Walkden is a town formally in the city of Salford, some seven miles outside of Manchester. For many years St Paul’s Church has had another brand’s first-generation digital instrument which has served them well for many years. However, it has come to the end of its days with repairs now being exceptionally difficult with a lack of both spare parts and an experienced engineer.
Following initial discussions between Dr Keith Harrington and their highly talented and experienced organist Ben Anguige it was clear that a Makin Windermere instrument would meet their ongoing needs for many years to come. Having discussed the option of a tabstop or drawstop instrument the PCC decided that a drawstop instrument would be preferable and the right investment to make to ensure they would continue to attract such a high-calibre organist in the future.
The financial details were soon ironed out with the Treasurer Jackie Meredith and we have started building their instrument with installation expected to be around Easter of 2026. The organ will be voiced by Professor Ian Tracey.
Keith commented “Working with Ben and Jackie has been an absolute pleasure. I can’t wait to have this organ installed.” He added “Voicing with Ian is always such great fun; I have learnt so much from him. Recent advances in the tools we have to voice the new range of instruments has meant that within a matter of hours we can transform an instrument that sounds very good out of the box to something that is simply sensational and more than justifies the investment that a customer makes with us.”
