September 19, 2018
Patrick J. Murphy & Associates Organbuilders welcomed participants in the American Guild of Organists Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to its shops on July 11. A buffet lunch was provided, and the group participated in a shop tour.
The wood shop portion observed the newly acquired CNC router in action as well as workers explaining ongoing rebuilding work of the Schantz organ from the Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi, Metuchen, New Jersey.
In the pipe shop, voicer Megan Farrell explained the process of pipe preparation and demonstrated flue voicing. Prior to departure all participants asked questions and tried out two instruments (Skinner and Möller) currently for sale.
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