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Jobs since 1984

(Given in parentheses: Brand, origin, and year of manufacture of the organ)

1984:

Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, Caracas (Aizpuru, Cuba, 1958); maintenance.

San Juan, Caracas (OESA, Spain, 1955); maintenance.

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Caracas (Beuchet – Debierre, France, ??); relocation.

La Resurreccion Lutheran Church, Caracas; (Two organs by Detlef Kleuker, Germany, 1964 and 1971); maintenance.

1985:

Restoration of the furniture and antique music instruments, and installation of the Music High School “Jose Angel Lamas” museum in Caracas.

1986:

Lutheran Church of Valencia, Carabobo State (Detlef Kleuker, Germany, 1972); pallets releathering; maintenance.

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Caracas (Walcker, Germany, 1953); reservoirs & UNIT Tracker repair, maintenance.

Nuestra Señora de La Encarnacion, El Valle, Caracas (Cavaille Coll, France, 1896); general repair.

Cathedral of Los Teques, Miranda (Cavaille Coll, France, 1896); relocation, restoration.

1987:

Santa Teresa Basilika, Caracas (Cavaille Coll, France, 1882); general repair.

La Resurreccion Lutheran Church, Caracas; Releathering of the reservoirs & pallets (on the two Kleuker instruments)

Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, Caracas: Reed section at Great Organ / Pedal; console rewiring, new façade.

1988:

San Jose del Avila, Caracas (OESA, Spain, 1962); general repair.

Main Priest Seminar of Caracas (Walcker, Germany, 1956); restoration.

1989:

La Salle High School chapel, Caracas (OESA, Spain, 1966); repair & maintenance.

1989 – 1991:

San Jose Benedictine Abbey, Guigue, Carabobo State: Organ assembly. Basic (used) supplies: EP Windchests, pipework, blower, power source, console sent as a donation from Germany. Reservoirs, framework, organ case, expressive shutter motor were built in my shop, and I assembled the instrument.

1992 – 1993:

Rebuilding of the “Cavaille – Coll” organ in Nuestra Señora de El Valle, Caracas, after the fire damage at Jan 18^th 1991.

1994 – 2001:

I elaborated several projects, among them the rebuilding of the misconstructed OESA organ of the Caracas Cathedral and a general restoration of the Kurt Schmeltzer organ from the Santa Capilla Church, Caracas.

1998 - 2000: Restoration of an 18^th century barrel organ, which was part of a historical Grand Father clock in the president’s house “La Casona” in Caracas.

1999: Maintenance of the Cavaille – Coll organ of San Francisco, Caracas.

2000 / 2001: Reservoir and flexible wind conduits releathering of the Cavaillé-Coll organ of San Francisco, Caracas. Overhaul of the two Detlef Kleuker organs from "La Resurrección" Lutheran Church, Caracas.

NOTE: In all these years I did various minor repair and maintenance jobs on some of the previous listed organs. Reed organ jobs are not listed here.

Other jobs I did, which are related to organ building:

1981:

I was called by the government of Venezuela to become a member of the technical committee that was in charge of the supervision and maintenance of the six Cavaille – Coll organs declared historical and cultural heritage of the country.

1983:

I did the translation service and official supervision of the restoration from three of the six Cavaille – Coll organs by technicians from Detlef Kleuker Orgelbau.

1992:

I did the translation (German to Spanish) of Dr. Wolfgang Oberlinger’s Great Concert Organ project for the “Rios Reyna” Concert hall in the Teresa Carreño Culture Complex in Caracas.