Holy Trinity Pipe OrganHoly Trinity’s organ is a Wangerin Weichargt Organ and was the first of three similar organs installed in Dayton area churches. Our organ was installed in 1917 and is the only remaining organ of the original three that is currently in service and has remained in continuous service since the original installation. While the organ console and most of the pipes were installed in 1917, some of the pipes still in use today are from the original organ that was installed when the Church was first opened in 1861.
We are currently working to repair and upgrade various part of this historic organ. The first phase of refurbishment largely involved electronic upgrades. Current electronics were old and consisted of numerous circuit boards all of which are wired together; technology that was popular in the early 1980’s but is no longer supported today.
The second phase will be to repair are the bellows, the lungs of the organ that provide air to the pipes to make them sing. The leather bandings are old and brittle and need to be replaced. This is the focus of our fund-raising efforts for the “I Give Catholic” program.
Holy Trinity’s goal is to maintain the original, historic organ and install controls on this beautiful instrument that will insure its’ viability for generations to come.