Senior Pipe Organ Technician
Antietam Organ Works · Hagerstown, MD
Mar, 2020 · Present
Lead a 4-person crew on restoration, rebuild, and installation projects, delivering 14 major projects on time, including a 3-manual, 48-rank Skinner rebuild for a downtown cathedral.
Maintain a quarterly tuning and service route of 62 instruments in MD, PA, WV, and VA; cut emergency callbacks 35% by adding pre-season chest and wind-system checks.
Releathered 1,900+ pouches and 40 reservoirs using hide glue and traditional methods, restoring stable wind pressure within ±1 mm across all divisions.
Installed and programmed 9 solid-state relay and combination-action systems (Syndyne, Peterson), adding 256-level memory and MIDI without altering original consoles.
Regulated and voiced 1,100+ flue and reed pipes on site, matching original tonal character for 3 historic instruments listed with the OHS Pipe Organ Database.
Wrote condition reports and cost estimates for 25 congregations, helping clients win $1.2M in restoration grants and capital campaigns.
Pipe Organ Technician
Keystone Pipe Organ Company · York, PA
Jun, 2016 · Feb, 2020
Built slider and pitman windchests, trackers, and squares in the shop using hand tools, a table saw, and CNC-cut components, finishing 6 new instruments from 8 to 31 ranks.
Restored and re-tongued 300+ reed pipes, and cleaned, repaired, and re-soldered damaged metal pipework from water and fire damage.
Tuned and serviced 40 instruments a quarter, including Christmas and Easter priority tunings for 18 high-volume churches.
Rewired 4 consoles from electro-pneumatic to solid-state, documenting every circuit for future service crews.
Organ Shop Apprentice
Brandywine Organ Builders · Lancaster, PA
Aug, 2014 · May, 2016
Assisted with pipe making, pallet and spring replacement, and blower motor overhauls in a 12-person shop.
Fabricated wooden pipes from poplar and pine, and finished casework with shellac and hand-rubbed oil.
Kept detailed parts and leather inventory and shop safety logs.