Post-Earthquake Christchurch Town Hall Organ
Find links to post earthquake rebuild pages here.
Visits to the organ since the earthquakes
We have collated information about the organ rebuild (and the fate of the Town Hall) here.
The largest shake of all did no damage at all to the organ. But it was a very eerie visit to an empty hall
Almost three months to the day, we were allowed to pay a brief visit, along with the insurers, to inspect the organ and look for damage after the February 22nd quake.
A visit with members from historic preservation society, Christchurch city council, insurers and Uncle Tom Cobbley and all
Wendelin Eberle, president of Austrian company Rieger Orgelbau, inspected the organ in November 2011 and was able to do minor running repairs.
With the fate of the auditorium hanging the balance, we paid one last visit to the organ as it was boarded up in for protection in situ.
After 2 years and 9 months we finally get to see inside the organ again. Hello, dear old thing!