Scott Smith Pipe Organs

Tuning in Royal Oak as Easter Tunings conmence

Tuning all 6 unions and celestes at the Grand Rapids Public Museum and boy what a difference it has made!

Water damaged some interior pneumatics and was causing ciphers. Installed the new parts and touch up tuning in some reeds in Bridgeport.

Today’s tunings include a 1945 Austin in Owosso and a 1990s Wicks in Okemos

Tuning at First Congregational in Royal oak on the 70s Moller that we made additions to and rebuilt console with new Peterson relay

1988 Casavant today in Saginaw at First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian in Muskegon. 1991 Casavant.

St Paul’s Lutheran, Bay City tuning

Tuning in Hudson today

Wrapped up the wiring on our rebuild on the 1985 organ at Grace Lutheran in Auburn, Michigan. The chests had been built with 61 notes but the console only had 56.

Tonal revisions include new reeds, clarinet and trumpet replaces the rohr schalmei and schalmei, a 4’ Harmonic flute replacing one of the three 2’ stops, repitching of the high pitched mixture, replacement of the capped metal pedal bourdon with wood, and some revoicing.

Th new console uses ship lath to match the sanctuary and the new ICS 4000 made respecification easy. The original installation had absolutely no wiring code or pattern whatsoever, so every wire had to be traced out. Regulation will take place next week and be ready for the hymn festival.

ORIGINAL SPEC
GREAT
16' Viole (TC) SW
8' Principal
8' Bourdon
8' Viole SW
8' Voix Celeste SW
4' Octave
4' Bourdon ext
2' Block Flute
III 1-1/3' Mixture
8' Schalmei SW
8' Rohr Schalmei
Chimes

SWELL
8' Holz Gedeckt
8' Viole
8' Voix Celeste TC
4' Spitz Flute
4' Viola ext
2 2/3' Nazard ext
2' Principal
2' Flute ext
1 3/5' Tierce ext
8' Trumpet (Schalmei)
4' Octave Trumpet

PEDAL
16' Subbass
16' Gedeckt SW
8' Octave GT
8' Bourdon ext
5 1/3' Quinte ext
4' Choral Bass GT
4' Flute SW
3 1/5' Tierce ext
2' Doublette GT
16' Contra Trumpet SW
8' Trumpet SW
4' Octave Trumpet SW
4' Rohr Schalmei GT

NEW SPEC
GREAT
16' Bourdon SW
8' Diapason
8' Bourdon
8' Viole SW
8’ Celeste SW
4' Octave (revoiced)
4' Flute ext
2' Principal (revoiced)
III 2 2/3 Mixture (repitched down an octave)
16' Contre Trompette SW
8' Clarinet (new)
8' Trompette SW

SWELL
16' Bourdon
8' Bourdon
8' Flute Conique (common bass)
8' Viole
8' Voix Celeste
4' Viole ext
4' Flute Harmonique (new)
4' Flute Conique
2 2/3 Nazard ext
2' Flute ext
1 3/5 Tierce ext
16' Contre Trompette (new)
8' Trompette ext
4' Clarion ext

PEDAL
32' Resultant
16' Subbass
16' Bourdon SW
8' Diapason GT
8' Flute ext
8' Bourdon SW
4' Octave GT
4' Flute SW
16' Contre Trompette SW
8' Trompette SW

The old rohr schalmei is replaced with a much more pleasant and useful clarinet

The new console for Grace Lutheran in Auburn is installed today