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St. Norbert Roman Catholic Parish, St. Norbert Manitoba.
This Instrument was removed from Sacre Coeur R.C. in Winnipeg, and relocated by James Musselwhite & Assoc. With the help of more than a dozen volunteers from the congregation, it was rebuilt and erected in the balcony of the church. The total cost to the church was less than a tenth of that of a similar new Organ. |
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Built by Edward Lye & Sons, Toronto in 1906, this little
tracker
organ is typical of many of the instruments found in small parishes of
it's day.
Great
Swell
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| Every single part of the organ was individually inspected, cleaned and rebuilt. All leather and cork was replaced, and every exposed part given a coat of shellac. The chest were taken apart and renewed by internally coating with sealant, and by replacing all the leather, including each pallet. Support structures and the floor were painted, and the original lead tubing to the pedal unit chests was replaced with neoprene. |  |
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The original back of the case was missing, so a new back was designed and built by James Musselwhite & Assoc. It features two side doors, an upper center fold-down panel with built-in ladder, and a removable lower center panel. |  |
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| The concept of organ maintenance and rebuilding carried out by a congregation is one that James Musselwhite & Assoc. tries to foster. The more a church is involved with it's organ, the more it cares about it's maintenance. | ||
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