Organ Restoration Information - See photos below

  RESTORATION WORK on our organ began on Wednesday June 28th, 2017. The organ components that require repair have been shipped to the Casavant Frères workshop in St Hyacinthe, Quebec to be repaired and cleaned. The onsite cleaning of the organ will begin on Monday July 10th, 2017. Due to the restoration work the balcony will be closed until further notice. The workers from Casavant do not want anyone in the balcony while the organ is apart. This will protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projector operator and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

The Casavant work crew - not at Zion, Pembroke. The work crew is trying to complete another job in progress at another location.  This is also a short week with the Canada Day holiday.

  RESTORATION WORK on our organ began on Wednesday June 28th, 2017. The organ components that require repair have been shipped to the Casavant Frères workshop in St Hyacinthe, Quebec to be repaired and cleaned. The onsite cleaning of the organ will begin on Monday July 10th, 2017. Due to the restoration work the balcony will be closed until further notice. The workers from Casavant do not want anyone in the balcony while the organ is apart. This will protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projector operator and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  RESTORATION WORK on our organ continues. On Monday July 10th, 2017, the onsite cleaning of the organ began and will continue until complete. Due to the restoration work the balcony will be closed until further notice. The workers from Casavant do not want anyone in the balcony while the organ is apart. This will protect the pipes and other materials related to this repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION WORK – The Casavant workers plan to be working onsite once again beginning Monday July 24th. They were off site this past week. There is still more cleaning to be done and more pipes to be removed, inspected, cleaned and repaired if needed. Work is limited since the workers must also now wait for the return of the pipes that were shipped earlier off site to be cleaned and repaired. Due to the restoration work the balcony will remain closed until further notice. The workers from Casavant do not want anyone in the balcony while the organ is apart. This will protect the pipes and other materials related to this repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION UPDATE – On Monday July 24th the Casavant workers returned to Zion to continue the cleaning and repair of our organ. The pipes that were removed and cleaned at Zion have now been returned to their place in the organ. The positiv is back and the stops for the pedals have now been releathered. We continue to wait for the return of the pipes and organ components that were shipped to the workshop in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec for cleaning and repair. The Casavant workers will not be working on site this week – the week of July 31st. Due to the restoration work the balcony will remain closed until further notice to protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.   

  ORGAN RESTORATION WORK – We continue to wait for the return of the pipes and organ components that were shipped at the end of June to the workshop in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. When the workshop repair work is complete, we will be notified. The pipes and other organ components will be returned to us and the restoration work will continue. While we wait the balcony will continue to remain closed until further notice to protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION UPDATE – We continue to wait for the return of the pipes and other organ components that were packaged and shipped on June 29th to the workshop in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec for cleaning and repair. One of the requirements listed in the Organ Restoration Contract was the painting of the organ bellows and blower room here at Zion. The Property Committee has arranged for the painting of this room and painting began on August 8th. It is not uncommon for the factories in Quebec to close their establishment and give all their employees summer holidays at the same time. The workshop in St. Hyacinthe is no exception. They are also taking a two week break so we have a small work delay. While we continue to wait the painting can be completed. The balcony will however continue to remain closed until further notice to protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.   

  ORGAN RESTORATION UPDATE - The Organ bellows and blower room has now been painted. We continue to wait for the return of our cleaned and repaired organ components and pipes and return of the Casavant work crew. The balcony remains closed to protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION – A number of pictures have been taken during the Organ Restoration process. Please visit our Church website at zionlutheran.ca to view these photos. They are displayed in the box called “Organ Restoration”. We continue to wait for the return of our cleaned and repaired organ components and pipes and the return of the Casavant work crew. The balcony remains closed to protect the pipes and other materials related to the repair. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION - Please visit our Church website at zionlutheran.ca to follow the work that has taken place on our Organ. There you will find a collection of pictures displayed in a box called “Organ Restoration”. More pictures will be taken and added to this photo gallery when the Casavant work crew returns with the cleaned and repaired organ pipes and other components and work resumes. We continue to wait for their return. The balcony remains closed until further notice to protect the remaining pipes and other organ components. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION - Please visit our Church website at zionlutheran.ca to follow the work that has taken place on our Organ. There you will find a collection of pictures displayed in a box called “Organ Restoration”. More pictures will be taken and added to this collection when the Casavant work crew returns with the refurbished organ parts and work resumes. We expect their return at the beginning of October 2017 provided there are no unexpected delays. The balcony remains closed until further notice. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

 ORGAN RESTORATION - After many weeks of waiting and no visible progress we received some very good news at the beginning of this past week. Work on the pipes and other organ components that were shipped to St Hyacinthe, Quebec has progressed better than expected. The Casavant work crew plan to return to Zion, Pembroke on Monday September 25th, in the afternoon to prepare the organ space for reinstallation. Organ parts will actually arrive on Tuesday September 26th, 2017 and work will resume. As we wait in anticipation of their earlier than planned arrival the balcony continues to remain closed to protect the remaining organ components. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony. 

 ORGAN RESTORATION – We have now received confirmation in writing that the refurbishment of the organ components that were shipped to the Casavant workshop in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec is now complete. The second installment of our Organ Restoration Contract also became due. Payment was made this past week. The Casavant work crew plan to return to Zion, Pembroke this week on Monday Sept. 25th, in the afternoon to prepare the organ space for reinstallation. Organ parts will arrive the following day on Tuesday Sept. 26th, 2017 and work will resume. The balcony continues to remain closed to protect the remaining organ components. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony 

  ORGAN RESTORATION- The Casavant work crew returned as planned on Monday September 25th, 2017 and the following day they received shipment of our refurbished organ components. Pictures were taken as these components were returned to their original place in the organ. (Adjustments still need to be made). These photos have been added to the photo gallery on our Church website at zionlutheran.ca and are displayed in a box called “Organ Restoration”. Please visit our website. The balcony continues to remain closed until work is complete. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

 ORGAN RESTORATION- This past week the Casavant work crew completed some much needed work on the organ console. Right after Thanksgiving which is this weekend, the crew once again plans to return to revoice some of our organ pipes. These pipes will then be returned to their original home in the organ. The balcony continues to remain closed to protect the pipes and organ components. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony. 

  ORGAN RESTORATION- This week we received written notification and very exciting news. The work on our organ will be completed on site on October 27, 2017. On Monday October 16th the organ tuners from St. Hyacinthe, Quebec plan to be at Zion, Pembroke to begin the tonal finishing and tuning of our organ. The balcony remains closed until this final process is complete. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.  

  ORGAN RESTORATION- On Monday October 16th the organ tuners and voicers arrived from St. Hyacinthe, Quebec to begin the tonal finishing and tuning of our organ. Work continues to progress as planned on schedule and should be completed on site on October 27th, 2017. The balcony remains closed until this final process is complete. Only the projectionist and the sexton will be allowed in the balcony.