The Old Organ
Edington Priory (2 manual, 26 stops)
We were commissioned to build a new organ for this lovely church with its celebrated annual Festival of Music within the Liturgy.
Jan 2012
 the old organ |  East elevation |  North elevation |  Plan |
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 north elevation |  east elevation | |  Looking out through the Swell shutters to the Great |
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Console
 Stops from the ‘old’ console |  Stops from the ‘new’ organ |  Key shelf |  Manuals |
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 New pedalboard |  Stop jambs |  Assembling the console |  completed console |
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 Toe piston |  Completed console in situ |  Completed pedalboard and manuals in situ | |
Casework
 fretwork |  Decorative elements |  Finial |  Fitting decorative elements to casework |
 Casework |  Casework |  Ornamental casework |  Assembling the casework |
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 Old casework |  New completed casework |  New South Case looking up | |
Soundboards & Chests
 Great soundboard grid |  Great Soundboard upperboards |  Leathering assistor motors for soundboard action |  The Great soundboard |
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 Swell soundboard grid |  Soundboard components |  Assembling the soundboard |  Edington Priory Great C side soundboard pallet table |
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Pipework/Metalwork
 Burning off dirt in casting pot |  Casting pot |  Pouring moulton metal for casting |  Newly cast sheets of spotted metal for pipework |
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 Measuring up |  Preparing for soldering (Great Bourdon Treble) |  Great Bourdon Treble sized ready for soldering |  Great Principal |
 Great Cremona |  Great Cremona reed blocks and feet |  Great Trumpet 8ft blocks |  Making chimneys for Rohr Flute |
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 Chimneys for Rohr Flute |  Great Rohr flute |  Great Viola pipes |  Great Bourdon |
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 Wooden pipe blocks, Great Stopped Diapason 8ft |  Wooden pipe blocks, Great Stopped Diapason 8ft |  Preparing Great Mixture for soldering |  Trumpet |
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 Viola pipework |  Swell Hautboy |  Pipework |  Reed blocks |
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 Old pipework |  New Pedal 16′ Trombone basses | | |
Wind System
 Roller valve |  Routering Pedal reservoir |  Great reservoir |  Leathering Great reservoir |
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 reservoir |  Completed Swell Rollerboard | | |
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The New Edington Priory Organ
 The old organ looking north-east |  The new organ looking north east (photo by Andrew Crisp) |  The new organ looking east (photo by Andrew Crisp) | | |
The old organ looking north |  The new organ looking north (photo by Andrew Crisp) |  The new organ console (photo by Andrew crisp) | |
Completed photos of the Edington Priory organ
 View looking north-east |  View looking east |  West case |  West case |
 View looking north |  South Case looking up | Looking out through the Swell shutters to the Great | View looking north |
Swell Rollerboard |  Rear of Swell keys |  Swell c-side pipework |  Console |
 Right Jamb |  Left Jamb |  Console |  Console |
 Great #-side pipework |  Great basses |  Pedal bass chest |  Great pipework |
 Pedal 16′ Trombone basses |  Pedal treble chest |  Looking down on the console |  Voicers signatures |
 Edington Priory | The new organ looking north east (photo by Andrew Crisp) | | |
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Photos taken by Andrew Scott (except where stated)
Hammersmith, St Paul’s Girls’ School
Hammersmith, St Paul’s Girls’ School
Grant, Degens & Bradbeer 1970: Overhaul, install electric stop action and new blower.
Below are a series of images showing the progression of work from old to new
Soundboards, Actions and Chests
Soundboards overhauled, repaired and cleaned. Drawstop actions replaced with slider solenoids.
Console
The console was given a full overhaul and damaged parts replaced or made good.
Pre-work
May 2014
 Pedals |  pedalboard |  pedalboard | |
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June – Sept 2014
 key frames |  Thumb pistons |  stops panel | |
 Stops panel |  pedals |  manual | |
 manual | | | |
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Swell
The shutter front was checked and re-felted
Wind System
Full overhaul of wind system. Re-leathering of double-rise reservoir, new lever magnets installed
Pre-work
 reservoir |  conveyancing | |
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September 2014
 Leathering a reservoir | | | |
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Pipework
All pipework and reed stops were repaired where necessary and cleaned.
New front pipes to match those in the towers to rise behind the pipe shades. Front pipes were painted.
Pre-work
 pipework | |  Pipes |
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June – Sept 2014
 Swell Trumpet shallots |  sprayed pipe |  front pipe | |
 pipes |  painted pipes |  front pipes | |
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October 2014
 Swell Reeds | | | |
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Electrics
The electrical system has been replaced. Low voltage cabling provided.
Casework
Lower access doors repaired.
