Pedalboard under construction

The organ's lungs - main double-rise reservoir under construction

The heart of the organ - the Great Organ soundboard

Action squares and combs coming together

Slider arms for the stop mechanism awaiting spraying

Swell box under construction

Felting of the swell box shutters

Composition pedals ironwork

Scoring of the table and upperboards - a Victorian practice ressurected for the Twyford organ

Pallets: note the leather hinges - again, a re-introduction of Victorian practices

Sliders being drilled

Sandwich ply construction of the upperboards (the sides are veneered later in the process). Not Victorian but a sensible concession to modern central heating systems

Frame and swell box coming together. Pedal sound boards and main reservior in place

Swell rollerboard. Framed poplar rollerboard with anodised aluminum rollers.

Fitting wind trunking

Back of the organ, showing wind trunking and the main reservoir

At work on Great Organ stop action

Great stop action

Great sliders with swell box behind

Great Stop action and composition action

Keyboard in place

Tracker ends

Frame of the organ taking shape

At work on the Great sound board

Consulting the drawings

Swell stop action

Great stop action, trackers and much more besides

Pedal rollerboard, composition pedals and manual to pedal coupler arms

Swell box doors (for tuning access) open

Clarionet Flute trebles (replacing pipes lost in 1989)

Smelting pipe metal

Soldering loops to pipes