Dodington & Dodington Pipe Organ Services Inc.
2015

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from Dodington & Dodington website:
The firm of Dodington & Dodington have been curators of this instrument for more than 30 years. The organ has had yet another thorough remodeling and enlargement throughout this period. Most of the stops have been revised, rescaled, and revoiced by Ross Dodington. The principal chorus pipes of the Great have been scaled larger for a warmer tone as have the Swell strings. The Karn-Warren reeds were re-tongued at Casavant under the supervision of their tonal director, Jacquelin Rochette. The reed shallots of the Great Trumpet were changed to a French design by Cavaille-Coll for a more robust tone. Languid nicking was reduced on flutes and principals, to brighten the tone and improve articulation.

In 2005, Dodington & Dodington refurbished and installed a 1974, 4-manual Casavant console purchased from Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater, Florida, with new solid state control systems custom manufactured by Artisan Classic Organ of Markham, Ontario. This console has record and playback, transposer for use with early instruments, and numerous other features which appeal to the sophisticated player demands of today's organist. There are 254 memory levels for preset combinations. The console cabinet is mahogany matching the existing wood paneling of the Karn façade. The manual natural key covering is ivory and the console is movable for improved venue flexibility.

Dodington & Dodington added a Positiv division to the organ in 2015, a generous gift from the family of a former organist at Knox. This Positiv division was saved from the 1913 Karn/Warren organ in Centennial United Church in London, Ontario. In 1983 Casavant Frères replaced the Choir division at Centennial with a new Positiv division consisting of a new 7 rank windchest, 4 new ranks of pipes and 3 ranks saved from the previous Choir division from a 1958 Keates rebuild. The Schalmei 8’ which we put in place of the Krummhorn 8’ was rescued from the 70’s rebuild of the Holmes organ at Aylmer Baptist Church done by the Principal Organ Company of Woodstock. This work was done while Dr. Wayne Carroll was organist there, prior to moving to St. Thomas as Director of Music at Knox.