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Author Topic: Pipe Organ Available Free Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 06-29-2006 09:54 PM                     A good friend who is in the organ maintenance business called today to tell me of a church that has an organ that needs to go. It is an Austin ca.1926, 3 manual approx 22 ranks. Condition unknown though it is believed to be complete. You remove it and haul it away. Would probably fit in a large straight truck. If anybody is interested, email me and I'll go next week and take a look at it. This is in Richmond Va. It will most likely be in need of a total rebuild. This is NOT a theatre organ.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 06-29-2006 11:21 PM                     If only I had 3 things: A BIG truck, a place to place the organ, and the money to do a restoration on it. My roommate has dreamed of owning a pipe organ for many years. Hope the organ goes to a good home.  |  IP: Logged Charles Greenlee Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 801 From: Savannah, Ga, U.S. Registered: Jun 2006 posted 06-30-2006 12:02 AM                        I'm with Bruce. Though I'd be tempted to make a place for it and I can rent a truck, but that still leaves me out of the money.  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-30-2006 01:18 AM                        I hope that whoever takes it has very tolerant neighbours!  |  IP: Logged Allison Parsons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 630 From: East Peoria, IL Registered: Oct 2004 posted 06-30-2006 02:06 AM                        off topic but I was in Richmond a month ago Bill, and happened upon the Byrd theater. Didn't get to go inside but it looked fantastic (in that old sort of way) on the outside! Loved the World of Myrh place across the road. Sorry to hear about what happened to the owners. But anyway, I have no use for a giant organ.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-30-2006 02:18 AM                     Hmm...let's see - 22 ranks at an average of 61 pipes per rank ... almost 1300 pipes... And if a complete rebuild, new leather for the wind chest and such, then retune..a free organ setup could cost in the 20 plus thousand for the rebuild - let along without setup and find the right size of piperoom for all of those pipes.. But, saw a site where a lady had the same thing happened: Church was getting rid of a small 5 rank Wicks and pipes for nothing for a new electric organ. She grabbed up on that one immediately, but waited 3 yrs for the rebuild. Finally, she had the organ installed down in her basement in two rooms - one room for the console and the ajoining room for the pipe layout which would sound through grillwork in the wall. Then she had to buy a humidifier setup for the basement to keep the humidity at a constant level so the pipes wouldn't lose their tune and the leather stayed supple on the windchest.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 06-30-2006 02:59 AM                     quote: I hope that whoever takes it has very tolerant neighbours! Could be worse, you could have been Fred Dibnah's neighbour, with him riveting boilers in the middle of the night. I went to see his yard some years ago when I happened to be in Bolton, and he invited me in to look around. I noticed that the house next door had a name plate on it; 'Wits End'!  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-30-2006 08:49 AM                       quote: Allison Parsons But anyway, I have no use for a giant organ.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 06-30-2006 10:28 AM                     And now the rest of the story. It has been claimed. To be removed to a residence in a couple weeks. 22 ranks is fairly small. Figure $125,000+ minimum for an organ shop to rebuild, could be done for less than a quarter of that without labor cost...it is very labor intensive work though.  |  IP: Logged Don Furr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 509 From: Sun City, Ca USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 07-01-2006 08:10 AM                     22 ranks is a nice size organ for ANY house. I've played a lot of churches that don't have an instrument that large. I have 17 ranks in my home and it's a bit overwhelming at times!! Don  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-01-2006 07:51 PM                     22 ranks of a generously scaled mid '20s Austin would indeed be a lot for all but a real mansion. Biltmore has a 16 rank Skinner in the dining hall and it can be heard almost anywhere in the house. This one came from a room seating about 500. [ 07-02-2006, 05:56 PM: Message edited by: Bill Enos ]  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-01-2006 08:11 PM                  quote: Allison Parsons But anyway, I have no use for a giant organ. I totally agree, Allison! Bigger is NOT always better... It's all about how one uses what they were given...or "purchased".  |  IP: Logged

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