A. J. Carter
Professional Organ Building Services
A. J. Carter
Professional Organ Building Services
Work Completed in 2000
The year started out at Doncaster Parish Church, a year on from our previous work. This work was purely due to a generous grant from the Pilling Trust.
DONCASTER PARISH CHURCH
This action has been under great stress for many years having to pull four pallets via a complicated cross tracker system. The leatherwork had failed, and the lever magnets were very old and worn. All the pulldown holes were worn oval and leaking badly.
So this action was completely restored with all new leatherwork and again converted to a good chest magnet action.
The leatherwork on these Bellows had virtually come to the end of its life so these single rise Bellows were badly in need of attention.
Two of the bellows are built into the building frame so were very difficult to remove without causing damage.
We eventually succeeded in this and this has improved matters again wind wise.
The two sixteen stage wiffle tree Walker type swell engines were not working correctly and lacked power and travel. All the motors were perished inside so these received a complete overhaul including all new magnets.
The Swell shutters now open as they should and as far as anybody can remember, so this is again a great improvement.
HULL - ST. ANTONY'S R.C. CHURCH
Walker Positive 1965
The above unit job has undergone a full overhaul with all new Solid State Systems, wiring and new magnets.
This is the first work the Organ has received since its installation and we have improved matters all around.
The Detached Console has been moved to enable the Choir to be grouped together.
The building has a fine acoustic and the Instrument sounds much bigger than it really is. There are two divided sections, but with no Reed.
ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH , KIRKBURN
We moved on from Doncaster and Hull to KIRKBURN near Driffield to restore the Organ from after Easter to the Summer.
This was built by Laycock and Banister of Keighley in 1925.
It only has four stops on each manual and has mechanical action to the manuals and pneumatic action to the Pedals.
The Organist, Stan Oxendale, made huge efforts to raise money for the Restoration of the Instrument and we were able to restore the Soundboards as well as revoice the Oboe and fit a new spotted metal Fifteenth 2ft stop to the Great in place of the Dulciana. This makes a tremendous difference to the Great Chorus and Stan likes the new sound!
The front pipe display is vast but it really required repainting, so here are some views of the job.
Case views
Console
Great Pipework
Swell Pipework
Swell Pipework
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