06
January
2016
Making of a Masterpiece 1 – Menomonee Falls, WI
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Conceptual Drawing for the project
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View of the Completed Organ. Continue to look at pictures taken during the installation of this Masterpiece
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BEFORE view of the balcony. Old organ is located in north south chambers
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Installing the custom woodwork. Getting high on the project
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Installing the Great casework. Doing this on 100+ year old walls is not a simple task as nothing is plumb level.
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Securing the windline connections
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Scott prepares the reservoir for its windline
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Unpacking the pipe crates. What a mess!
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Drilling toe boards on site
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Racking the Pedal Choralbass
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Last Choralbass pipe is racked. Facade woodwork now awaits paint gold-leaf.
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Scott celebrates the installation of the tallest facade pipes in the organ.
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Racking the Great Gemshorn
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Wiring the Great Pipe Drivers. Rodgers pipe drivers are fused and meet UL standards.
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Painting the Positiv Facade
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Painting the Great Case. Conrad Schmidt artist painting gold-leafing the casework
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Painters & Construction Continue. Construction continues with ladders in place at the end of Lent
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Choralbass Facade Completed. Finished facade with 23K Gold Leaf
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Dean Christian begins the voicing process. Dean has voiced many pipe organs for Rodgers around the world.
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View of the finished Organ.Great Division is in the Cen33ter -- Positiv to the Right -- Swell Pedal to the left
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