Holy Cross Catholic Church, New York, New York, has moved forward with its long anticipated project to rebuild the church’s Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 908. One of the first sales contracts after the merger of the Aeolian and the Skinner companies, the organ reflects the tonal thinking of Ernest M. Skinner and G. Donald Harrison. The specification will be completed with a Swell 16′ chorus reed, for which space was prepared but the rank never purchased.
The firm selected for the work is Foley-Baker, Inc., of Tolland, Connecticut, and Long Island, New York. Work started in July of 2017. The completed organ will be installed and playing by Easter of 2019.
For information: http://foleybaker.com/.
Richard Cote examines Holy Cross façade pipes in storage at Foley-Baker facility in Manchester, Connecticut.
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