ANNOUNCEMENT William Drake Limited are delighted to be able to announce that we have been commissioned to build a new 35-stop instrument in the historic Bedford School Chapel. The build of the new organ is being fully funded by a generous private donation. The completion of the instrument is planned for Autumn 2027. The [...]
We are hiring! Here at William Drake, we are looking for someone to join our team here in Buckfastleigh in beautiful Devon. Whether you are an experienced crafts person looking to achieve more satisfaction in your career or someone who is fascinated with the processes involved in making and restoring beautiful musical instruments, this is [...]
Press Release New Romantic Practice Organ & English Baroque Organ for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire PRESS RELEASE William Drake Limited is delighted to have been successful in winning the contract to provide two new organs for the Organ Studio in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The acquisition of these organs is the result of an [...]
We Have Some Very Exciting News... We're delighted to announce that after more than two years of work by the dedicated team at William Drake Ltd, we have completed and installed the new organ at Chelsea Old Church! This is our first instrument to fully embrace the need for [...]
Assembly of the Chelsea Old Church organ is gathering pace...! The newly pre-voiced treble of the Choir Principal. The stop is still at low pitch and has a few rough edges allowing for any necessary adjustments in the organ. [...]
Voicing Videos We thought that for this month's update, as well as including some photos, we'd start with something different. Given that an organ is judged by its sounds, we thought you might like to hear a little of the new Chelsea Old Church organ. The reed pipes have been [...]
Since November, work has continued apace on the new organ for Chelsea Old Church that we're building. The engraved stop knobs, department and pedal piston markers have now arrived from P&S Organ Supplies. Effort was put into making the script as bold as it could be so that the stop names appear to fill [...]
Hot on the heels of October's update of our Chelsea Old Church commission comes this month's update. You may recall that last month we focussed on the bellows and pedal soundboards. This month we turned our attention to the casework and sub-structure of the new organ. You can get an idea of the work that [...]
We thought you might like an update on the Chelsea Old Church commission. We've focussed on the bellows and are just starting on the pedal soundboards. As you can see from the photos below, work is continuing apace... The bellows being given their rope hinges We've made [...]
We're pleased to announce a new addition to our website - a new page for "Organs For Sale". Therefore, we will be making carefully selected pre-owned organs available via this page. Want to Buy an Organ? There is currently one for sale, a Gray & Davison organ from 1852. As you can see from [...]
