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Saint Gregory the Great, Northampton

Sunday Mass Times:
Saturday, 6.00 pm, Sunday 9.00 am (with children's liturgy and music group) Sunday 11.00 am (with choir)
Priest-in-Charge: Fr Andrew Behrens (01604) 713015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work in Progress

Soundboards in place

Organs at St Gregory’s

The soundboards (Swell on the left, Great on the right) are now in place. The Swell soundboards still has the clamp for the Trompette to be added which will come on the extreme left of this picture. Each hole will have a single pipe placed in it, and a superstructure is attached to the soundboard to hold the pipes in place.

While the structure is now looking more like an organ, there is still a lot of work to do. Wind from the blower has to be brought to the bellows, and from there to the soundboards. All the electrical connections need to be made and the computer control system to be installed. At the other end, the console needs to be constructed.

Pipes or Chips
The replacement
The Cost
The organ at Grazeley
Work in Progress
Penitential Soundboards
The bellows in bits
Pneumatic motors
Stripping the soundboards
Casework at St Gregory's
Richard in his workshop
Pouring glue
Great soundboard
Swell soundboard
Case re-polished
Swell box in workshop
Building frame in workshop
Clamp for Trompette
Preparing Clamp
Lifting up to gallery
Soundboards up in the air
Bourdon soundboard
Scorching
Making platform
1st pipe in chamber
Organ bits in Church
Bob the Blower
Great soundboard in the air
Soundboards in place
Swell box being installed
Trompette Pipe
Fitting the console
Jamb - no Jerusalem
Getting the wind up
Neat wiring
Rack of Trompette
The pipes arrive
Console wired
The Wind in the Bellows
The first working rank
Swell box complete
Pipes in the Great Soundboard
Restoration of the Console
Two milestones
The Blessing
The Opening Recital
Neil Wright
Forthcoming recitals
Specification
 

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