Holmes & Swift Organ Builders

Established over 30 years ago, Holmes & Swift Organ Builders remains a family run business where personal service and quality of work are of prime importance. As members of the Institute of British Organ Building, our skills are officially recognised in four categories, but we do much more. Click on the IBO image above to visit their official website and read what they say about us .

Based in Fakenham, UK, near the beautiful North Norfolk coast, much of our work is in local churches, where we have become noted as experts in the authentic restoration of historic pipe organs. Whilst restoration is our speciality, we also build new organs and undertake rebuilding of non-historic instruments, with soundly judged tonal schemes and reliable new key actions.

Tuning and maintenance contracts for church organs take us to many parts of the country including East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, as well as London. Recent work for private clients has also taken us to the south coast.

We repair and renovate associated instruments such as the Reed Organ (also known as American Organ or Harmonium), Player piano, Barrel Organs and musical clocks.

Can we help you? - We understand that technical detail is unnecessary to many people who are simply looking for someone to repair their church organ. The answer to most queries, regardless of geographical location is yes; - if you need advice please go straight to our Contact page.

Here are some of the more everyday items we do alongside our major projects:

Sheeting over organs during building work
Cleaning / overhauling instruments
Water damage repairs (increasingly common with lead thefts)
Other Insurance claims
Woodworm treatment
Electric blower repairs and replacement

We now advertise in Choir & Organ Magazine. The latest issue features the organ at St Andrew's church, Hingham, Norfolk. This fine instrument was built in 1877 by Forster & Andrews of Hull . Tonally it is outstanding, the pipework is both bold and melodious. The organ features mechanical action to the manuals, with pneumatic pedal actions. Holmes & Swift completed a major Historic restoration several years ago.

Our site is being created in-house as time permits. (last updated 21st November 2011), so you should find something new on each visit. Meanwhile we look forward to receiving your enquiries or comments.