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
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
We are proud to have been selected as curators of this important instrument and grateful for the trust that Dr. Christine Kraemer, Organist and Rev. Jeannette DeFriest, Rector have placed in us. Recently there was ceiling damage in the Southwest corner of the Swell division. The church chose to have this repaired. In order to […] Read More
This remarkable Hinners and Albertsen organ has tracker action to the Manual keyboards and tubular pneumatic action to the Pedal stops. The façade of this organ is original and is in surprisingly good condtion. John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders was commissioned recently to completely clean the instrument and restore the Pedal chests and the Pedal […] Read More
Installation of new solid state relay. This organ is unique in American organbuilding. It is the magnum opus of Harry Kriisa, an Estonian-born organbuilder whose family firm in Taalin (founded in the 19th century) still exists. At the end of World War II, Mr. Kriisa's immigration to the United States was sponsored by the congregation […] Read More
