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  • 1836 E and G.G. Hook Brothers: Opus 26 restoration

    Hello All,

    It's been quite some time since I posted here, but I thought folks might be interested in some restoration work that is being done to the organ I play.

    The organ noted above unfortunately got an infestation of mold and needs to be disassembled and cleaned, top to bottom. We are getting some work done at the same time to make maintenance easier.

    We have been fundraising since about November, and we finally got enough money raised to hire A. David Moore to get started. David has been maintaining the organ for nearly 50 years, and I think his knowledge and respect for the instrument is critical to the success of this restoration/preservation job.

    I'm tickled pink that we got such a strong response from our community to get this fixed. We had many donations from non-parishioners, who, I think, were motivated by the historic nature of this instrument. It was awarded a certificate of recognition from the Organ Historical Society in 2013, and is now considered a National Heritage pipe organ.

    Link to entry on OHS website:
    https://www.pipeorgandatabase.org/Or...0target=_blank

    Link to image of OHS Award:
    https://www.pipeorgandatabase.org/aw...Hook.Award.jpg

    Anyway, good to be back on the Forum, and I'm looking forward to updating folks here on the progress.

    Best Regards,

    Cam
    “There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.”
    “What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve.”
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    (at Home) Conn 645 Theater Deluxe
    (at Church) 1836 E. & G.G. Hook Bros, Opus 26

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    Arthur? Great to see you back!!! And thank you for sharing about the restoration efforts for your Hook organ.

    Welcome back!

    Michael
    Way too many organs to list, but I do have 5 Allens:
    • MOS-2 Model 505-B / ADC-4300-DK / ADC-5400 / ADC-6000 (Symphony) / ADC-8000DKC
    • Lowrey Heritage (DSO-1)
    • 11 Pump Organs, 1 Pipe Organ & 7 Pianos

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    • #3
      What a handsome case. I am glad that you have the money for the restoration work.
      Bill

      My home organ: Content M5800 as a midi controller for Hauptwerk

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      • #4
        What a beautiful organ. Good to hear that it is much appreciated.

        Michael

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