Relocation and Resurrection - Living Word Church, Roberts, Illinois - Hinners Organ #2696. This two manual and pedal, 7-1/2 rank electropneumatic action organ appears to have originally been constructed by Hinners with tubular pneumatic action for an unknown location. We believe that the original date of the instrument is before 1919, since the pitch of […] Read More
Buzard Pipe Organ Builders has completed renovations and restorations to the Wurlitzer Theater Organ from the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, IL. The Wurlitzer Style 185 was first installed without a Tibia, as was the fashion in 1921; as the Tibia color became an essential component of movie theater organ accompaniment sound, the owners had […] Read More
A few words from Buzard Pipe Organ Builders concerning the Jardine chamber organ. This instrument has provided examples of many of the challenges faced by restorers and conservators. The older an organ is, the less certainty there is about details, about what’s truly original, and what may be a later accretion (or subtraction!) To what […] Read More
Click below to watch us erect the Bosch in its new home! buzard-new-berlin-construction This beautiful instrument was originally located in the Calvary Lutheran Chapel in Madison, Wisconsin. As part of this project the organ was taken to the factory for a complete restoration including the re-leathering of the reservoirs, adjustment of the action and other […] Read More
This instrument began life in 1970 as a two-rank practice instrument for a private residence in Indiana. While there, the casework surrounding the main chest was badly water damaged. The organ was subsequently moved to the third floor of a mansion in Kankakee, Illinois. A faithful Lutheran organist, who has played for churches for over […] Read More
This stunning home boasts a three-floor foyer. Nestled into the alcove is a lovely 1935 Wicks three-rank Aristocrat Opus 1311 pipe organ. Because of its placement in the entryway of a grand Victorian home, the owner wanted the organ to look as good as its location. The exterior of the case and console were completely […] Read More
A gentleman named Baron was an English author that advocated pipe organs for all churches, even ones with limited floor space. He produced a pamphlet on Pipe Organs for small parishes entitled, "Scudamore Organs, or Practical Hints respecting organs for village churches and small chancels, on approved principles" by the Rev. John Baron, M.A. Rector […] Read More
Wolfgan Rübsam, the most recorded organ virtuoso of all time, purchased, in 1974, a small tracker organ from the Janke firm as a practice instrument and placed it in his barn on his farm near Valparaiso, Indiana. Rübsam is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and, when he and his wife Jan relocated to a […] Read More
Robinson, IL 2015 Delaware Unit Organ This charming unit organ has been recently relocated to the new sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Robinson, Illinois […] Read More
1977 Casavant Frères opus 3340 The First Presbyterian Church of Ferguson, Missouri was the original home of the Casavant Frères opus 3340, originally constructed in 1977. Recently, the congregation decided to move in a different direction with their worship and put their instrument up for sale. Salem Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin purchased the organ. […] Read More