Compton Organ Upgrade - Photo Gallery

The Compton Organ Upgrade consisted of replacing the original electro mechanical switching system
with an Artisan computer operated switching system.

This became necessary because of the unreliable operation of the aging mechanical system of nearly eighty years ago
and as it no longer conformed to modern electrical wiring safety standards.
Compton Console
Console
Stripped console
The Compton console
Keyboards and stop rails
Bare bones
prior to commencing the upgrade
prior to removal
The Console stripped for refurbishing
New Stop Rails
Console Stops
Rank Driver Boards
The new stop rails installed
Two of the new driver boards
New electronic pipe driver boards
for the stops installed
in the main chamber
Vibraphone being lowered down
Vibraphone re-assembly
Console Wiring
Removing the vibraphone
Final adjustments to the vibraphone
Rear view of the console
for refurbishment
after refurbishment
during re-wiring
Main Chamber pipework
Traps and Percussions
New Straight stop rail
Some of the organ pipe work
The "traps"
The new "hi-tech" straight rail
in the main chamber
(Percussions and Effects)
Electro Mechanical swithing
Electro Mechanical swithing
Post horn switching
Part of the old electro-mechanical
More of the old electro-mechanical
The old Post Horn rank
relay switching system
relay switching system
relay switching system
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