Church Organs

Our first church organ was installed in Dalmeny Kirk, a Norman church one mile south of the Forth Road Bridge, near Edinburgh.  It's specification comprises 5 stops with a permanently coupled pedalboard.
 
The action follows the French concept of "Le Mechanique Suspendu" (see article in 'The Organbuilder' Parts I and II by Nigel Church).  The casework - including all the panels etc - is of selected solid oak.  Other materials for the internal organ parts were chosen for their particular properties  to suit the specific functions and dependability required in first class organbuilding - for example, quartered Lime and Birch for the soundboard; Lime, Oak, American Walnut and Beech for the action parts; Swiss Pine and brass pins for the tracker connections; Rosewood, Boxwood and fine-grained Pine for the keyboards; Brown Oak for the keycheeks and pedal sharps as a decorative and functional feature.  The pipeshades are also made of quartered solid oak and highlight a decorative feature found in the stonework of the Norman arches in this ancient Kirk.
 
The above description illustrates the basis of our approach.

St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington

A time-honoured design approach is illustrated here, with each department housed in a separate tonal cabinet for more sound projection in this large medieval building. 24 stops (Great, Chair and Pedal).