Steves Pipe Organ Project

My association with the pipe organ began in my sophmore year in high school. My father told me about a church in West Bridgewater, PA that was tearing out their pipe organ. As it worked out I began my first acquisition of a pipe organ. It was a three manual instrument. The name tag had the inscription "Made by A Gottfried Co Erie Pa for CB May Beaver Pa 1903" there is some question as to whether Gottfried actually made this instrument or rebuilt it. This organ was stored in the barn and unfortunately most of it is no longer usable. It had 23 ranks I believe. About the turn of the century I bought a 3 rank Organcraft practice organ on ebay originally from West Virginia University. This organ has an 8' metal gedackt, an 8' quint and a 4' principal. Two manual 61 notes and pedal 32 notes ep action and fits under an 8' ceiling. Around 2004 I purchased a Kimball pipe organ on ebay which came from the First Baptist Church in Pleasantville, NJ. Opus 6873. The photo is the right side of the Kimball pipe chamber. This is a 5 rank organ. The console was destroyed before the organ was listed on ebay. The only part that survived was the stop tab rail. I am now assembling the Organcraft and Kimball with a few renegade ranks from the Gottfried, Austin, Wicks, and a pedal octave whos manufacture I can't recall. At the moment after I'm through typing this I will resume working on the drawknob jambs. I will be posting pictures from previous progress and as I go along. I hope you enjoy the progress. I know I am.