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St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Goring-on-Thames - Organ Rebuild 2022

I was asked to photograph the rebuilding of the organ, which was last rebuilt in 1930
The images below were taken on 22nd April 2022 just before the start of the Project to rebuild the organ.
Dismantling will begin on Tuesday 26th April and I hope to record the work as it progresses.

Wednesday 26th April and it's all happening!

Friday 29th April

Thursday 19th May
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Tuesday 5th July
​The rebuild begins. Photos Bernard Novell and Adrian Turner
New 'room' created above the bellows chamber
Largest an heaviest of the new components installed
New bellows being fitted
Clever bracket to keep things in line
New bellows
Hundreds of pieces, thousands of holes.
Each hole takes on lead organ pipe
Hole is burned to prevent corrosion
All different sizes
More pieces for assembly
Pipes in store, cleaned and ready to fit.
Some of the gear
Solenoids - very powerful I'm told.
Each hole being fitted with expandable seal
Slider guides being fitted
Bellows covers fitted
Sound boards all in place
Looking up at the sound boards
The rear of the console

25th October - Progress installing new bellows and pipes
Space is at a premium
Some original and some new pipes
Awaiting more pipes

18th November. Console now in place and being tested
Keyboards, stops and pedals are all new.
The supporting structure is the original
New Pedals and foot operated stops
New keyboards and stops
The screen going back into place
Temporay blower

2nd December. Lots of pipes, old and new going in. Lots more to come but there is music being played already!

Church Exterior taken April 2020
This site was last updated on 3rd January 2023
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