Paul (left) and Dick (right) as they start to fabricate the
shipping box. Notice the clean floor.
Box construction, continued
The box is almost finished. Dan and Dick looking on.
The box is finished; the floor is no longer quite so pristine.
These are the pipes which are being sent to a vendor for
refurbishing.
Dan puts in the last screw on the box cover.
Finally on the truck!
The air pressures on each set of pipes had to be measured. A
sensitive pressure gauge had to be constructed.
An extremely dilute aqueous solution of minerals is contained
within a polysomething tube and is attached to an appropriately
labelled fibrous substrate. This assembly formed the sensitive
and self-calibrating pressure gauge. Instrumentation of this
degree of sophistication is typical of those devices found in
some of the laboratories in the Oak Ridge area.
Small parts have started to arrive.
A great number of dimensional measurements were taken so that
new and modified items will fit correctly.
Dick appears to agree with Dan regarding the microphone. This
microphone is one of the items in the sound system in need of
upgrading and/or fixing.
Remember the sanctuary as it is in this photo: the front is
going to undergo quite a change as the new system is installed.
A closeup
1200 pounds of organ apparatus arrived in this container during
April 2004.
Paul showing some of the container contents.
Prior to the arrival of Dan Vaughan significant prep work is to be
done. One of those items was the assembly of some trays to hold
pipes in temporary storage. Here we see Paul and Lewis building
these trays.
Matching the parts
End pieces . . .
Wrapping up one tray of several
This is the finished stack of trays. Count them, Jim, twelve not
seven.
Before the instrument dismantling could actually take place a large
number of things had to be removed; some were taken to the
dump.
Clearing the choir area prior to renovation proper.
Dale fabricated a heavy cover to place over the piano during
this project.
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