Kerner & Merchant Pipe Organ Builders

If you haven’t heard already... Friday evening, June 7th, world renowned concert organist Todd Wilson will be giving a recital at 8 P.M. to celebrate the resto...ration and transplant of Skinner Organ Company, Op 669, newly installed at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Syracuse. The concert is free and open to the public. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend! The entire staff of Kerner & Merchant Pipe Organs will be on hand to show their appreciation to Fr. Andrew Baranski and the Basilica congregation for their support of this momentous project. See more

This is an excellent short video produced by Syracuse University promoting the Organ Department. Take a moment and check it out!

1894 Morey & Barnes update; failed slider seal rings replaced, all pipes, toe boards, sliders, tables cleaned. Time for reassembly.

Day Two! Remediation & Cleaning of an 1894 Morey & Barnes Tracker. All pipes were removed for cleaning yesterday. Today we start removing slider seal rings.

It is a blessing to have the local news media interested in our endeavors in the pipe organ. Many thanks go to Gary Walts of The Post-Standard for his thorough coverage of our project at St. James, Skaneateles.

Saturday afternoon, tuning out in the country.

Skinner Op 644, St James Episcopal, Skaneateles. New control system & console dolly by K&M.

If you haven’t heard already... Friday evening, June 7th, world renowned concert organist Todd Wilson will be giving a recital at 8 P.M. to celebrate the resto...ration and transplant of Skinner Organ Company, Op 669, newly installed at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Syracuse. The concert is free and open to the public. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend! The entire staff of Kerner & Merchant Pipe Organs will be on hand to show their appreciation to Fr. Andrew Baranski and the Basilica congregation for their support of this momentous project. See more

1927 Skinner Organ Company - Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Syracuse. This restoration and transplant is equal parts challenging and rewarding. A series... of dedication concerts will begin in June. Until then, we continue to work diligently to make this instrument the best it can possibly be, as close as possible to how SOC would have left it had they installed it in its new home. It served the congregation of the First Church of Christian Science in Syracuse for over seventy-five years, from 1927 until they sold their building in 2003. May it serve the congregation of the Basilica, and the greater community of Central New York for another seventy-five years and beyond. See more

Christopher Houlihan performing a phenomenal rededication recital on Austin Organ, Op 2071, celebrating renovation and revoicing by Kerner & Merchant 2015 - 2016.

Today's adventure: reinstalling releathered Schwimmer plates in the 1969 Casavant at University Methodist, Syracuse

This is an excellent short video produced by Syracuse University promoting the Organ Department. Take a moment and check it out!

1894 Morey & Barnes update; failed slider seal rings replaced, all pipes, toe boards, sliders, tables cleaned. Time for reassembly.

Day Two! Remediation & Cleaning of an 1894 Morey & Barnes Tracker. All pipes were removed for cleaning yesterday. Today we start removing slider seal rings.

This week's project: Cleaning and repairs to the 1873 Marklove organ at the Baptist church in Newport, NY. More photos coming soon!

It is a blessing to have the local news media interested in our endeavors in the pipe organ. Many thanks go to Gary Walts of The Post-Standard for his thorough coverage of our project at St. James, Skaneateles.

A beautifully restored 1883 Marklove organ on the tuning schedule this morning. For the history buffs: http://database.organsociety.org/SingleOrganDetails.php

Saturday afternoon, tuning out in the country.

Skinner Op 644, St James Episcopal, Skaneateles. New control system & console dolly by K&M.