John Savage pipe organ
3-26-2001 W.W.
Kimball 2 manual / 4 rank pipe organ
was dismantled, packed and loaded
into 15 ft truck to be moved
from Los Angeles to Tennessee -
used "Pipe trays" obtained from
local pipe organ builder
[pipe trays 97]
For over 20 years a pipe organ hid out here
on this private street with no street lights - great setup for halloween.
[Home 98]
The new owner: Evans Baird - trying out his purchase
[Evans Baird 99]
Evans Baird ( left ) and John Frisk (right) unsoldering wiring
from back of console
this organ has about 400 pipes and as many or more wires. Switch
stack is on the
backside on console. Note the 12 vdc solid state power supply
for magnets in
lower right corner of console. In 1937 the organ used a generator
connected
to a Spencer turbine blower for the DC power.
[Legs 101]
Console disconnected and moved out of area.
Upper edge of view - opened swell shades
Under 4 rank wind chest is: regulator (left) / Tremulant (center) /
blower (right)
Black hose between blower and regulator would connect to console
14 note offset chest in rear - foundation pipes
[organ 102]
1 Hp Meidinger blower ( 1978 ) 240 VAC single phase
Original Spencer blower was too large to fit inside organ case and
was noisy
[blower 103]
Switch stack on backside of console - wind line hose connects to yellow
pipe
on action box upper edge of picture - 3 ranks of switches flush mounted
and
4th rank ( oboe ) bank of switches is lower right corner - surface
mounted.
[switch stack]
Console and pedal board was moved AT THE SAME TIME
because the pedal board cable is still connected to console !!
[console 104]
[move 105] That loading ramp got a lot of use.
John Frisk (left) and Evans Baird (right)
[the crew 106]
Evans packing oboe pipes in pipe tray
[packing oboe 108]
[J.Frisk 109] transport oboe pipe out for packing
Packing flute pipes in pipe tray
[flute 110]
Note 1-1/8" thick sub floor plywood panel with casters under it - on
lawn -
Console & pedal board sets on that section of platform
[packing 111]
Rear of pipe chamber - with chamber panels and pipes removed.
Original wind lines in this organ are also made out of pipe metal material
same
as metal organ pipes. Lower/left corner is air intake with
filter removed.
Pipes used at left end have very tall "toes" as originally manufactured
so wind line may be threaded between them to wind the organ.
Since there were no holes anywhere in casework, this organ was winded
through the floor in all previous installations. I built the
existing intake
wind line box - felt lined - to eliminate air noise - to fit between
those two organ pipes with tall "toes" as I installed the blower inside
chamber.
[chamber rear 112]
Note: 1-1/8 inch thick sub floor plywood platform - on casters - enables
organ to
be moved after assembly. Blower sets into step down area in platform
[empty chamber 113]
lower right corner - moving console platform (with casters) towards
truck
I had added fluorescent lamp - The inside chamber case is a dark cave
otherwise
[console platform 115]
Judy is happy - more space in home
[Happy wife 117]
Organ is out of the home - this bookcase and section of floor has not
been seen
for 20 years.
[hidden bookcase 118]
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