorescent lighting. 
Regular Maintenance/Tuning

Carma Laboratories

4 Manual, 92 Rank Composite.

Assisted Century Pipe Organs of Minneapolis with installation, and continue to provide regular maintenance and tuning services.

Close-up of replica organ piston rails with beige numbered knobs in a workshop setting.
A woodworking workbench with various hand tools on a pegboard, two wooden blocks with metal fixtures, a metal square, a ruler, two yellow cups, and a black tool mat. 
New Construction

Piston Rails

Wurlitzer style expanded piston rails for a three manual console. Not shown are matching key slips and dividers. Keyboards were also recovered, rebushed, and repinned, resulting in like-new action.

Close-up of a wooden table with a black cloth and a row of four leather covered pneumatics. 
New Construction

Primary Pneumatics

Previous restoration practices caused premature failure of covering materials. The use of incorrect glue necessitated construction of replacement pneumatics.

New Construction

Acme Siren and Police Whistle

New actions reproducing original Wurlitzer designs.

A gold-colored cymbal mounted in a workshop. The cymbal has the brand name 'Zildjian' printed on it. The background shows various tools hanging on a wall, including a paintbrush, a level, and two wooden stirrups, along with a covered wire and other workshop equipment. 
Modification

Hi-Hat Action

Wurlitzer Tap Cymbal action was modified into a Hi-Hat with added mechinism and new cymbals

Wooden organ control panel with multiple holes, positioned on a workbench surrounded by tools, screws, and water bottles. 
New Construction

“Junk” Tray

Swing-out drawer for a three manual Wurlitzer console. Will be finished to match existing console.

A large electronic circuit board with multiple interconnected components, wires, and chips, set on a black anti-static mat on a workbench. 
New Construction/Wiring

Combination Action

A retrofit of a new Ztronics Combination Action. Card rack was designed to fit in console around existing equipment. With careful planning, card rack was assembled, wired and installed while maintaining the playability of the instrument.

A wooden board with round holes, surrounded by other pipe organ apparatus. 
New Construction

Rack Boards

A chest was modified to receive pipework for which it was not originally designed, necessitating construction of custom rack boards sized for replacement pipework. Materials and construction were chosen to closely replicate the originals, down to the stamping of the note/rank designations.