It made the front page of the religion page in Saturday's paper:
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Old Ensley Highlands Presbyterian organ reclaimed from empty church
By Greg Garrison -- The Birmingham News
March 20, 2010, 5:30AM
South Highland Presbyterian director of music Philip Copeland, left, organist Jamie McLemore and organ builder Robert Coulter discuss plans to install the organ in the chapel at South Highland Presbyterian Church. (The Birmingham News / Hal Yeager) The only sound echoing inside the sanctuary of the long dormant Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church the past decade has been the sound of pieces of plaster falling on the red carpet and cushioned pews.
The elegant 1926 E.M. Skinner organ remained silent, unplayed.
The dilapidated sanctuary was buzzing with activity again on Wednesday as workers took down the 1,224 pipes of the 17-rank organ. Organ builder Robert Coulter will refurbish the pipes. "It'll be restored in our shop in Atlanta," Coulter said.
Smaller pipes from the 1926 E.M. Skinner organ at the defunct Ensley Highland Presbyterian Church are packed in boxes with bubble wrap in preparation for a move to the chapel at South Highland Presbyterian Church. (The Birmingham News / Hal Yeager) By next year, the organ could be rebuilt inside the chapel of the South Highland Presbyterian Church near Five Points South.
http://blog.al.com/living-news/2010/03/old_ensley_highlands_presbyter.html
3 comments:
important distinction..."paper..."-Guess Who
very cool.
Wow, I haven't dropped by for awhile, and BAM, new format! I like.
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