Making of a Masterpiece 3 – Chicago, IL

Exterior photo of the church building,just down the street from Wrigley Field

Initial CAD drawing from Fratelli Ruffatti for the design of the Ruck Positiv division

Positiv Division casework at the Ruffatti factory in Padua, Italy

The Rodgers console in test at the Rodgers Instruments factory.

The Positiv Division was first shown at the AGO Convention in Chicago in June of 2006

The pipes and new chests arrive at the church

Pipes and chests are staged in the upstairs hall of the church

Great chests are installed in the northeast chamber.

Photo of the solid-state pipe interface

Swell chests are placed into the northwest chamber

The console is raised to the balcony level

The console is moved to the balcony floor before the Ruck-Positiv is installed

Positive casework begins to be installed on the steel supports

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Positiv casework is installed -- note the Moller Choir Division in the background which came from American Conservatory, Chicago.

Positiv pipes are put in place under supervision of the Church Administrator

Faceted facade pipes (built by Ruffatti) are put in place there are a total of three such pipes signifying (the) Holy Trinity (Church)

Photo of the drop-down panels, designed and installed to service the Positiv pipe chests and pipe drivers.

Dramatic photo of the finished ruck-positiv case

Photo of Easter Vigil at Holy Trinity Church