Exeter Cathedral's magnificent century organ is returning home, after its 18 month long refurbishment.
The organ, including its thousands of pipes, was sent up to master organ builders Harrison and Harrison in Durham, who have looked after the Exeter organ since the 1930s.
The organ will be built back into its iconic 17th century case, which dominates the inside of the Cathedral, piece by piece. Each of the pipes will have to be 'voiced' or tuned, a process that will go on throughout the autumn.
The Cathedral's Director of Music, Andrew Millington, said : "It is really exciting to see all the pipes returning and in a few weeks we will start to hear sounds from the organ once again."
Work on the organ has been funded thanks to generous donors of the Cathedral's Third Millennium Campaign, money raised from events and from the Friends. A large grant has been awarded by Viridor Credits Environmental Company .
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