It is with great sadness, that I inform you of the loss of the Organ Builder and colleague, Victor Saville, who passed away 1st August 2023
Having been apprentice to him in his profession, and then working alongside him for over a decade, I will greatly miss his insight, enthusiasm and cheerful company during our work.
Having only recently lost Organ Tuner and colleague, Derek Matthews, 3rd May 2023, the further loss of Victor was sudden and unexpected.
During this difficult time, I will try to make contact with the many churches and parishes that Victor & Derek looked after. If you have any inquires regarding your organ tuning needs, please contact me using the contact form on this website and I will reply to you as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will try to make contact with you to discuss your needs.
Use the menu above to navigate around the site where you can browse the different and varied services I am able to offer. For any enquiries, please click here to contact me.
I primarily specialise in vintage audio; particularly in anything made by Pioneer and I’m capable of servicing anything from the most basic amplifier up to the more technically demanding machines such as open reel or cassette decks.
I have experience working with Akai, ReVox, TEAC, Tascam and Pioneer Open reel decks and can offer restoration services or advice on these units.
Amongst this, I have experience working with and repairing a lot of other different brands, valve and guitar amps and can take on problems ranging from a crackly pot, to a blown or dead amplifier.
Having worked in ICT for over twenty years, I am able to offer an extensive number of services in the ICT sector. Whether your computer is running slow, you have internet problems or you have a broken or cracked screen, I can help you.
In addition to this, I can also offer maintenance services and consultation on server, client and network design including streaming systems; offering a custom build service ranging from a humble desktop, to an entire network. I can tailor a computer to your needs so that you pay the right price.
With my background in IT and qualifications in Film & Television production, I am well placed to offer consultation on the installation of Streaming systems covering everything from cameras and audio, through to assembling a streaming system and connecting it to the internet. I already have experience in working within church buildings which helps when planning cable runs and equipment placement so as to avoid damage to historic areas of any building.
I am able to undertake repairs and modifications to electric and electro-acoustic guitars involving complete electrical rebuilds, replacing or testing pickups or general maintenance of broken switches or jack sockets.
As a Roland UK Regional Engineer, I am qualified to undertake warranty and non-warranty repairs on any Roland and Boss equipment or instruments. Warranty repairs are started by contacting Roland Europe who then authorise the warranty repair.
I now undertake servicing and works for Korg and Vox. Again as with Roland, warranty repairs are started by first contacting Korg or Vox themselves. Any repairs required outside of warranty can be done by contact me directly.
I can also undertake work on many other brands and types of electric keyboard, synthesiser, piano and electric organ including other brands such as Yamaha, Casio, JVC or in terms of electric organs, Rodgers, Conn, Viscount etc.
Having worked as an apprentice alongside the organ builder, Victor Saville, I am able to undertake work on Pipe organs ranging from regular tuning to full rebuilds of organs large and small.
I am now undertaking works, maintenance and tuning on organs previously maintained by Derek Matthews & Victor Saville in Cumbria & Scotland. Should you wish to contact me about your organ and future tuning and maintenance, you can do so in the contact form in the main menu bar at the top of the page.
I undertake all works from tuning as mentioned above, to large repairs and refurbishments, consultation of the upkeep and preservation of the instrument and repairs after damage such as water ingress.
If your church is considering building works in or on the building, I can also give advice on how best to protect the instrument from dust, damage and other risks presented by building works. Protective canopies, waterproof coverings and even off-site storage can be arranged depending on the scale of the works and the protection needed.
As Pipe Organs become more integrated with solid state switching, electronics are becoming a bigger part of organs. I am able to carry out work on digital organs and their sound systems, undertaking repair work, maintenance and consultation of new and existing systems.
I also undertake work on custom digital organs ranging from older sample based digital organs to things like the computer based Hauptwerk system, involving designing the hardware, integration into the console and custom computers builds to allow the greatest flexibility and fast operation. This also extends to the audio system used to support the console.