Crichton Collegiate Church, Pathhead, Midlothian
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Damp conditions in the church have taken their toll
on the Soundboards |
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| Mildew on the Pallets and in the Windbars |
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| Corroded steel screws |
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The Soundboards are stripped and prepared for
deep flooding with hot glue |
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| The glue is poured into the bars |
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| and allowed to dry |
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The Tables are re-grooved & graphited
The Bearers are applied & papered |
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| and the Slides are put in place |
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Buckram is applied to the Grid. The Pallets,
with new felt and leather facings, are re-instated |
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Finally the Upperboards & Veneers are in place and
the Soundboard is tested on the wind |
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After stripping & cleaning the Bellows, the maker's signature is preserved
"Made Feby 1899 Joseph Brook Jnr." |
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Backflaps are fitted and the Feeders
for the hand-blowing mechanism are releathered |
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Ingres Paper is put on the ribs,
consistent with the Bellows original manufacture |
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| Backflaps and the Waste Pallet |
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| The Floating Frame is fitted to the Bellows Well |
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| The completed Bellows & Feeders |
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| Holding hand-fed wind |
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Some details
Crichton Collegiate Church was built in 1449 by William Crichton, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland. The Church (dedicated to
St. Mary & St. Kentigern) is just by Crichton Castle, about 10 miles south of Edinburgh and 5 miles away from Rosslyn Chapel.
In 1898 the church underwent a major restoration when the oak pews, pulpit, Communion Table and Font were installed with the congregation
now facing west. Until this time no organ had been permitted in the church but in 1898 an organ was commissioned from the Glasgow Organ Builder,
Joseph Brook & Company. Joseph Brook was eventually taken over by Henry Willis & Sons Ltd in the 1950s.
Henry Willis & Sons were honoured with the contract of bringing this organ back into a good state. The mechanical key actions have been
overhauled, the organ cleaned, the Pedal pneumatic action releathered, the Bellows releathered, the hand blowing mechanism re-instated
and the soundboards given complete factory treatment.
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