Unlike so many products in our throw-away society, the pipe organ is meant to be a permanent investment. Pipe organs are made to be rebuilt, either restored to their original condition, or recycled into a new instrument that can serve your congregation's musical needs far into the future.

An organ that has served a church for six, seven, or even eight decades can be a sorry sight! Still, with careful renewal, it can be reborn into an instrument that far surpasses the original in musicality and flexibility, at only a fraction of the cost of a new pipe organ.

Since each instrument is different, we can thoroughly analyze the condition of your organ, and prepare a professional proposal that suggests the most artistic and cost effective alternatives for your congregation.

Although some salespeople will claim an almost endless life for an electronic (digital) organ, there is no basis in fact for any longevity claims for these instruments. Although electronic organ manufacturers have been around since about 1935, the modern digital organs use a computer-driven technology that is relatively new.

Anyone who has had to live or worship with an electronic organ that is in decline knows that these instruments suffer a long and painful death. An old electronic organ can remind one of the familiar breakfast cereal - Snap! Crackle! Pop! At the end of its life, the fate of an electronic organ is to be heaped into a dumpster. There is nothing to rebuild - nothing worth saving.

On the other hand, it is sometimes difficult to convince the average person in the pew that a pipe organ needs attention, since, even though it may be in poor mechanical shape, it still sounds like it always did!

Saving and rebuilding your pipe organ helps you be a faithful steward of our environment. Materials that are saved do not go to the landfill. So, a tree that was cut down in 1920, and became a part of your organ, may continue to be a part of your pipe organ for another 100 years. Wood and metal organ pipes can often be cleaned, repaired, and revoiced, conserving resources and preserving history.

Inside your old pipe organ is a new instrument waiting to be reborn! Financially, environmentally, historically, and spiritually, it's the right thing to do!