Trevor Dodd has been appointed to the staff of John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders in Champaign, Illinois. A recent graduate of Central Michigan University, majoring in construction management, Dodd also had two years of concurrent organ study with Steven Egler. During the time of his undergraduate study he was engaged by various individuals and regional organ technicians to complete several area organ renovation and restoration projects. His restoration of a rare Aeolian-Hammond player electronic organ in the Buzard workshops was featured at the 2012 convention of the Organ Historical Society in Chicago.
Trevor Dodd’s interest in the pipe organ began at age 8, when he became a member of the Battle Creek Boychoir. In his hometown of Battle Creek, Michigan, for the last seven years Dodd has volunteered his professional time to preserve the playable condition of the historic 1933 Aeolian-Skinner organ in W. K. Kellogg Auditorium. He has also been involved in numerous other organ restoration projects, including his own seven-rank Wurlitzer.
His responsibilities at Buzard Pipe Organ Builders will be to its Service Department. He will be intimately involved in the firm’s ongoing restoration, renovation, and rebuilding projects. For information: http://www.buzardorgans.com
