The purpose of the Swell division, of any pipe organ, is to create dynamic expression. Tonal flexibility and power for musical expression of the stops/ranks in the Swell Division is manifested by the addition of the Swell enclosure.
In early 2021, St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church (Hubbard, OH) caught fire. With great faith, the parishioners did not let the tragedy break their spirits. And in their time of need, they sought our team to rebuild one of the church’s largest assets – the pipe organ. As part of this total pipe organ restoration, our technicians have been hard at work, developing a new and improved, customized Swell Enclosure (aka box).
These images show only a fraction of the work dedicated to creating this unique element of the pipe organ.
With technology, skilled hands, attention to detail, and collaboration with (on-site) contractors, we are proud to share our work with you as it all comes together in a mock up at our workshop.
Bookmark this page to follow our team’s work in progress as we share through multimedia how this key acoustic feature will be integrated with the remaining components of the pipe organ.
Read more on Swell enclosures from our past articles and projects:
