Organ Construction and Installation Videos
Installation of Opus 19
These excerpts were filmed during the installation of Opus 19 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas.
Installation Part 1 - Interior of the Cathedral and Organ Gallery
Installation Part 2 - Hoisting a wind chest up to the Organ Gallery
Installation Part 3 - Propping large beams
Installation Part 4 - Raising the swell chest into position
Installation Part 5 - Raising the 32-ft. flue pipe
Installation Part 6 - Raising the 32-ft. flue pipe - Part 2
Installation Part 7 - Positioning the 32-ft. flue pipes
Installation Part 8 - Installation Slideshow
Installation Part 9 - Raising the Facade pipes
Installation Part 10 - Raising the Facade pipes
Installation Part 11 - Raising the Facade pipes
Construction of Opus 14
These excerpts are taken from a documentary film on the construction of Martin Pasi's Opus 14. It shows the creation from start to finish of a reed pipe and a flue pipe. The segments were filmed by Mike Cousino in the Pasi Organ Builders shop in Roy, Washington.
Pipe Making : Reed Pipe Part 1
Pipe Making : Reed Pipe Part 2
Pipe Making : Reed Pipe Part 3
Pipe Making Part 1: Casting Metal - Pouring and Preparing
Pipe Making Part 2: Casting Metal, Cutting and Rolling Metal
Pipe Making Part 3: Hammering, Sizing, Calculating and Cutting
Pipe Making Part 4: Cutting, Marking and Scribing
Pipe Making Part 5: Beveling, Rolling and Soldering
A Musical Interlude
Robert Huw Morgan plays the Pasi Opus 8b Continuo organ