Saint David's Magazine Volume 19, No. 2 - Summer 2005 | Page 14

Crystal Joseph, finishing the organ’s keys. ment continued to decline, Saint David’s actively sought the advice and recommendations of organ experts. “At the time much of the instrument wasn’t working,” said Moore. “ It became more of an historical oddity that had found its place at Saint David’s.” In fact, the consensus from the reports issued by the experts indicated that the “organ does not do its job as a musical instrument.” When a Saint David’s family made a generous donation expressly for the restoration of the organ, the school in 2004 The organ arrived at Saint David’s in 1957 via a Brooklyn warehouse. hired Meloni and Farrier Organ Builders, a New York–based company h ?????????Q????5????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????e??????????????????????????????????()????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????Q??????????????5??????????????????????????????q$??????e?????????????????????????%?e????????????????????????????????????????????????t???????????????%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????1???????Q???????????????????????????? ???????=?????????????????????????????????? ??????)?????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????qQ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????'?e??????????????????????????????????????????????$??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????'?e?????????????t??????????q ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?1?????????????????????????????????????????????q??????????????????????????????????????t????????????5???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????d????????q%?????????????????????????????e????????M????????e?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?????!??????????????e!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!????????????????????5?????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????d???????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????5???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????qQ??????????????????????????????????????????????t??????????qQ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?????=???????Q??????????????????????????????M????????e?((?????M????????e?5?????((