St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church
8850 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-871-4750
Church Profile on "The Pluralism Project"
The E. M. Skinner Pipe Organ
The Evening Concert was a great success! We had a wonderful, full audience.
We had a remarkable reception! The members of the church truly put forth their best effort!
Thank You to all who performed and to all who came to listen!
The Sanctuary on a sunny afternoon
The South Side of the Chancel with the Great, Swell, Solo and Pedal Posaune
The South Side of the Chancel with the Choir and Pedal Major Bass and Bourdon
The Great Trumpet with Ken Holden behind
The Upper Deck of the Swell
The Solo Chamber (L to R: Flauto Mirabilis, Gambe, French Horn, English Horn, Tuba)
The origianl Combination Action (a system in which an organist can preset combinations of stops)
The Restoration
Plaster falling above the large pedal Bourdon pipes.
The Choir and some Pedal Pipes Crated and waiting.....and waiting
The Choir Chamber empty with the chest protected for plaster repair
The "Chain Gang" handing up the pipework into the Choir division
The Choir flue pipes racked (Note the harmonic pipes)
The High Pressure Solo Reservoir finished and awaiting transport back to the church
(Note the quantity of spring rails!)
The felt and leather gasket on the Reservior where the cone valve meets to set the pressure at the gate
Note leather strips on the wood seams
See What is next in the Restoration!
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