McKim Mansion's Hook & Hastings being moved!!

Here is a photojournal of the McKim Hook & Hastings as it is being dismantled by organ builder David Story for restoration

Here is a report from David Storey, dated Feb 8, 2004:

"With the help of the Organ Clearinghouse crew, the massive swell slider chest was removed fom its perch about 25' in the air. Next came down the 16' Open wood and the even larger scale 32' bourdon. The amount of lumber in an organ like this is staggering. If you can imagine pipes that are 24"square on the outside, made of 4 boards that are 2" thick and 17' long, and that's just one pipe! We believe the leather on the reservoirs to be original as we found no signs of scraping or releathering. double re-enforced hinges, all leather inside and out is skived, even on the giant feeders. This is such an extravagant macine!"

The final phases



Caleb tries on a 32' bourdon. Seems a little big.



Next we see the building frame. Note the iron bars tieing it into the wall.



Final dismantling

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