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A Pipe Organ in Peril

A Pipe Organ in Peril. The biggest pipe organ in Hawai‘i is in dire need of restoration!. The Cathedral of St. Andrew Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Honolulu, HI. About the Pipe Organ. An Æolian-Skinner organ, the biggest in Hawai‘i and one of the 50 largest in the world.

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A Pipe Organ in Peril

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  1. A Pipe Organ in Peril The biggest pipe organ in Hawai‘i is in dire need of restoration! The Cathedral of St. Andrew Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i Honolulu, HI

  2. About the Pipe Organ • An Æolian-Skinner organ, the biggest in Hawai‘i and one of the 50 largest in the world. • Installed at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in 1961, it is the Cathedral’s fourth pipe organ. • The pipe organ is essential to… • Cathedral worship services • Concerts by community and visiting artists and music groups • Up to 20 weddings each week

  3. Music Director Todd Beckham at the console

  4. Organ Chambers(from console area)

  5. View of the console from the organ chamber

  6. Features of the Organ • A four-manual Æolian Skinner organ • Main organ has 4,526 pipes, all custom-made • Special features include: • a half-length 32' Contra Fagotto • a high-pressure Trompette Harmonique • a remote Antiphonal organ in the gallery near the west doors • 120 voices, 148 ranks

  7. Pipes near the center screen

  8. Wiring that connects the console to the organ

  9. Mitered bass pipes

  10. Wind lines

  11. “Choir” division pipes behind swell box (on left)

  12. Trumpet pipes (in foreground)

  13. “Great” division pipes behind swell box

  14. Pipe with tuning scroll

  15. Wind line to bass pipes

  16. The Pipe Organ in Peril • Age: it’s nearly 60 years old. Leather and other materials are subject to natural decay in this climate • Environmental assaults include a leaking roof that has destroyed one entire set of pipes, and termites have caused extensive damage to the console and other components • Over 166 notes are permanently silent • Electrical problems cause some notes to play on their own!

  17. Console electronics(showingtermite dust below)

  18. Water-damaged division

  19. Wiring that connects the keys to the pipes

  20. Restoration Plan • On-site analysis by Schoenstein & Co, oldest and largest organ factory in the US completed in 2014. • Planned remedial actions include: • Re-voicing the pipes • Replacing the console • In 2018 we plan to invite three organ repair specialists to provide estimates.

  21. Pipes in the “Great” division

  22. Control Wiring(bass pipes in background)

  23. Bass Pipes

  24. Control wiring panels

  25. Organ pipes in the chamber

  26. Costs and Benefits • Estimated total cost of the restoration project is $1M • The project will take about one year to complete • Value of the restored organ estimated to be nearly $2.5M

  27. Easter Sunday The organ is essential to the service!

  28. View from the organ chamber

  29. Boys from St. Andrew’s Prep learn music from the organ.

  30. View from the bell tower

  31. Donors • Donors include Foundations and other organizations as well as pipe organ lovers around the world, many of whom have enjoyed worship, weddings,and concerts at the Cathedral. Will you join them?

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