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Organ Reuse at London City Temple - London to Chicago!
John F Hunt do get involved in some unusual things!! Recently, we played a key role
in disassembling and transporting a 15-metre high, 18-metre wide organ, from our
London City Temple site to St. James Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Chicago,
for the purpose of restoration.
The team at London City Temple thoroughly reviewed the methodology proposed
by the restoration team from John-Paul Buzards, ensuring its compliance with all
relevant UK legislation regarding removing this unique piece of musical heritage...
The 1957 J.W. Walker & Sons 40-tonne organ was loaded onto a total of 8 wagons
and sent to the yard in Grays, where it was packed in four 40ft shipping containers.
From our Head Office, the containers went to the port where they were safely loaded
onto a ship which then set sail to the States!
Want to see a demonstration of the organ in action? St. James
Cathedral has kindly provided a video of the organ testing conducted
in February 2023 - watch here!
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