Will Finch & Nami Hamada (et al.)
CB Fisk , Pipe Organs
Gloucester, MA
Physicist and organ maker Charles B. Fisk founded his firm in Gloucester in 1961 to build pipe organs with mechanical action, as they were built in the time of J. S. Bach. Fisk organs typically contain thousands of pipes, most made from lead/tin alloys cast into sheets in the company's workshop. The firm creates enormous custom instruments for installation across the United States and abroad.
Will Finch is a pipe maker who cuts the metal into the proper shape, rolls it into cylinders, and solders it together to form the pipes. Voicers, like Nami Hamada, listen closely to each one and then minutely adjust the pipe mouth to give the pipes the correct musical qualities.
On Saturday, July 24, everything kicks off at noon until 6:00 pm with music, ethnic foods, crafts demonstrations and more throughout downtown Lowell. At 6:40 the evening kicks off with a parade, then at 7:00 pm, the music continues into the evening at Dutton Street Dance Pavilion and Boarding House Park
On Sunday, July 25, the final day of this year’s festival will run from noon through 6:00 pm throughout downtown Lowell.
