Organ matters - Organs matter!

Tony,

PM sent.  :)

J.

Quote from: contrabordun on March 26, 2011, 03:29:16 PM
I came to the conclusion about 3 years ago that RORCL was no longer trading, but according to companies house they are still putting in their annual returns - http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/62e38d4590615d7f96d8dd8cbb90e660/compdetails  ...........

Which raises the question "Did they, or do they still, have any organs in store?" If so, what has happened to them, or what will happen to any they may still have? Just wondering, having reason to be interested in the availability of redundant instruments at the moment.

Quote from: revtonynewnham on March 26, 2011, 03:10:00 PM
Hi

The main source of listing for redundant organs in the UK is now the IBO web site.  I don't know what's happening with RORC - are they even still operating?

Every Blessing

Tony

Thank you Tony. Yes, I have been watching the IBO Redundant Organs List closely. It is indeed a good resource, but trawling around on the internet still throws up the occasional reference, sometimes indirectly, to the odd one which appears not to be listed there, so it would seem that it's still worth casting the net as widely as possible.

Quote from: NonPlayingAnorak on October 03, 2010, 06:46:12 PM

Quote from: Jonathan Lane on September 07, 2010, 02:38:45 PM
The problem with the RORC is that they don't respond to requests for information about organs they hold.  They had several instruments we could have rehoused but no-one responded and the opportunity is now lost.  They used to list the organs available but no longer, so we don't even know what they have.  As an organ builder wo would be delighted to use them, but they need to tell us what they have and then respond when questions are asked, otherwise they will continue to have no further space!

Hear, hear! Their website has no details, and all emails to them go unanswered............... ;D

Seriously, they need to reply to correspondence, and to have a regularly-updated stock list on their website!

Interesting to read this about the RORC. I tried to contact them some months ago and had no reply at all. Has anyone managed to contact them, and if so, how? I would like to know what they may have available.

Quote from: revtonynewnham on March 25, 2011, 03:31:07 PM
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The majority of these it seems are due to the theft of lead from church roofs.  This seems to be a growing problem - and I don't know what the answer is!  At least we can resolve to report any suspicious activity that we see.

Every Blessing

Tony

There is a product called Smartwater which you paint onto the lead. It has in it a unique identifier which can be traced to a particular church. The identifier is registered on a database maintained by the manufacturer.

It is expensive, but if your church is insured by Ecclesiastical Insurance it can be purchased through them at an advantageous rate. In fact, having just looked into this for our church, I believe I am right in saying that Ecclesiastical Insurance are now adopting a policy of paying only a proportion of any claim relating to the theft of lead unless you have applied Smartwater. I believe the amount they are paying is only 50% if you have not used it. This includes not only the cost of replacing the lead, but also the repair of any damage caused by the subsequent leaks.

Apparently it also works on other surfaces, so could be used for other removable valuables.

Hope this helps.