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    Weʼve raised £20 to Refurbish Our Pipe Organ , At St Mary the Virgin Church Stapleford Abbotts.

    Funded on Friday, 8th December 2023

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    Our Church pipe organ is a well made instrument built by Gray & Davison, London, one of the leading firms of late Victorian organ builders.

    It was installed in St Mary’s Church in 1909 at a cost of £250.

    It has two manual keyboards, fourteen stops and a pedal board with twenty nine notes. The keys and knobs are made from ebony and ivory and the pipes, of which there are over nine hundred, from pipe metal. The organ case is made of oak and pine.

    The pipe organ is used for weekly services and any other service which may occur, eg weddings, funerals.

    Visiting organists have commented on the quality of this instrument and a new pipe organ of this calibre would be extremely expensive.

    In order to keep it in good condition it is maintained and tuned twice a year by a reputable organ company.

    When it was last tuned we were advised that `it was dirty, making tuning difficult’. Over the years dust collects in the pipes and when tuning the dust moves around but then settles back in the pipe again, making it liable to go out of tune more quickly.

    The estimate to clean the pipes and to attend to any other problems found with them, plus to treat the swell box for woodworm, is £5,850.00 + VAT. We also have to provide scaffolding across the width of the nave butting up to the organ gallery.

    We are appealing for help in raising this money so that we and future generations can enjoy the music from this wonderful instrument.

    We realise that in this current climate money is tight, but if you were able to contribute to our organ fund, however big or small, it would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank You, St Mary’s Stapleford Abbotts PCC.

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    • St Mary’s Stapleford Abbotts PCC2 years ago
      St Mary’s Stapleford Abbotts PCC

      St Mary’s Stapleford Abbotts PCC

      2 years ago

      8th August so far, we have raised £70, thank you to our three supporters

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    • CHRISTINA QUINN

      CHRISTINA QUINN

      Dec 7, 2022

      Just a little something towards the organ fund from us at Christmas time x

      £20.00

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