“Doug has been a keeper of the flame,” Cline said, “and a local proponent of all things ‘pipe organ.’” It was Moorehead’s contact with Cline on behalf of the anonymous donor which provided the impetus to bring the Bosch organ to HSU.

Following in-depth discussions on campus, development officer Mary Wells orchestrated the gift arrangements needed to bring the organ out of storage.The organ was moved to the campus in hundreds of pieces. Then Tim Carter of the Wolverton Company, a Fortuna firm experienced in pipe organs, re-assembled it. Some 112 damaged pipes were also rebuilt by a Pennsylvania firm.

“Pipe organs are as varied as the most beautiful of sailing ships and other maritime craft,” Cline remarked. “Each is suited to a rather narrow range of ideal uses, and is valued for those unique purposes and qualities.”