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Full Accreditation Details for :
J.W. Walker & Sons Ltd
Contact : Sebastian Meakin
2 Hopton Court,
Hopton Pk Ind. Est
Devizes
Wiltshire SN10 2EU
Phone : 01380 698083
Email : enquiries@walkerorgans.com Website : www.walkerorgans.com
- Tuning & Maintenance : Yes
(last inspected 2015)
- Cleaning & Overhaul : Yes (last inspected 2015)
- Rebuilding : Yes (last inspected 2015)
- Historic Restoration : Yes
(last inspected 2015)
- New Organ Construction : Yes (last inspected 2020)
- Specialist Supplier :
Workshop Facilities : Modern unit of approx. 2,600 square ft with usual woodworking machinery and voicing facility.
Number of Staff : 5
Services Offered : New organs, restorations and tuning services.
Examples of Work Inspected : Examples for inspection included a pure historic restoration (tracker action), thorough rebuild work and a small new tracker-action organ ideal for use as a practice instrument.
Inspectors Noted : Inspectors noted a thorough rebuild (with new electric action & the reversal of ill-advised work carried out by others in the past), a restoration of good quality (using techniques and material in keeping with the original work) and a small well designed and constructed new organ.
Organ(s) available for Hire? : No