Union Chapel Organ Restoration Pulls Out All the Stops
The exterior/facade of the organ.
The exterior/facade of the organ.
Spencer Organ Company of Waltham restored the 1924 Austin electro-pneumatic organ.
Spencer Organ Company of Waltham restored the 1924 Austin electro-pneumatic organ.
Organist Bill Peek and Joseph Rotella, founder of Spencer Organ Company.
Organist Bill Peek and Joseph Rotella, founder of Spencer Organ Company.
Technicians returned the organ’s original facade of wooden and metal pipes.
Technicians returned the organ’s original facade of wooden and metal pipes.
Organs pipes before restoration.
Organs pipes before restoration.
Last week as Spencer technicians put the finishing touches on the reinstalled organ.
Last week as Spencer technicians put the finishing touches on the reinstalled organ.
The Spencer crew also completely rebuilt the organ console.
The Spencer crew also completely rebuilt the organ console.
Stop tabs, which when engaged produce the sounds of trumpets, woodwinds and other instrumental voices.
Stop tabs, which when engaged produce the sounds of trumpets, woodwinds and other instrumental voices.
The music stand.
The music stand.
After presiding over the historic wooden octagon for more than 95 years, the Union Chapel's 1924 Austin electro-pneumatic organ has been fully restored, cleaned and reinstalled by the Spencer Organ Company of Waltham.