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A new, custom designed and built solid state relay was installed. The relay was built so that future changes in the specification or layout of the instrument can be easily accommodated. A new, custom designed and build solid state combination action was installed in the console. The pipes of the 16' Fagott were straightened, strengthened […] Read More

The parish music director acquired the Möller 2-rank "Chandelier" division that originally had been installed in the Moller factory erecting room. Buzard Pipe Organ Builders was selected to install and connect this unique equipment to the church's 1968 Wicks instrument. This included: installation of necessary additional solid state equipment for the chandelier unit to be […] Read More

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Collinsville, Illinois 1.  The console was completely rebuilt, retaining the existing stoprail and combination action. All new stop tablets were supplied to reflect the modified specification. New manual keyboards, with plastic natural and sharp keytops, and a new pedalboard, with maple natural and plastic sharp keytops, and thumb pistons, were supplied, […] Read More

The Henry Vincet Willis Organ - A National Treasure in Organbuilding The organ in the Cathedral is a significant instrument, not only within the city and diocese of Peoria, but also in the overall context of early-twentieth-century American organ building.  Tonally it is among the largest and most important instruments designed, scaled and voiced by a […] Read More

Buzard Pipe Organ Builders completed a renovation project in the spring of 2012, that included: restoration of the wind system, repairs to pipework, rebuilding of the concsole, and installation of a new solid state relay and combination action. The first organ in the church of which we have any record was built in 1912 by […] 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