St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Quincy was home to a 1912 tubular-pneumatic action Wicks organ, which served the church faithfully until 2016. An initial attempt to rebuild the organ was unsuccessful. Buzard Pipe Organ Builders is completely rebuilding the instrument with all-new mechanical systems, including electric pull-down slider windchests for the straight manual […] Read More
This 1974 two manual and pedal mechanical action practice organ was originally installed at a University in Minnesota. If passed into private hands and was acquired by Buzard in 2015. After extensive rehabilitation, and the installation of the prepared-for 4' Flute (and stop action) on Manual I, the organ was delivered to the University of […] Read More
The 1872 Wm. A. Johnson organ, Opus 386 (which received an OHS Historic Organ Citation in 2012) at St. Josaphat Catholic Church in Chicago is undergoing cleaning and restorative pipework repairs in the Buzard factory. This is the oldest organ built for Chicago in metropolitan Chicago […] Read More
Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockford, Illinois is proud to have a fine Casavant pipe organ. It has faithfully served the congregation for decades. The time had come, however, for a full renovation of the console and switching system of the instrument. As part of this update, the pneumatic-assisted stop action has been replaced with a […] Read More
The 1963 Holtkamp organ in Wheeler Auditorium in Evansville, Indiana has been removed to the Buzard factory following water damage. The console will be rebuilt with a new solid state relay: the organ will be completely rewired; the water-damaged Positiv windchest and pipes will be restored, and the organ will be reinstalled once renovations to […] Read More
One of our smaller projects this summer (but no less important for that) was cleaning and repairs of the two manual and pedal, 5-rank electropneumatic action organ, built in 1978 as the Opus 11,248 of the M.P. Möller Organ Company, installed in First United Methodist Church, Griggsville IL. In addition to repairing the tremulant and […] Read More
The community of faith in Pekin, Illinois known as Our Savior's Lutheran church, have had a Wicks pipe organ to serve them in song and service for many years. Recently, however it became apparent that the church should update the relay of the organ and install a solid-state system. Buzard has been hired to carry […] Read More
The Wicks pipe organ of Peace Lutheran church in Thomasboro, Illinois has served the congregation faithfully for many years. It has become evident that it was time to provide the instrument with a new multiplex system. This system controls the instrument and is the interface between the organist and the organ pipes. The Buzard team […] Read More
The people of Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette, Michigan have chosen the Buzard company to carry out tonal improvements, as well as upgrades to the console, of their 1977 Casavant pipe organ (opus 3356). Work includes console rebuilding; cleaning, repairs, and re-regulation of all pipework; and restoration of wind system components, with completion in the […] Read More
The Wicks pipe organ at First Baptist Church in Davenport Iowa received a new switching system and new console as part of its most recent organ project. Our Service Department console specialist Stuart Weber directed the project […] Read More