Secrets revealed
Secrets revealed
Dear friends, my innermost secrets are starting to be revealed
Already Mr Gary has realised that in 1911 there was not one hand blowing mechanism, but two! Each of the two huge reservoirs were handblown, until the electric blower took on the job in 1921, so it always took at least two choristers to keep up the blowing work and make sure I sounded at my best
And in 1921, when electric power was brought in, the mechanisms were disconnected, but not removed - a bit of a mistake as only a few years ago, with their leather hinges fraying and then splitting, they collapsed onto one of the reservoirs bringing everything to an abrupt halt. And the controlling piece of string (very high tech!), linking the reservoir to the shutters which open/shut to let more wind in, was snapped and a new piece of string had to be installed
But fortunately one of the huge, wooden pumping levers was not discarded, and has been found languishing in 60 years of dust in my nether regions. Mr Gary says this will find a new use, although not for wind pumping!
And secondly, the treasure trove of lost objects under my pedal board has been opened. Over the years, my organist friends have dropped all sorts down there, and once mingled with all the dust and dirt, they disappear completely from view. Now my pedal board is removed, the clean up can start, and Mr Gary has discovered at least two bakers dozens of pencils, in varying degrees of sharpness. Now these have all been cleaned up, sharpened and are ready for use once I am recommissioned. But if anyone wants to make a ££ offer to buy one or more of these lovely pencils, now in tip top condition, Mr Nigel is open to offers
Sadly there was no money down there, so Mr Gary's cake fund cannot benefit................but who knows what else will be found in the layers of dust elsewhere in my hidden areas!!
Dear friends, my innermost secrets are starting to be revealed
Already Mr Gary has realised that in 1911 there was not one hand blowing mechanism, but two! Each of the two huge reservoirs were handblown, until the electric blower took on the job in 1921, so it always took at least two choristers to keep up the blowing work and make sure I sounded at my best
And in 1921, when electric power was brought in, the mechanisms were disconnected, but not removed - a bit of a mistake as only a few years ago, with their leather hinges fraying and then splitting, they collapsed onto one of the reservoirs bringing everything to an abrupt halt. And the controlling piece of string (very high tech!), linking the reservoir to the shutters which open/shut to let more wind in, was snapped and a new piece of string had to be installed
But fortunately one of the huge, wooden pumping levers was not discarded, and has been found languishing in 60 years of dust in my nether regions. Mr Gary says this will find a new use, although not for wind pumping!
And secondly, the treasure trove of lost objects under my pedal board has been opened. Over the years, my organist friends have dropped all sorts down there, and once mingled with all the dust and dirt, they disappear completely from view. Now my pedal board is removed, the clean up can start, and Mr Gary has discovered at least two bakers dozens of pencils, in varying degrees of sharpness. Now these have all been cleaned up, sharpened and are ready for use once I am recommissioned. But if anyone wants to make a ££ offer to buy one or more of these lovely pencils, now in tip top condition, Mr Nigel is open to offers
Sadly there was no money down there, so Mr Gary's cake fund cannot benefit................but who knows what else will be found in the layers of dust elsewhere in my hidden areas!!
Treasure revealed where Pedal board had been
Pencils lost under the pedal board, now recovered
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