2014-01-16 - Renovation, reconfiguration, and newly designed pipe facade for existing 1959 Durthaler organ, incorporating 17 ranks from the original Johnson & Son organ of 1894. -- Identified by Tim Wilson, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -Database Manager
2014-01-20 - Updated through online information from Tim Wilson. -- The congregation launched a capital campaign in 1995/1996 to install central air conditioning in the entire building and to restore the sanctuary, as close as possible, to its 1894 appearance, which included restoring the organ façade. At that time, Muller Pipe Organ Company, Croton, Ohio, was contracted as the organ technicians; the firm has served in that capacity ever since. Muller was engaged to re-create the pipe façade in place of the drapes from 1976 and the cross from 1957. <br>The new main organ case was completely handcrafted of solid oak to match the existing original panels on the lower portion. The façade pipes were manufactured by A.R. Schopps & Sons, Alliance, Ohio, and were made of polished zinc with Romanesque style mouths and bay leaves. Two on lays grace the lower portion of the case and hand carved oak pipe shades are located at the top of each of the five pipe towers.<br>A new ornate plaster grill, which features a clover pattern similar to that found in the upper support beams of the building-s Akron Plan architecture, was installed over the Swell division, replacing the floor-to-ceiling draperies of the 1976 sanctuary redecoration. It was manufactured in four 3- by 5-foot sections by the Fischer & Jirouch Company, Cleveland, Ohio. -Database Manager
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