FURTHER PICTURES

This photo, taken on Thursday November 18 shows rows upon rows of pipes in boxes, wrapped to protect the polish and handled with gloves by the people from Letourneau. By Saturday, most of these boxes were empty and only a few pipes remain to be put in place.

This console on the Gallery is very well laid out. The top keyboard is the swell, the middle keyboard is the great (the most significant), and the lower keyboard is the choir. The round tabs under the keyboards are "pistons". Each piston, when pushed can be programmed to automatically pull out a set number of stops (the white tabs on outer sides of the keyboards) to facillitate sudden stop changes. This makes life much easier for the organist. An interesting part of pipe organs today is the integration between such technology and what is one of the most ancient of instruments (though Pipe Organs have always had a relationship with technology, whether it be the way the pipes sound or the ability to have a dynamic range through the use of a pedal controlled shutter).

One of the 16 foot pipes being put in place. A tough job that requires up to five people.