Today’s grand open house for two new C. B. Fisk pipe organs was a joyful event, crowded with well-wishers, fans, friends, and musicians. Opus 148 will be installed at Christ Church, Cincinnati, and Opus 150 at Benjamin Franklin’s Christ Church in Philadelphia.
Listen to the music!
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What a treat to hear Opus 148 played by Nami and violinist Harold Byers.
Morgan Faulds Pike and David Pike, C. B. Fisk Senior Vice President and Tonal Director
Nami Hamada, organist and organ builder, and Harold Byers, former violinist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Chair of the Music Committee at Christ Church.
Greg Bover speaking about Opus 148
Thibaut Lenfant and Rick Isaacs
Sarah Tuvim helped restore the exterior case of Opus 150
Morgan’s brother, Tom Faulds, and friend Carole Crowther
Scale model of Opus 148. Morgan Faulds Pike, sculptress of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Memorial, carved the oak angels and panels for Opus 148. See more here.
Angels for Opus 148
Opus 150 and scale model
Good Morning Gloucester 
Thanks for the nice post Kim! It was just great to see you at the shop.
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My joy Morgan, thank you, and thank you to you and David and Harold for the information. I am sending the link to this post to my mother- and father-in-law. They will be thrilled to see a preview of their new organ!!!
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Beautiful music indeed and what a fine art craft years of work here! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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Each one is a masterpiece Dave 🙂
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It was an awesome day! More pictures from the open house https://shapechanginginstruments.com/2017/05/22/visiting-the-world-class-organ-makers/
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