Bob Tucker, Office Manager for our firm passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Was an active Choir Director and Organist in addition to his duties at our company. Many of you knew him as the primary contact for Parkey OrganBuilders. He was instrumental in...
To our clients, many have come to know our office manager, Bob Tucker. Bob has been a tremendous asset to our operation here at Parkey OrganBuilders. Unfortunately Bob has been out with an extended illness since mid January. Our website has fallen behind without Bob...
Wiring is probably the most complex of all the organ's "operating systems." Getting all 61 notes of every stop correctly wired to its respective pipe is an amazing task. Throw in interdivisional couplers, sub and super couplers, piston and capture action...
The mechanisms by which a pipe organ operates changed very little until the late 19th century. Electric blowers and electro-pneumatic key action revolutionized organ building. Advances in solid-state technology during the 1960s and 70s eventually replaced mechanical stop and capture action. One feature of organ consoles...
Think a pipe organ for practice would take up too much space? Think twice! An instrument for your home or even a choir rehearsal room isn't out of the question. For instance, look at the photo below. This Holtkamp-style console - removed from the chapel of an...
Shop crew assembling pipework on the Great Division. Now that the windchests have been re-leathered and all pipework has been cleaned, pipes can be re-set onto their respective divisions. The entire organ will be reassembled in place. Once the console renovations are complete, it will be...
Console renovations are one of Parkey OrganBuilders' specialities. Our shop inventory includes this solid oak, 3-manual Möller console from the 1960s. We can refit this beauty with new keyboards, wiring, capture action, memory levels, stop solenoids, drawknobs and tilt tabs in several styles and materials. Exterior...
