Please enjoy this video walking through the organ! Removing the bottom note of the wood Open Diapason from the original front chamber! The photo is our Tonal Director's sketch of the expanded façade, taking the 19th-century case and expanding it to encompass the entire instrument […] Read More
In 2010 we were offered the opportunity to rebuild the console at the First Federated Church in Peoria, Illinois. The console was redone under the skillful hands of Stuart Weber […] Read More
1965 Fisk Op. 48 organ wind system restoration by Buzard Spring 2016 […] Read More
The organ at St. Louis Besancon Church is a 1922 single manual Hinners instrument. This was a stock-model instrument that Hinners sold through their mail order catalogues. With all detailing of an instrument being handled this way, churches in remote areas were able to purchase a quality pipe organ at a relatively affordable price. The […] Read More
Sometimes things just work out. This lovely W. W. Kimball Co. organ was originally installed in the Small Preceptory of the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois. Kimball produced so called "boxcar" organs that could be transported intact; this is a rare example of a boxcar organ. Because W. W. Kimball Co. used special mounting […] Read More
3 ranks This Möller Artiste Opus 7687 from 1948 has now found itself a new home in the St. Xavier Chapel at the Blanchette Center, Diocese of Joliet. The elegant chapel with warm acoustics is a superb aural environment for this lovely instrument. The organ and room serve the staff of the Diocesan offices for […] Read More
The congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran invested wisely in 1919 when they purchased Kilgen’s Opus 3004! George Kilgen started building organs in New York City in 1831, and relocated to St. Louis in 1873. His son Charles became a partner in 1885, and the firm became George Kilgen & Son. (This is what appears on […] Read More
Major tonal overhaul and comprehensive revoicing including installation of ten new ranks. The organ that has been relocated to St. Timothy’s Church was first installed in First Baptist Church in Decatur, IL in 1967, and subsequently enlarged, by the Wicks Organ Company. In 1997, Buzard Pipe Organ Builders completed a major tonal overhaul of the […] Read More
Tonal re-engineering of existing Wicks organ […] Read More
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Dwight, Illinois Verlinden Organ, circa 1925, rebuilt John-Paul Buzard 1994 7 Ranks […] Read More