Category: Building & Grounds
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The Organ Arrives in Chilmark
It comes in parts and they arrived, all but some last pipes, Tuesday, 12 JUNE!
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Baby Organ Pipes
Top of Organ case
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Organ Case construction
This is where the pipes go. Case Detail Case Detail Right side detail
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Church buys new furnace for sanctuary.
Here’s a photo of the heat exchange on the old furnace that had to be replaced. Brennan and Co. installed the new one.
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Roof repairs, Saturday, December 17,2011
Roof repairs have begun to ensure that the new sanctuary ceiling doesn’t have new water damage. The roof is 22 years old and is showing signs of wear. Tearing off the old. The south roof is stripped and the ice and water barrier(better than roofing paper) applied. Description: “Strip off all old shingles…
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November 4 Organ progress.
Progress is slow but steady. We won’t have the organ for quite a while. The console and bench. Above, the beginning of the wind chest. Detail of top Miter.
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Pictures of organ console, pedal board..
Below see completed pedal board and lower console ready to be finished. Upper console in process of being constructed. Lower console, built, ready for finish.
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Progress on painting/ repairs
As he paints, Roy Riley has repaired what is rotten. Here’s a bit of the base of one of the columns. The trim around the base of the facade is now replaced and it’s looking almost finished. Half the windows are done. He takes the sash home to work on in the shop. Soon all…
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Painting interupted by cold.
The church front has been scraped, primed, and received one coat of finish paint. Another coat of finish will be applied when the temperature is warmer.