Who built this organ?

The action of these unit chests has magnet, primary valve, and pouch. Overkill? Or a Skinner-esque strategy for rapid action?

Called a gamba, though it has characteristics of a viole d'orchestre

The diapason is exceptionally heavy 'linen' lead.

The Stopped Diapason is well made.

Here are some pictures from an organ of unknown manufacture. This patent information from the Stopped Diapason might be a clew.

A video about our work at Centenary United Church has been posted to the Hamilton Spectator web site:
http://www.thespec.com/videogallery/678569

December 8, 2009: installing a 1930 3 manual Casavant at Dunnville Canadian Reformed Church

Work bee in Dunnville: cleaning, painting and moving the unit organ to Hamilton

All Saints' Anglican Church, Hamilton, from the organ blowing chamber of the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

The Swell Diapason from the Korean Presbyterian Church, Hamilton on the voicing jack. Seems to be Warren or Karn-Warren pipework.

working on action blocks from the 1930 Casavant at Sydenham Street United Church in Kingston.

action blocks from Sydenham United Church in Kingston. left to right: sanded clean of old leather; new leather glued in place; trimmed to size and wind and screw holes punched; completed block

Lowering the Blower.

Antiphonal pipework

Lowering the blower to its new location.

Centenary Antiphonal: 'Tom Marshall fixed the steam heat, July 1923'.

Trumpets repaired and installed with their new supports.

Fitting up Mae with ear protection while we voice the mixture pipes for First Reformed Barrie

Dave is finishing the RCCO desk, made out of recycled oak from discarded church pews.

Beginning to look like an organ.

The pipes are installed.

The case is complete and ready for pipes.

Assembling the Keates organ for the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches

Dave is making repairs to the 1919 console of the Casavant organ at Church of Our Lady, Guelph

More images of the CPR Christmas Train at Kinnear Yard, just east of our workshop. The performer is Melanie Doane.

Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches: the organ of the former Elstone residence is taking shape in its new home.

The CPR Christmas Train came right past our shop.

Church of Our Lady, Guelph: Dave has made a new rack to protect the Great Tromba

Church of Our Lady, Guelph: stained glass by Vermonet of Reims, France, 1907

Mae, the shop dog, has her ears down: something out of tune?

Church of Our Lady, Guelph: Tromba tongues and shallots have been cleaned and polished.

Church of Our Lady, Guelph: Great Tromba pipes cleaned and awaiting reassembly.

Church of Our Lady, Guelph: work is underway to clean the Tromba and improve the racking.

pipework

The view from Woodhill.

Dubay's direct electric construction makes for a heavy chest.

Dubay built a unit organ standing on top of the Casavant console. The horseshoe tab assembly is certainly not Casavant: perhaps it is Woodstock.

Dave surveys the core of the console: 1924 Casavant ex-Ryerson United Church Hamilton.

some visitors as we work.

Removing the organ at Woodhill: an estate on the escarpment at Burlington.

Mixture