John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, Illinois, has relocated the 1977 Casavant Opus 3340 from First Presbyterian Church, Ferguson, Missouri, to Salem Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The instrument replaces an early 1900s theater organ, rebuilt in 1977 by Verlinden with electro-pneumatic action.
The two-manual mechanical key- and stop-action instrument has tonal resources that are European-Baroque in nature. The balcony was renovated to pave the way for the new instrument as well as improve the acoustics for music. Scott R. Riedel & Associates of Milwaukee provided consultation for both the organ and acoustical improvements.
For information: riedelassociates.com and buzardorgans.com
