New magnets for the Bourdon Windchest

Pedal trombone 16′ pipe – it would be 20′ long if unmitred!

The four longest pipes of the Swell Violin Diapason 8′ Stop, at between 8′ and 9′ high, were too tall to fit in the refurbished All Souls swellbox (which we used because it was wider than the Nelson swellbox and fitted in the old organ case, which we are preserving), so, as part of their refurbishment, they have been ‘mitred’ (bent over at the top to fit in) in the M C Thompson workshop and yesterday they were fitted in the swellbox.  In addition, the pedal principal pipes were completed and painted, the rest of the pedal bass pipes (for the soft 16′ Bourdon) were fitted into their new wind chest behind the swellbox, and the pipes of the Pedal 16′ Trombone were checked out for fit before they are refurbished.

The Nelson ‘Closed Horn’ pipes have been refurbished and altered to become the new Swell Cornopean 8′ stop (a sort of bright, but soft trumpet) and have been brought to church.  The old All Souls wooden flute pipes have also been refurbished and are back ready to be installed as part of the new pedal pipework.

Soft 16′ Bourdon pipes behind the Swellbox

New magnets on the swell wind chest (you can see the pedal 16′ soft bourdon pipes underneath)