The Strand project will require as much original LPO equipment to maintain its historical accuracy.   In keeping with this goal, any remaining LPO organs or pieces have been located and acquired for the project.

The most recent acquisition was from Mr. Tim Pietrosky.   He had the LPO that was installed at the old Trinity Lutheran Church located on the near east-side of Indianapolis.   When the church relocated to farther east, the organ was sold and removed.   The organ was a 9 rank LPO.   The original location of the organ is still unknown.   It could have been built for the church, or moved to the church from a theatre.    These are details that will take research to find the answer.

The Strand has the Opus List (build list) of LPO for theatre organs only, we do not have a copy of the complete Opus List.   Mr. Jeff Weiller of Chicago is assisting the Strand in located the complete list.

On Sunday July 11, 2010, the Strand Organ crew traveled to Indianapolis to move the remaining pieces of the Trinity Lutheran Organ.   Strand Volunteers Steve Frazee, Don Clapp, Jim Hawkins, Bob Schlick, Elizabeth Finkel and David Finkel loaded, transported and palletized the items for storage in Shelbyville.

This instrument has 9 ranks:

• Tibia
• Diapason
• Vox Humana
• Cello
• Celeste
• Oboe Horn
• Tuba
• Flute
• Dulciana

All the chest work is complete.   The organ had three tremulants (and three regulators).    The organ components and pipework will be completely inventoried in the weeks to come by Kurt Schakel.   Once the inventory is complete we will be able to try to locate any missing items.    The organ did not have a console, relay, shades or original blower.

On a side note, the LPO console from this instrument was removed when it was installed in the church.   A replacement Reisner console was put on the organ.   When the organ was removed from the church, the console was installed on the Sanborn organ at the Central United Methodist Church, now known as the Old Centrum.    Strand friends, Indiana Landmarks, have recently acquired this building, and the Sanborn is being refurbished by Goulding & Wood, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Below are pictures of yet another LPO being moved to Shelbyville:

The finalists were chosen, and the Final Round will be held on Saturday July 17, 2010.

The Strand’s Gordon Hood and Energy2Action’s Gretchen Morgan making sure everything sounds great during the show.

Indiana Downs hosted an evening that included a race honoring Shelby County Arts groups as well as the memory of Ruth Roberts.

Many people involved with the Arts in our community were able to attend.   The evening capped by and exciting race that was close all the way to the finish.

The Strand is proud to call Indiana Downs our friends.  They have been a consistent supporter of all the arts in our County.    Go out and spend an evening at the Track.   It is a fun time, presented by true leaders in our community.

The MC of the evening was the SCUFFY Executive Director Arthur Spriggs.   The talent on stage was a wonderful representation the young performers in Shelby County.

For the results of this round of competition, please visit the Energy2Action, LLC web site at  http://www.energy2action.com/SIfinalists.html

The next round of competition is on July 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

The Strand has been unable to use the machine because we did not have the electrical capacity in our old electrical system to sustain the load.   This past week Steve and Darin of Steve Dennis Electric ran new circuits from the upgraded 400 amp panel under the stage.   These new wires ran the entire length of the building west to east to feed the ice machine.

With the electrical work complete, Ricky Rich installed the nessecary plumbing, water filtration and drainage systems to make the machine operational.   After several test batches and a thorough cleaning, the machine was ready for use.

The show on June 25th was the first where we did not have to buy ice.   Below the coordinator of Strand Volunteers, Rhonda Schwegman, scoops the first batch.