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ORGAN CHAMBER WORK May 22,2017
Chris and
Wayne got into the solo chest last night and cleaned out all remaining sawdust
that was created when the new hole was cut into the end for a wind line.
They also
spent some time collecting some measurements in the chamber, particularly the
area where a shelf is likely to be installed to provide a platform, perhaps for
some of the offset chests. This will be useful when Dick maps out a more
detailed configuration (perhaps with help from Gary Phillips). For example, the
clearance between the large beam and the ceiling is 9 feet, 2 inches.
We also
re-measured the blower to have the correct specs for the rigging company (I’m
still in pursuit of this; hope to have an answer in a couple of days).
Some photos
are attached.
Ken Krause
President, Chevalier Theatre Organ Society
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK June 6,2017
Sacco’s Specialized Moving took
care of hoisting the blower and motor up to the chamber on Monday morning. They
didn’t encounter any issues and completed the job in about two hours.
John Costas has a tentative
appointment this morning with Nardone Electric to
scope out the electrical work needed to connect power to the blower. Also on
Monday, with John’s recommendation and Dick Pelland’s
approval, I ordered a variable frequency drive ($465), which will
be installed as part of the electrical hookup. The VFD (similar to a “soft
starter”) protects the blower from damage by allowing the motor to start at a
low speed, then gradually increase speed to what is needed to power the blower.
Attached are a few photos of the
blower move, and there’s also a short video on YouTube.
Ken Krause
President, Chevalier Theatre Organ
Society
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK June 12,2017
Extremely productive work party (2.5 hours+) Monday night.
+ Blower
configuration determined and new motor hookup begun, including use of part of
mechanism carefully removed from previous motor. (Motor fits blower mount; bolt
holes just need to be enlarged.)
+ Chest and
percussion configurations advanced and close to finalized, including locations
of toy counter, offset chests and percussions; there appears to be room for
everything with percussions located near second chamber opening (Wayne Johnson
will be summarizing).
+ Electrical
estimate reviewed and feedback recommended, including potential addition of an
LED light section.
+ An updated
quote for toy counter restoration will be requested from William Catanesye.
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK JULY 17,2017
Chris and
Wayne made quick work of removing the rough concrete along the low perimeter
wall in the chamber on Monday night, creating a smooth surface on which we can
install a wood platform to cover the gap between the main chamber wall, and use
as a base for offset chests.
We also
removed some extraneous wood and other materials from the chamber.
A few photos
attached (including a “before” shot of part of the lower wall).
The plan is to
have a meeting/work party next Monday, July 24, at 7.
Thanks ,
- Ken
Ken Krause
President, Chevalier Theatre Organ Society
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK JULY 24,2017
Another productive work party (2 hours) Monday night.
+ The new
motor was installed onto the blower, after the bolt holes were enlarged. Dick
is consulting with motor and blower reps to determine the proper belts to use (2
are required). Dick also inspected the electrical and VFD installation and
found them A-OK.
+ Additional
evaluation of the chamber layout was done, aided by Wayne Johnson’s recent
drawings and another look at the toy counter downstairs and an inventory of
other chests, etc., downstairs.
+ A new quote
for the toy counter restoration has been requested from Willian
Catanesye, who submitted a quote of $6,290 in 2015.
Some photos
are attached here, along with some handouts. A few additional notes:
+ On the
Treasurer’s report, the Organ Fund expense of $465.00 was for reimbursement for
the VFD, which was ordered on my credit card. Also, since this report, we paid Nardone Electric $1,962 for the chamber work, reducing our
balance to $78,766.67.
+ The project
update to the Commission was presented at last week’s meeting.
+ Phil
Chevalier, great grand-nephew of Godfrey, is interested in revamping the Organ
Society website (he does web work in his day job for Boston Consulting Group).
He is moving to
Thanks,
- Ken
Ken Krause
President, Chevalier Theatre Organ Society
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK AUGUST 31, 2017
Chris and Wayne got much accomplished
at a Chevalier work party tonight. They:
+ Sealed the openings in the
regulators, wind trunk and main chest using vinyl flashing and the wind line
flanges in preparation for testing the main chest
+ Moved the solo chest closer to the
main chest and mapped out a new location for the toy counter (diagonally along
the short wall to the left of the shutters toward the beam, with that end
resting on supports placed on the beam), which if approved would save us the
expense of having to shorten the toy counter wind box
+ Brought the tuba chest and two offset
chests into the chamber to further map out the configuration and wind line
route from the blower
+ Attached the permanent flange on the
end of the upper wind box for the main chest and measured the distance from it
to the elbow pipe that will be connected to the reducer atop the blower.
We tentatively scheduled another work
party for Tuesday night, Sept. 5.
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK September
05, 2017
Tonight, Chris and Wayne completed the
base for the new platform along the full length of the back wall, adding the
sections on either end.
The odd-sized MDF pieces at the theater
aren’t conducive to what is needed to create the top for the platform, so Chris
is going to shop for some alternatives.
Hopefully we can cap the platform next
week.
- Ken
Ken Krause
President, Chevalier
Theatre Organ Society
ORGAN CHAMBER WORK July
05, 2017