Echo Organ Chamber

Back on October 27 there was a blog about the Anniversary Sunday of the Church of Peace and the dedication of the rebuilt echo organ. Here are two photos of the echo organ chamber, empty, while the rebuilding was being done.

This first photo is of our music director and organist, Mary Kae Waytenick inside the echo organ chamber. The pink wall behind her is the west wall of the back of the sanctuary. This wall, facing west, gets lots of heat in the late in the afternoon, especially in summer. The company which rebuilt the organ suggested that we put insulation on that wall to moderate the temperature variations in the room. So the pink material is Styrofoam, which should help do the job.

Aaron Waytenick was the person who repainted the interior of the chamber and installed the insulation on the west wall in preparation for the installation of the rebuilt organ.


This second photo is looking east, through the louvers which by opening make the sound louder, and by closing make the sound softer. This is looking into the sanctuary area and the curved contours behind the louvers are the filigreed arches above the chancel.

If you look back at the photo of the interior of the sanctuary published on September 22 the arches are clearly visible. If the arches were the top of a clock, this area would be between 9 and 10 o'clock.

Maybe in a few weeks there will also be some photos of this chamber filled with boxes and organ pipes.