Branford, Connecticut
First COngregational

Renovations/changes to 1969 Flentrop organ
(Update from Mark Brombaugh, 

2004 renovation work included:

Stop & combination action:
    Original Heuss electric slider motors replaced by Laukhuff solenoids. 
    Original setter board combination action replaced by Laukhuff digital 
        system with 200 memory levels. 
    Original Kimber-Allen drawknobs replaced by Harris drawknobs. 
    New piston rails and toe stud rail with full complement of pistons. 
    (Richard Houghton did this work.)

Entire pipework cleaned

Façade pipes repaired

All plenum stops revoiced; 

HW & PD wind pressures lowered from ca. 87mm to 75 mm.  RW pressure unchanged

Reed stops rebuilt and revoiced: 
    HW Trompet 8
    RW Dulciaan 16
    PD Bazuin 16 & Trompet 8

New HW Vox Humana 8 in 18th-century Dutch style replacing Trompet 4

HW Trompet 4 moved to PD, replacing original Clairon 4

New Viola 8 from tc, replacing original Voce Umana 8

New Klann cymbelstern

Project manager and reed voicer: Frits Elshout
Flue voicing: Frits Elshout and Dick Koomans
Consultant: Mark Brombaugh

Rededicated 10-17-2004: 
    Director of Music, the Rev. Kathryn L. Nichols; 
    service organist, Mark Brombaugh; 
    recitalist, David Higgs (Eastman School)