Seek Location for R. Heilbuth Player Pipe Organ
By Timothy Tikker
Greetings, I recently reported [080530 MMDigest] that I own the larger
organ [with three player mechanisms] built by Robert Heilbuth (1912-2002)
of San Francisco, California, USA, and have had this organ in storage
in Southern California for the past five years.
The present location is no longer available, and I need to move the
organ this month. I had planned to move it to my current home in
Michigan, however it appears that this will now not be possible.
I was wondering if anyone on the list could think of a possible
location for the organ, ideally near its present storage location,
though of course not limited to that if need be. I could let the organ
be in a new location on loan for an agreed-upon length of time.
It needs some repair:
- electro-pneumatic chests may need releathering and rewiring --
there were several ciphers at the time the organ was dismantled;
- some rackboards need replacement due to woodworm damage;
- general cleaning is needed.
The organ otherwise appeared to be sound and intact.
A technical description of the organ is available online:
http://organsociety.bsc.edu/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=7537
Note the links to the detailed stoplist and photos.
It would be best if the organ could be assembled rather than merely
stored again. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Timothy Tikker
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