On June 14, Warren and Maureen toured the Sainte-Hyacinthe, Quebec factory of Letourneau Organs.  They visited the design and engineering departments, saw the pouring of metals for pipes, inspected the woodshops where chests, cases and more pipes are manufactured, and heard the pipes being given their first voices.  They even played the finished organ of another church (yet to be installed).  These pictures show Opus 113 (St. John’s) under construction.

 

Pictures of our new organ under construction
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Inspecting the Console
Inspecting the Console
Wooden Organ Pipes
Some of our pipes are being constructed of wood
Metal Pipes
Most pipes are made of metal: in this photo, a worker prepares to pour the molten alloy of lead and tin.
Making Pipes
Making pipes
Organ Tour
Organ tour no. 5
Organ Making
Careful precision ensures that the tonal character of each pipe sounds like its neighboring pipe
Organ Making
Expression shades (under construction) help the organ sing loud or soft
Customized mill work
Customized mill work and aesthetic detail are visible in our pipe facade cases.  Additional features under construction are visible in the back of the shop
finishedorgan
This organ belongs to another church and is near completion
Group of Organ Makers
Fernand Letourneau (center) and some of his office staff pose with the NASCAR replica we brought them...a token from Charlotte.