• Rewinding the Main percussions and traps 

  • started, new manifold made, winker ready

  • needs to have sealing surface on Harp prepared

• Rewinding the Solo Xylophone and Glockenspiel

• Fixing wind leaks:

  • The howling, squealing main I regulator is fixed. The leak was internal and caused by "less than optimum" workmanship. Many thanks to Jack Powers, lots of hard work, crawling into tight spaces. The main chamber seems much quieter now.

  • The main Tibia Clausa wind pressure was reset from 9" to 10". It will require re-tuning.

  • Fixed a major leak on the main Tibia wind supply.

  • Major wind leaks on the main wind trunk have been patched.

  • Job opportunity: Find a leak, fix it! The more we find and fix, the more we'll be able to hear the other smaller ones  

• Cleaning the console

• Tightening loose stop tabs on the console (started by Luurt)

• Fixing dead notes

• General clean up of the pipe chambers 

  • 500 lbs worth of stuff moved by Jerry, Jack and Rudy

  • Vacuumed the floor of the main chamber near the percussions

  • Job opportunity for those who would like to help: Vacuuming the rest of the floors in the main and solo. 

  • Job opportunity: Painting the PVC wind lines and particle board flanges.

• Secured a loose ladder in the Solo chamber (fixed by Jack Powers)

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If you can operate a screwdriver, odds are you can help!

Other ways to help are donating materials.

The  following were generously donated by Don Galarneau: 

• 3 and 4 " PVC pipe fittings (elbows and Tee's)

• 3 and 4" PVC pipe

• Chop saw to cut pipe

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  NORTHWEST ORGAN EVENTS  

  
  Upcoming Event!

  July 2nd, 2008 

  Rick Parks at the fabulous mighty Wurlitzer at the historic Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon

  Rick will demonstrate the organ between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

  Free admission! 

  This is a special event once a month on the first Wednesday of the month

   

Visit the  Columbia River Organ Club 

and the

 Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society 

for Northwest Theatre Organ calendar information.