Harrison & Harrison Ltd

09/07/2026

The first container for Christ Church, Savannah, GA has arrived.

Our team, assisted by the wonderful volunteers from Christ Church, unloaded it in the hot and humid Savannah summer. In the words of our Workshop Foreman, Jim, it was “the hardest shift we have ever done.”

Over the coming months, the new organ will gradually take shape.

Meanwhile, back in Durham, the final stop, the Orchestral Tuba, is almost voiced. It will come straight off the voicing machine and into crates, ready for loading into the final container of pipes before beginning its journey across the Atlantic.

06/07/2026

24/06/2026

The cymbelstern for Christ Church Savannah takes shape.

24/06/2026

22/06/2026

In our next instalment of 'The Organ Builders', Andrew Scott, Managing Director, Harrison & Harrison Ltd, describes his life and works:
https://organistsreview.com/

19/05/2026

The HSE is currently consulting on major proposed changes to lead regulations and monitoring requirements.

The proposals risk applying a blanket industrial approach without sufficient consideration for small specialist heritage crafts, many of which are already under pressure.

If you are involved in heritage crafts where lead remains an essential traditional material, including organ building, stained glass, roofing, conservation or restoration work, it is important that your voice is heard. The consultation also welcomes responses from anyone.

Whilst it isn’t a five minute survey, we encourage as many who are able, to reply to the consultation questions.

The consultation closes on 24 May 2026.

https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/hse/control-lead-at-work-regs-2002-exposure-guidance/

https://65tdg.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1f8JIKXwHGYox1pvmYn646KWA7/BRLa5IHqFRWY

13/05/2026

The summer organ recitals at York Minster are fast approaching, with six acclaimed musicians taking centre stage in one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals.

The series will be opened by Jonathan Scott, with other recitals performed by Caroline Robinson, Ian Tracey and Rachel Mahon, alongside the Minster musicians Robert Sharpe and Benjamin Morris.

The recitals will take place on Thursday evenings from 16 July to 20 August, beginning at 7pm.

Ahead of Jonathan Scott's recital on Thursday 16 July at 7pm, Jonathan and Tom visited the Minster to set up.

Check out the video below as Jonathan and Tom explore the Minster inside and out and take a tour of the organ.
https://youtu.be/sKs8hiI_blE

Tickets for Jonathan Scott's concert and all of the other recitals at York Minster are available from: https://yorkminster.org/

We visit the amazing pipe organ of York Minster ahead of Jonathan's solo organ concert here as part of the Summer Organ Recitals on Thursday 16th July 2026 7...

11/05/2026

Here are a few photos from the opening recitals at St John’s College, Cambridge and Bristol Cathedral.

08/05/2026

Today is a busy day for H&H as we celebrate the opening recitals at both Bristol Cathedral and St John’s College, Cambridge.

While we can’t be in two places at once, as the events in both establishments are spread over the weekend, we have staff in Bristol and Cambridge, with some doing Cambridge today, and Bristol tomorrow.

We look forward to seeing some of you at the events.

https://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/whats-on/the-grand-organ-festival/

https://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/events/list/?tribe-bar-search=organ+festival

Inaugural Recital by Olivier Latry | Organ Festival May 8 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm St John's College Chapel St John's Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom At the heart of the Organ Festival is the inaugural recital given by Olivier Latry, Titular Organist at Notre-Dame de Paris. One of the leading ambassado...

06/05/2026

The workshop has been busy in the last few months.

Work has begun on building all of the wind reservoirs and soundboard grids for the rebuilt organ at Wells Cathedral and a new organ for St Andrew’s Church, Fort Worth TX.