We believe an organ’s appearance is as vital as its sound. Our design process prioritizes close collaboration with clients to ensure the instrument’s visual aesthetic complements its musical goals and the surrounding architecture.The organ case acts as a free-standing structure that houses and supports all the internal components while blending and focusing the sound of thousands of pipes contained within.

Our organs are built entirely in-house, from raw materials. We strive to create distinctive modern instruments that meet today’s musical demands while emulating the best qualities of fine historic organs. By integrating inventions like effective swell boxes and diverse French Symphonic stops, we craft organs with a disciplined yet expansive tonal palette.

Our pipes are crafted from tin and lead alloy sheets, meticulously cast on a surface of sand. This unique process rapidly cools the molten metal, resulting in a smaller crystalline structure than typical modern casting methods. This sandcast metal is crucial: it supports the vibrating column of air inside each pipe, allowing them to spring to life with refined speech and colorful harmonics. The result is pipes that sing sweetly, yet speak with persuasive leadership.

We are proud to be the only shop in America to cast our pipe metal on a bed of sand. While our sandcasting method is the key difference, we also pay meticulous attention to many other critical variables. These include pipe wall thicknesses, trace elements in the alloy, mouth design, proper assembly and countless voicing parameters, all of which contribute to the organ’s exceptional sound.

Our organs feature mechanical key and stop action, robust designs that do not rely on electronics. The mechanical key action is suspended, with keys directly connected to valves (pallets). This system results in an exceptionally durable instrument with a lifespan measured in centuries.

For the stop action in larger instruments, we integrate a secondary, electric stop action system. This system, equipped with solenoids and a multi-memory level preset computer, enables quick stop changes and pre-programed settings.  While commissioning such a dual system is a greater initial investment, it represents the finest option for ensuring the organ’s longevity. This approach means the instrument’s integrity will not be compromised by electronic computer systems with inherently limited life expectancy.

The pipes and their voicing are paramount to an organ’s success. We often see two common errors in modern organ building. One is an instrument that is too intence, forced and oppressive. The other extreme is an organ that lacks color and sweet brilliance needed to effectively lead a congregation. Our goal is to create an organ that sings beautifully in a relaxed, yet decisive way.