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An electrical fire on February 2, 1975, destroyed the sanctuary, leaving only the walls and tower standing; the church was rebuilt and Burmaster installed a 3-manual in 1979. They closed on February 2, 2020.
From the December 1968 issue of THE DIAPASON: A tonal program which started as a limited "do-it·yourself" project has resulted in the complete revision and enlargement of the three-manual Skinner organ in Grace Episcopal Church. Lockport, N.Y. Volunteers working under the direction of the organist, Cecil A. Walker, and Gene Burmaster, formerly of the Delaware Organ Company, removed the nicks in the windways and prepared the pipes for revoicing. The reworked pipes with their open toe voicing were considered the equal in tonal quality of new pipework and it was decided to find sponsors who would underwrite the completion of the project. While the classical concept of low wind pressure and open toe voicing with unnicked pipes was used , the scaling was planned to make this a suitable instrument for music of all periods. The origin of much of the pipework is not known but the revoiced pipes are considerably older than the Skinner chests. The two top octaves of the Swell 4-ft. Schalmei were originally part of the Great Cornet of the George Pike England organ built in London in 1902 for St. Paul's Chapel, New York.
Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 795, 1929) , Eugene Burmaster (1979)
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