Brunner & Associates LLC - Organ Builders

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Brunner & Associates LLC - Organ Builders

Brunner & Associates LLC are builders and providers of custom designed pipe organs. We offer restoration, repair, service & tuning. J. Brunner.
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Brunner & Associates LLC - Pipe Organ Builders, formerly R. Brunner & Co., was established in 1981 by Raymond J. Our employees have over 100 years of organ building experience. We are a full service shop which includes custom wood milling used for making our own consoles, chests and cases, wood finishing, pipe making, voicing, tuning and service for all types of pipe organs including tracker action, tubular, electro-pneumatic and direct electric actions. Our mission is simple: To promote the pipe organ and the art of organ building and to achieve the best possible experience from every organ under our care. We do this by:

• Custom design, building and voicing the organ to match its surroundings and musical needs. It is often said that the "room" is the most important stop on the organ.

• Rebuilding with respect to the authenticity of the original builder's tonal design and specification.

• Accurate restoration of historical instruments using materials and practices appropriate for the style and period.

• Enhancing reliability and playability by combining state-of-the-art electronic control systems while maintaining appropriate tonal design.

• Putting craftsmanship ahead of business economics. We thank you for taking time to browse our page. Many thanks to our customers for allowing us to care for their instruments and we appreciate the opportunity to participate in your next organ project.

09/16/2026

A before and after of the Erben console

06/15/2026

We want to begin this update by expressing our profound thanks to Jared Lamenzo, the musician, activist, consciousness-raiser, and chief advocate of the rebirth of the 1868 Erben organ at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in downtown New York City. (For a rundown of Jared’s contributions, see the Sept 26, 2025 issue of New Yorker magazine.)
He is the person without whom this project may have never become a reality.
A 156 year old pipe organ that has never been altered, expanded, or “improved” is a rare piece.
Such was the state of the three manual Henry Erben organ, built just around the corner from the cathedral. The demographic disadvantages of the congregation left no money for unnecessary expenses. So, the old organ survived in a state of genteel decay, with sensitive but very limited work being carried out in the late sixties.
Leaping forwards through two years of arduous labor, the machinery of the organ conserved where possible, and duplicated authentically where necessary, it was brought to considerable perfection returning to a state of musicality that would please Henry himself.
The aesthetics of the instrument were also of great significance and import. A city contractor undertook the grain painting of the wonderful gothic case, advised by Brunner’s on-staff history consultant.
The uncovering of the pipe decorations by Hans Herr in fall 2025 led to a wholehearted programme of archaeology at the very least to document the details for posterity.
The findings, the colorfully-exuberant “diapering” (pipe decorations) were brought to the Father Daniel, Jared Lamenzo and the congregation at large, and the promise of regaining the original 1868 appearance of the facade was enthusiastically adopted and turned into an action plan to secure the funds.
The discovery process was carried out by Hans Herr, Chris Prestia, Tracy Desmond and Casey Pratt. Mr. Prestia sketched the designs and hand cut the stencils.
The colors were matched by Mr Pratt.
The painting was executed in house by Derling Ynfante, Tracy Desmond, assisted by Luke Winter, Hans Herr, Thomas Becker, Casey Pratt, Chris Prestia, Michael Clemens, Dr Robert Horton, Tyler Herr, and Tom Althouse.
We present the 1868 Erben façade, unveiled at the June 11 concert.

05/26/2026

We are very pleased to announce the unveiling of the newly-decorated facade of the 1868 Erben organ.
See you June 11 in New York City

05/08/2026

Sound test on restored but not yet tuned Mustel Art Harmonium

04/24/2026

A short walkabout up and through the 1868 Henry Erben organ in old St Pats Cathedral Basilica in NOLITA NYC.
She is coming together into something magnificent.

04/21/2026

Repairing the damaged keyboard jambs on the Callenwolde Mansion’s Aeolian residence organ.

03/19/2026

A nice update on our Mustel Harmonium d’Art new restoration project.

The fit-out of case trimmings is almost complete; fabric details, hinges, and locks.
The completed stop board contains pneumatics to operate the swells, and a unique roller shade arrangement to modify the tone of the rear ranks of reeds.
Finally, the high-stakes repair of the _sommier_, brought to a hopeless state by generations of disagreeable climate and environment. Several work sessions remain until the sommier is completed.
Craftsmen:
Tom Althouse.
Casey Pratt.

03/17/2026

It’s the perfect day for painting shamrocks on facade pipes!

03/05/2026

This before and after of the Erben organ case. It is an undeniable glow up.

12/23/2025

As the busy tuning season comes to a close, our staff found the time to come together and celebrate. Thank you to all of our customers, we wish you all a Merry and Musical Christmas!

Address

3540 Marietta Avenue
Mount Joy, PA
17601

Website

http://www.brunnerorgans.com/

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