Mingot 1978
A solidly built mechanical organ in the French classical style with some Italian influence. Nobody is able to say just exactly how this is supposed to fit with Scottish Presbyterian music, but at least the organists find it satisfying to play and the pipework is well arranged for ease of tuning.
Recent renovation work has been carried out on the pedal chest which dates to the Tschanun organ of the 1920s. The seal beneath the top board had failed and the escaping wind was making a lot of noise if not actually preventing the pipes from playing.
A reported fault in the pedal section was a loud rattling sound when low C was played. This turned out to be caused by somebody leaving their umbrella hung from the casework surrounding the pipes!
The inter-manual coupler relied on a felt pad to determine the extent of its travel. Once this felt wore down the coupler became unreliable. The mechanism has been adjusted to limit the extent of travel and new felt added to prevent an over zealous kick making noise.
The church is not heated through the week and can get very damp during the winter. A layer of yellow mould has started to grow over most of the pine surfaces inside the organ. A cleaning of this and removing the dust from the 50 year old pipework is now recommended.