Work completed before 1998

• Leeds Parish Church, Leeds: A two phase program of work has been carried out.
  
  
• Phase 1 - 1996:
  1. Restoration of the Blowing Plant by ALLFAB Engineering, Methley, Leeds.
  2. All winding and control valves updated and reinstated.
  3. Restore and convert the three main bellows into regulators in the underfloor basement area. Restore all trunking.
  
  
• Phase 2 - 1997:
  1. Clean and overhaul the Swell, Great and Pedal pipework.
  2. Installation of new Taylor transmission system and all new wiring throughout.
  3. Refurbishment of console. This entailed new drawstop solenoids, new slider solenoids with controllers and the keys were completely remade with all new action.
  4. Remake Great Reeds and lower pressure to 7".
  5. Fit all new chest magnets.
  6. Releather all double-rise bellows.
  7. Releather all primary actions.
  8. Restore Swell and Great Reed Soundboards.
  9. Top overhaul of Swell and Great Flue Soundboards.
  
  
• Hornsea Parish Church, Hornsea: Work started on this 1898, Forster & Andrews instrument in late 1995 and continued through into early 1996. The biggest achievement with this instrument was successfully moving the whole organ 15 inches away from the north wall - necessary due to architectural problems. In addition to this movement, much of the organ was restored. The main changes were:
  
  
  1. Instrument moved 15 inches away from wall.
  2. Complete restoration of all soundboards and chests.
  3. New electro-pneumatic action fitted to the Choir and Great divisions, with electric slider solenoids throughout.
  4. Swell division updated to coincide with Great and Choir.
  5. Action on Pedal division completely electrified but original chest ventils were retained.
  6. Transmission changed to a micro-processor based system.
  7. Console updated to to conventional layout - Swell/Pedal on the left, Great/Choir on the right. Keys remade with high quality top resistance touch.
     
     The Console at Hornsea before the work
     
  8. Provision of thumb and toe pistons affecting the new 16-memory-level capture system.
  9. New passage boards and vertical Swell Shutters fitted to allow better access for Tuning and Maintenance, and a better ingress of sound into the main body of the Church.
  10. All reeds revoiced.
  11. New three-rank Mixture (19, 22, 26) added to the Great in place of a Viola rank.
  12. Viola rank, originally on the Great, revoiced as a Diapason and moved to the Swell.
  13. Also on Swell, Clarabella changed to to a stoppered flute from Tenor C upwards and Mixture remodelled.
  14. On the Choir, a new two-rank Sesquialtera (12, 17) replaced the Dulciana and the Harmonic Piccolo, which had been transposed to 11/3 pitch in the past, was reinstated to its original pitch at 2'.

  A. J. Carter Professional Organ Building Services would like to thank John Boxall (Organist) for all help and support throughout the project.

• St. Chads, New Moston, Manchester: The two manual Lewis Organ at St. Chads badly needed attention and we were happy to do this restoration for them. However, in addition to this, we were also asked to move the Instrument to a new location - a new gallery at the West End. This we also agreed to do. Work commenced in August 1996 and finished just a few weeks into the new year. The main work included:
  
  
  1. Move Instrument to a new position on gallery at West End.
  2. Complete restoration of Swell and Great Soundboards including repalleting and flooding with animal glue to seal.
  3. Mechanical Action completely overhauled - includes Rollerboards, Trackers and various Lever/Square Beams.
  4. Drawstop Action stripped down and overhauled.
  5. Pedal Board - worn Pedals re-pieced to bring back up to correct working height, then polished and assembled with correct spring tension.
  6. Keys cleaned thoroughly, new felt fitted and any play taken up.
     
     The Organ Console at St.Chads
     
  7. Bellows completely stripped and reconstructed and remade with all new leatherwork.
  8. Pedal Chest overhauled throughout - all wires, valves and buttons renewed as required.
  9. Blower replaced by the original unit remaining from the previous instrument.
  10. Console stripped, polished and generally made good.
  11. All pipework individually cleaned and repaired. Pitch of the instrument maintained.
  
  
• St. Coloumba Church, Headingley, Leeds.
  
  
• All Saints Church, Frickley.
  
  
• Christ Church, Freizland.
  

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