What do you do for work?

[Adam Dieffenbach]

Hello, all. Now I know many of us on this board are rather advanced in years, perhaps even retired... ;D

However, for those of us still gainfully employed, or those of us who have retired but are still working part time, just out of curiosity, and to give myself a chance to brag about my work, I'm asking,

What do you do for work?

I build pipe organs. Here's a link to a blog about a recent installation we've done in Philadelphia:
basilicachapelorgan.blogspot.com/

And a picture of me at work gluing a rosewood inlay into a white oak stopjamb (the part of the console that has the drawknobs in it.)




This is what it looks like finished:



Here's the finished console.



And from another angle:

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["DoubleAction"]

Wow Adam; I thought that this was another lost art in our country. This is the kind manufacturing that is rarely seen in our modern day production faculties. The only Pipe Organ that ever seen was located at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
Thanks Adam for sharing this ;D

["DoubleAction"]

Adam; Your thread shows that firearm enthusiast is from all walks of life in our country and very honest, skilled, and hard working. Thank You again.

[TMan]

Dief, good to hear from you again. I remember working on the old organ in the Lutheran church in Rome, NY. What plagued me was valves that would stick open. It was across the street from the TV repair shop where I worked part time. The church was sold to another group that promptly bought a Hamond electric organ - nice, but no comparison to the pipe organ.

Back in my working days: first computer hardware repair, then computer programming: main frame and then client-server stuff.

[MLB]

Beautiful work Adam, and very nice pictures too. Working on those instruments must be a lost art. I live a few miles from the old Wurlitzer plant that made such magnificent organs in their heyday. A few are still in service, one "Mighty Wurlitzer" is played in the local Rivera Theatre still.

I spend my working hours designing buildings, bridges, roadways, and the occasional roller coaster / amusement ride. I think the closest to you would be the Hell Cat ride at Clementon Park, NJ. (Interestingly, it was called the Tsunami when we made it. That was just before the real tsunami hit the Indian Ocean in 2005)

[mtnboomer]

Quite an occupation there, Adam! Those instruments are really fine works of art.

Well, I'm a retired auto worker with GM. I worked at the Oklahoma City Plant until they shut it's doors a few years back. I'm now a 4th year apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1141 in OKC.

[19and41]

I've seen several documentaries on organ construction. It is a symphony of craftsmanship and a legacy of each craftsman. That must be satisfying work!

I am a journeyman electronic technician with a large transit authority.

[moonclip1]

Hey Adam, that is absolutely incredible!! I got to listen to the pipe organ at CCNY Uptown back in 1968. I was absolutely blown away by the power of the bottom end and the clarity of the top end (back when I could still hear highs ;D). You deserve to be proud of your incredible work.

My job(s)? I could write a book.

......moon

["DoubleAction"]

Adam; You have given this forum "PRIDE" ;D

Thank You, very much.