On July 1 Solid State Organ Systems transitioned into an employee-owned trust, ensuring the future for the company, which has been a leader in the design and manufacture of organ controls systems since 1968.
Chris Betts has been promoted to managing director based in the Solid State Alexandria, Virginia, office, overseeing the company, generating system layouts, and managing projects. Betts is an organist with 30 years of full-time church music experience, having held positions at churches and cathedrals in the UK and the United States including St. Alban’s Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, and Washington National Cathedral. He has been working in a part-time capacity with Solid State for ten years and, now that he is full-time with the company, he will continue as a part-time church musician on weekends.
Chloe Lunn has been promoted to engineering and operations director. Lunn joined Solid State after finishing her postgraduate engineering degree in 2018 and has become instrumental in developing the new MSM (MultiSystem Modular) line of Solid State control systems and oversees production of all Solid State products. She also manages service requirements in the UK and other countries.
Sunny Betts joins the Solid State staff as office manager of the Alexandria office. She has previously held roles in events management and in communications at First Presbyterian Church, Houston, and Washington National Cathedral.
Duncan Crundwell, who was previously owner and president, is still actively involved with Solid State, mainly in the areas of design and technical service. He and North America service manager Alan Bragg are currently designing new products to work alongside MSM, which will be released in 2026.
For information: ssosystems.com.
Other recent appointments:
Kathleen Scheide to Peace Lutheran Church, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
