There are times when it is desirable to add additional ranks of pipes to existing organs.  Proper selection of the new stops is of utmost importance, taking into consideration such factors as pipe scaling, wind pressure, and space available within the organ case or chamber.  In some cases, the original builder designed the organ for future additions.  This may be apparent by extra stop controls (tabs, knobs, etc.) on the console or “blank” spaces on the windchests for a particular division.  Otherwise, the additions must be carefully designed to fit appropriately within the organ without adversely effecting the speech of the existing pipework or sacrificing the ability to tune and service the instrument.

Cromorne Addition

Many times we find that the ideal time to add new pipework is during the process of rebuilding, moving, or restoring an organ.  Such projects generally involve considerable planning on the part of the organ builder and the customer and involve a fund raising process to “make it happen”.  Including new additions and other desirable tonal changes as part of a rebuild/renovation project is generally the easiest and most cost effective approach to expanding the tonal resources of an existing instrument.

L. T. Sprinkle, Jr. & Associates has a fully equipped CAD (computer aided design) department enabling us to produce exact plans to whatever detail is required to make the finished organ fit the space.