Moving the Pipes

Charmayne in the poorly lit back room with the seven largest pipes looming above. The top of the tallest pipe (leftmost) is about 22 feet above the floor.	The seven largest pipes still on their windchest.	Charmayne and the lower part of the pipes. Note the plaster that has fallen into the pipes on the right.
John Elsea preparing to rig the hoist for lifting the pipes off of the windchest.	Rigging the hoist on a ceiling beam.	Rigging the hoist.
Hoist in place.	Sixteen foot pipe stapped to hoist.	Cutting the support loose. The 1 X 4 tied all seven pipes together. The HVAC system in the church was being overhauled, and the temperature was well over 90 degrees, thus the wet shirt.
Cutting the support loose.	Sixteen foot pipe (low C) on the floor.	Low C pipe on the floor. The foot (the part that connected it to the windchest) is the small rectangular box at far left.
Four of the pipes ready to be carried to the truck.	Only two to go. Note the source of the plaster that had fallen into the pipes.	Preparing for the last one.
The windchest with all pipes removed. The feet are partially visible on the left as well as the rectangular holes into which they fit along the top of the chest.	Scaffolding removed.	Now to dismount the windchest and load the truck.
Ready to unload at Holtzendorff.	A truck full of pipes.	Pipes in the truck.
Through the window.	Now to go inside and get them out of the window.	The low G is mitered, evidently due to insufficient headroom. These suckers are rather heavy.
Moving one of the pipes to the floor.	Obviously, this whole project is making me a little crazy.	Two more through the window.
Onto the floor.	A windchest coming through the window.

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