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The old console dates from about 1960; it replaced our original 1922 Skinner console
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The interior of the old console
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Sean prunes cables
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Only the cables to the chamber are needed
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The old console is set aside
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The cables remain in place
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The restored Skinner pedal clavier arrives
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The National Cathedral console waits on the truck
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A closer look
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Off the truck and on the way
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About to climb the steps
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Entering the church
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Moving down the aisle
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At the front of the church
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Arriving in the choir
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Preparing to lift the console into place
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Just levitate...
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...translate...
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...and hold until the cables are in position.
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Joseph and Sean sort out the cables
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This console is slightly wider than the 1922 original
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Short extensions will connect the new console to the original cables
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The National Cathedral opus number, 883, is still visible inside the console
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Electronic combination action (behind left stop jamb)
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Skinner would recognize the binding posts
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Combination action terminals below the key desk
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Sean prepares cable terminations
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The old console on the way out
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Leaving the narthex
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Returning to the secular world