Photo credit: Chautauqua Institution
JAMESTOWN – The Pipe Organ at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater has been damaged by snow melt.
According to a report from the associated press, a routine inspection of the amp’s 111-year-old Massey Memorial Organ revealed that water penetrated a protective cover and entered the organ’s wooden console and four ivory keyboards. The incident occurred while the 1907 Massey organ was stored backstage.
The organ sits at the heart of the institution’s amphitheater, which was recently rebuilt.
The keyboards will reportedly be restored, but noted that the organ’s pipework and other systems were unaffected.
Officials hope to have the unit restored in time for the 2018 season.
the latest example of the negligence of the Institution in the way they care for their historic assets after having demolished the historic Amphitheater to build a $42 million fake historic one for the vanity of its donors and leadership.