The Great pipework in place on its wind chest. The empty pipe racks in front are for the refurbished 8′ Trumpet and 4′ Clarion pipes from our old organ, which are on site awaiting fitting

Massive progress this week (thanks to Mike and the team).  We now have almost all the Great flue pipes in place, and all of the Swell pipe racks, together with both sets of bellows and much of the wind trunking.  In addition, the solid state dataplex output cards for the registration systems and action control software (made for us by Sonic Systems of Thetford in Norfolk) have all been fixed in place adjacent to where the console will be fitted, together with all the wiring. Most of the refurbished casework has also been brought back to Church, ready to be fitted, and the second blower unit has arrived.

Work has also been progressing at home, where the Swellbox doors and access panels have been repaired and repainting completed, ready for them all to be delivered to church next week.

At the workshop over the next few days some adjustments and painting are being carried out on the bottom octave of the Great 8′ Open Diapason and their wooden pipe supports are being treated with button polish.  In addition, work has now started on the rebuild of the console donated to us by St George’s, Whyke.

The Swellbox with all its sliders and pipe racks in place ready for the rest of the Swell pipes to be installed

The output boards for the computerised control systems fitted under the Swell windchest