In 1996, restorative work was completed by A R Strauss, of Ithaca. He did extensive repair work on the trackers, replacing many worn-out parts. Consequently the organ had been made much easier to play. At the time, he said it should last “another hundred years.” Until this past winter, Emmanuel’s Johnson Organ, Opus 341, had been one of a select few classic organs, functioning in almost original condition.
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