Fratelli Ruffatti, Padua, Italy, is working on multiple projects in the United States. The construction of the three-manual, 39-rank organ for Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is complete, with tonal finishing having started in January. The instrument features a partially enclosed Great division with dedicated sub, super, and unison off couplers. This division is separated from the unenclosed Great and can be combined with or independently coupled to the Swell or the Pedal. The Antiphonal division with its own Pedal is located at the front of the church. It is structured as a Positiv division to stand on its own and play in dialogue with the organ at the back.
For the Cathedral of St. Augustine, Tucson, Arizona, Ruffatti is rebuilding an existing instrument, retaining the pipework with new mechanisms to be housed in a case situated in the rear gallery of the nave. Pipework will be removed from the cathedral in early 2026 for shipment to Italy.
For information: ruffatti.com.
