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Full Accreditation Details for :
John R Lightbown Organ Builders Ltd
Contact : Malcolm Lightbown
14 A&B Huntingdon Place
North Shields
Tyne & Wear NE30 4RF
Phone : 0191 258 5184
Email : jrl.organs@btinternet.com Website :
- Tuning & Maintenance : Yes
(last inspected 2021)
- Cleaning & Overhaul : Yes (last inspected 2021)
- Rebuilding : Yes (last inspected 2021)
- Historic Restoration :
- New Organ Construction :
- Specialist Supplier :
Workshop Facilities : 650 sq ft conversion of 19th-century premises; usual woodworking machinery; voicing facilities.
Number of Staff : 2
Services Offered : A comprehensive range from tuning to restoration, including overhaul of mechanical, electric and pneumatic actions. Cleaning and regulation of pipes, re-leathering of bellows reservoirs, rebuilds and tonal changes.
Examples of Work Inspected : Examples for inspection included a thorough rebuild of a 1925 Hill, Norman & Beard, with Heuss pull down magnets on the manuals and electro-pneumatic action to the pedals, including a new processor switching system, restored console, revoiced reeds and a new great Mixture III.
Inspectors Noted : Our inspector visited an organ which had been rebuilt with new electro-pneumatic action and tonal additions. The work had been well executed.
Organ(s) available for Hire? : No