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Mungo's Organ |
 St.
Mungo’s organ has fallen silent as a major restoration takes
place to repair recent damage and fix outstanding problems that has
reduced the “voice” of the organ over the years.
Currently the”Great Organ” has been almost
completely removed, with the Swell
Organ about all that is
remaining. (The swell organ hides in a box behind the main
organ. You can see the vertical shutters in the photo
opposite, which open when Eileen presses the
“loud” pedal!)
The plan is to
repair all
the broken parts, in some casesthese will need to be hand
built, and to replace worn items such as felts and leather
activators etc.
Needless to say the work of
dismantling the
organ has identified more damage than was originally identified during
an inspection before the work started, and mean
we have to dig
into the funds if this is to be repaired whilst the organ is
dismantled.
The organ was originally installed in 1887,
following a committee set up in November 1886. Dr. BBefore the restorationadger of Fetteresk
House was chairman, together with Secretary R. Henderson, High
Street, and Treasurer James Anderson from the Clydesdale
Bank and a 25 strong committee plus the choir. The
group were charged with raising funds, and it is a
tribute to their enthusiasm that by September 1887
the funds had been accrued and alterations to the Church to
receive the new instrument were carried out.
The
installation
of the organ was carried out in October 1887. The organ was
built by Miller of Perth, and records show the instrument itself
cost £250 with fitting costs of` £111, 12s.
1d.
Rebuilt by Hamilton around 1910 the instrument
is was then
maintained by Rushworth and Dreaper, who also rebuilt the unit
between December 1992 and January 1993. A balanced swell pedal was
fitted
during this rebuild.
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