Parsons Pipe Organ Builders

08/19/2026

See the link below for three upcoming chances to hear our Project 49 in St. Louis!

Parsons is pleased to share the news of the upcoming series of concerts: "Music in a Sacred Space" featuring our Project 49 at Hope Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri! Sunday, October 4, 2026 Hymn Festival featuring organist and composer Benjamin Culli Sunday, March 7, 2027 Organ Vespe...

08/17/2026

One of our summer projects is installing a new computer control system for the organ at Central Presbyterian Church in Avon, NY. The organ's old electric switching system was failing resulting in many ciphers and other issues. The project includes rewiring the entire instrument as well as updating the console.

As of this week the organ chests have been rewired (on site), and the new control panel is nearly done.

The console is a little more complicated. The old switching system and wiring have been gutted and we're basically starting with just the shell. A new stop tab rail is being installed along with adding pistons to the keyboards and pedal board (the organ originally had none), and the pedal board is getting a bit of a restoration, replacing worn out felt and getting new pedal key caps.

08/14/2026

The newly renovated blower room for the Hook & Hastings organ at Christ Church, Rochester, is nearly done! For a few weeks a Parsons crew has been working on installing the new blower, reservoir, and humidifier; as well as cleaning, painting, and sealing the room. Air filters have been added to keep the air going into the organ clean… looks like a proper blower room now!

08/10/2026

We are working on so many projects right now. In addition to the new organ, restoration work on the Aeolian from the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, FL, is still underway. Progress has been made with the chests, and the console is also getting a full restoration, one part at a time!

08/07/2026

The console shell is ready for finishing and assembly. Once completed this will be the "control center" of the organ for First Presbyterian Church.

08/07/2026

The last few months have been spent making parts, a lot of parts. This past week the Choir slider chests were completed in the woodshop, toe boards dipped and racking completed! In the next month we'll be taking the main floor down in the set-up room and start assembling the organ from all these parts!

07/21/2026

Last week we sent a large crew down to Hampton, Virginia, where we removed our own Project 7 (1993) from St. John's Episcopal Church. We are reconfiguring the organ from tracker action to electric slider action, removing/swapping a few stops, revoicing, all the while keeping the original casework! It's going to be an interesting project!

https://parsonsorgans.com/project-61/

07/10/2026

Organists from the AGO Convention in St.Louis are visiting our instrument at Hope Lutheran Church!

Read more about this instrument:

https://parsonsorgans.com/project-49/

07/08/2026

We are at the 2026 AGO Convention in St. Louis, Missouri! Please stop by our booth to find out more about both Parsons Pipe Organ Builders, as well as Ektralamp!
https://ektralamp.com/
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07/08/2026

We are pleased to announce that Ektralamp's new website is live and ready for you to place orders! Head on over to see the products we offer!

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