Pipes are carefully packed and crated. Great care is taken to ensure the organ's safe arrival at the building. When our crew delivers the organ, the various pieces are unloaded and sorted as they are brought into the building. Many times, members of the organization assist in the unloading process and often, the installation of the organ actually begins before the truck is fully unloaded. A typical organ installation generally takes about two to four weeks.
Larger instruments have larger crews so the time involved is about the same.
The voicers then arrive to complete what is called the tonal finishing . This process takes several weeks since each pipe of the organ is carefully adjusted to suit the acoustics of the room. More than a mere tuning , the tonal finishing is perhaps the single most important phase of the installation process. If it is not performed correctly, the instrument will not be able to address the musical needs it was designed for.