Restorations

When an existing organ is well-designed and built, and meets the musical needs of its owner, we may recommend that the organ be restored. Such restorations are carefully undertaken in accordance with Organ Historical Society guidelines.

Featured Restorations

 

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN

1959 Schantz Organ Company, Opus 413, 1959/1106, 1971. The organ...
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St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Wyoming, IL

Restoration of the 1930 Hinners Organ Company, Opus 2924. St....
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Lake Geneva Wisconsin Holy Communion Episcopal Hook & Hastings Op. 1441 (1883)

The Great Windchest grid being cleaned in the shop before...
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Grace Episcopal, Oak Park, Illinois 1922 Casavant

Above the 1922 Echo Bourdon is in the Hickory Street...
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St. Mark Roman Catholic, Peoria, IL Hinners and Albertsen (ca. 1902)

This remarkable Hinners and Albertsen organ has tracker action to...
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St. Paul Lutheran Church, Brimfield, IL
1945 Möller Artiste, Opus 7212

This organ was restored by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders before...
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Fisk Organ St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greencastle, IN

1965 Fisk Op. 48 organ wind system restoration by Buzard...
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St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Basilica, Kimball Organ

Sometimes things just work out. This lovely W. W. Kimball...
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First Baptist Urbana IL Lyon & Healy Organ, c. 1902

18 ranks, two manuals and pedal, mechanical action. Complete restoration...
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St. Mary Catholic Kickapoo IL Hinners Organ, c. 1900

The organ at St. Mary’s Church, Kickapoo, IL was built...
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Indiana University Bloomington IN Reuter practice organ

Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 2000 The instrument was completely releathered...
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Wesley Methodist Urbana IL 1925 E.M. Skinner Op. 521

This organ once resided in Smith Hall on the University...
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Wesley Methodist Urbana IL 1925 Skinner Organ, Opus 521

The 1925 E.M. Skinner organ in the church (Opus 521)...
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Sacred Heart Catholic Farmer City IL 1929 Hinners Opus 2986

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Farmer City, Illinois Hinners Organ Company,...
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St. James Lutheran Logansport IN 1886 Barckhoff

We are delighted to have installed a long-prepared-for 8' Trumpet...
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Universalist Unitarian Peoria IL 1919 Hinners, Opus 2500

This organ project was a special joy for us at...
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Westbein Methodist Saybrook IL 1907 Pilchers Sons, Opus 605

The Pilcher name in organ building encompassed four generations of...
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Concordia Seminary Fort Wayne IN 1958 Schlicker

Kramer Chapel sits in a commanding position on the campus...
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Methodist Westfield IL 1918 Reuter-Schwarz Opus 8

Reuter – Schwarz Organ Company Trenton, Illinois Opus 8, installed...
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First Presbyterian Piper City IL 1914 Estey, Opus 1233

This organ, after restoration by Buzard, was awarded Historic Organ...
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St. Joseph Catholic Chenoa IL 1905 Barckhoff Tracker

St. Joseph R.C. Chenoa, IL 2011 Restoration & Historically-Informed Facade...
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First Presbyterian Danville IL 1947 Aeolian Skinner

This instrument has been completely restored in three phases. The...
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St. John Lutheran Anchor IL 1920 Hinners

This was a complete releathering, incorporation of a new relay,...
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First Presbyterian Knoxville IL 1901 Hinners and Albertsen Opus 458

The First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, IL purchased their current...
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Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp MI 1857-1860 “Father” Henry Willis “Scudamore” Organ

A gentleman named Baron was an English author that advocated...
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St. John Lutheran Pekin IL Hinners Pipe Organ

St. John's Lutheran church in Pekin, Illinois was located in...
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Our Savior Lutheran Whitefish Bay Aeolian Skinner Opus 1169

This instrument, Aeolian Skinner Opus 1169 (1948) was relocated from...
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Mother House Chapel East Peoria IL 1962 Schaefer Organ

1962 Schaefer organ, Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate...
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Eureka Christian Eureka IL Aeolian Skinner

Stop List Below, follows an analysis of the 1937 specification...
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