A well-equipped workshop is essential for the efficient production of organ components. Soundboards, action, casework and consoles are all made to the highest tolerances in order to ensure a perfect match. A sensitive key action will incorporate a high proportion of solid timber components, including back-falls and trackers that are individually made and cut to length in our workshops. All the timber we use is dried in our own computer-controlled dehumidification chamber, to ensure ideal moisture content.

Our concern for the environment has seen us at the forefront of the campaign to ensure that timber is always sourced from managed forestry. Many different timbers are used, alongside continuous research to find new and more appropriate materials for the job. Where advantageous, we use manufactured materials, but our soundboards, casework and most of the components continue to be made almost entirely of timber.