Day 240 - Tuning the Pipe Organ

Week 48 - Day 240
The organ is now being tuned and all the pipes should be fitted on Monday.

Day 239 - Fitted Cupboard

Week 48 - Day 239
The doors were fixed to the built in cupboard we have reconstructed in-between the kitchen range and the wall. Only awaiting painting now.

Day 238 - Electrics for the Pipe Organ

Week 48 - Day 238
The electrician returned today to connect up all the wires.
The hatch over the electric air blower was started to be constructed.

Day 237 - Reproduction Furniture

Week 48 - Day 237
Whilst the pipe organ continues to be re-built two pieces of furniture were built in the cellar dwellings. These are reproductions based on example sin the next door cellar of 56, George Street.
There is a cupboard built into the alcove between the kitchen range on the David Street elevation and a partition / draught excluder that acts as a shelving unit in the middle cellar dwelling, formerly 14, Jackson Pit.
Both will be painted in a green paint to match the original next door.

Day 236 - More Pipes

Week 48 - Day 236
Todays work involved connecting up more pipes, this time for moving air from the bellows to the speaking pipes which play the notes.

Day 235 - Big Pipes - Small Pipes

Week 47 - Day 235
The shutters dividing pipes are in place. Smaller pipes and one big facade pipe in place.
Small ones to begin getting al the racks filled - the front pipe just to show off and see what it will look like when completed - awesome I think is the word.

Day 234 - Pipes

Week 47 - Day 234

Day 233 - Organ Progress

Week 47 - Day 233
The void in the middle of the casework will soon have all the pipes put back into their respective racks.

Day 232 - Electrics to the Pipe Organ

Week 47 - Day 232
Electrics connected to the pipe organ to enable the lights to work for the organist and to turn the electric blower on and off.

Day 231 - Casework for Pipe Organ

Week 47 - Day 231
The second manual started to be connected today, and the casework began to be constructed around it.

Day 230 - Supporting Structures for Pipe Organ

Week 46 - Day 230
The supporting structure to hold the shutters and support the pipes went up today.

Day 229 - Continuing Work Inside the Pipe Organ

Week 46 - Day 229
All the focus of work to re-assemble the pipe organ are taking place inside the framework.

Day 228 - First Manual in Place

Week 46 - Day 228
The first manual is now in place and being linked up.

The lower manual of the George Street Chapel, Oldham
Independent Methodist Chapel

Day 227 - Recruiting New FOGS

Week 46 - Day 227
Maggie Hurley, Community Development Officer for Age UK Oldham started recruitment for new FOGS today with a photo for the local press on the front steps of the chapel. Also there was Roy Lees who has been undertaking local research into the chapel and its cellar dwelling tenants.

Day 226 - Two Manuals and a Wind Chest

Week 46 - Day 226
Both manuals were put in place today and the wind chest and supports for the pipes.

Day 225 - Testing Trams

Week 45 - Day 225
The new trams started to be tested this week.

Day 224 - Rebuilding the Pipe Organ

Week 45 - Day 224
Having brought all the parts of the organ back to Oldham from Huddersfield the instrument starts to get rebuilt.

Day 223 - Lights and stuff

Week 45 - Day 223
Finishing off bits and bobs, completing fitting of lighting cellars etc

Day 222 - Pipe Organ Manual Unwrapped

Week 45 - Day 222
More organ bits unwrapped today.

Day 221 - Starting to Rebuild the Pipe Organ

Week 45 - Day 221
The pipe organ starts to be rebuilt.