SCPipeOrgans

I restored an 1895 Farrand and Votey 3/39 in 1993 which has the bulk of the Great division (save the 16' Double and 8' Open) enclosed with Choir division and it's *quite* effective... before you think the balance of the Great is of no consequence consider that the division includes two additional 8' stops (a Doppelflöte and a Block Tin Gamba), a 4' Principal and Hohlflöte, Twelfth, Fifteenth, a four-rank Mixture AND a Trumpet (with modified Hook-style shallots that adds real fire to the full Great) and it's sort of like having a Tiger in a cage... capable of some really thrilling accompaniment for big Choral Anthems not to mention lusty congregational singing... the original mechanical shade traces were restored at the same time and balanced so the fronts don't slam shut... in fact, the pedals stay wherever they might be when you take your foot off the shoe... in spite of what you might think... the organ plays the hell out of Bach and Buxtehude... not to mention Howells and Bairstow! All my best, Kirk Kirk A. Wilson and Associates Meticulous Care for Electropneumatic Pipe Organs

The term "winker" is used by many American and Canadian firms and are concussion bellows... I'm not sure how the name came to be, perhaps since many are wedge-shaped, they do tend to "wink" when they're employed... most are also fitted with a pneumatic cut-out (basically a ventil that closes off the wind supply to the winker) so the winkers are disengaged when the Tremulant is in operation. All my best, Kirk Kirk A. Wilson and Associates Meticulous Care for Electropneumatic Pipe Organs