Hammell Music - Interlochen Center for the Arts

Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen Michigan,
Starts Organ Rebuilding / Enlargement Project

** Pictures of Phase II, at the factory, click here **

** Even MORE pictures as the organ is almost finished !! **

Recently, Reuter Pipe Organ Company of Lawrence Kansas, along with assistance from Lance Luce of Hammell
Music (the Michigan representatives for Reuter) removed the Aeolian-Skinner organ from the Dendrinos Chapel /
Recital hall at Interlochen Center for the Arts, in Interlochen Michigan. The organ was originally built in 1948,
and rebuilt in 1981. Once again it is time to breathe some new life into this grand instrument.

Thomas Bara, Instructor of Organ at Interlochen, chose The Reuter Pipe Organ Company, with tonal director Bill
Klimas at the helm to head up the organ re-building process. "The organ is going to be more than just
releathered and refurbished," explained Klimas. "There will be more than 20 new ranks, or sets of pipes added
to the instrument." It is getting a total "facelift" including a new facade of speaking pipes that are to be
constructed of copper, and then flamed colored by hand.

The organ was carefully dismantled and loaded into Reuter's truck for the trip to Lawrence Kansas. The pipes
alone occupied 51 boxes. The rebuilding process is expected to take many months, and should be ready for
re-installation in the spring of 2006.