C.B. Fisk

C.B. Fisk Designers & Builders Of Pipe Organs Over fifty years ago Charles Brenton Fisk founded our company.

Charlie revived traditional organ building, most notably a return to mechanical (or "tracker") key action. His rich and eclectic musical sensibility left an indelible mark on American organ building and on those of us who proudly continue Charlie's legacy of innovation and thoughtful craftsmanship. We believe that an organ is a means by which a musician brings music to life. Our instruments are mo

st successful when they function acoustically and aesthetically as one with the buildings they live in. We build a precise scale model of each building to ensure that the organ complements the architecture that surrounds it, and take equal care in composing a stop list that meets the musical needs of each client. The final step is the painstaking voicing of the instrument, adjusting each pipe to the acoustics of the room. The task is complex, but the collaboration is exciting and rewarding. Our job includes education and community building, and we join those communities with whom we work as visiting artisans. We are pleased to count as friends the many enthusiastic supporters who turn out to help unload a truck, lift a beam, or just drop by with a question and a few words of encouragement. It is our foremost goal to put our craftsmanship and expertise in the service of the very best musical experiences for audiences, congregations and organists around the world. We look forward to sharing this ideal with you in the creation of a new organ.

Aluminum is on the CNC for Opus 170! The result will be a starting point for putting the console together, a couple of r...
05/08/2026

Aluminum is on the CNC for Opus 170! The result will be a starting point for putting the console together, a couple of roller boards, and pile of really sharp glitter. 🎉

Making our way through voicing the 8’ Flues on the Great and the Positif for Opus 166! We are gradually running out of s...
05/07/2026

Making our way through voicing the 8’ Flues on the Great and the Positif for Opus 166! We are gradually running out of space for the work space inside the boxes and looking forward to start unpacking some of the Reed pipes next week. 🎉

The voicing begins at Opus 166! We still have some odd jobs to do, but from here on out our voicing teams will be rotati...
04/30/2026

The voicing begins at Opus 166! We still have some odd jobs to do, but from here on out our voicing teams will be rotating through! 🎉 Working day and night- it’s all coming together. 😁

In the shop this week we’ve had people working on everything from square rails to bellows, trackers to wind chests, and ...
04/22/2026

In the shop this week we’ve had people working on everything from square rails to bellows, trackers to wind chests, and back falls to swell boxes! Absolutely chaos. It’s a wonderful thing to see! 🎉

With a couple ranks of pipes in, swell shades being connected, electrical in the console started, and key action being a...
03/28/2026

With a couple ranks of pipes in, swell shades being connected, electrical in the console started, and key action being adjusted, it’s been a productive couple of weeks! Such a lovely instrument and such a lovely building for it to live in. ❤️

We’re busy!Postions are available for organ builders with experience in the design and production of tracker action pipe...
03/20/2026

We’re busy!

Postions are available for organ builders with experience in the design and production of tracker action pipe organs.

Current projects offer an opportunity to work in beautiful venues for clients around the world. Our shop is a hardworking and friendly place where a complement of skills and abilities are joined in a collaborative environment to produce musical instruments of the highest quality.

Please send your resume and a short letter describing your interests and goals to [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

More casework going up today! The console is connected and we should have wind in the next couple of days. 🎉 A lot of th...
03/11/2026

More casework going up today! The console is connected and we should have wind in the next couple of days. 🎉 A lot of this was too tall to go up together in the workshop (it’s only been laid out flat) so it’s fun seeing it all together and in place!

A fun day today for Opus 166 with more casework and the console going in! Better pictures of the console coming tomorrow...
03/10/2026

A fun day today for Opus 166 with more casework and the console going in! Better pictures of the console coming tomorrow when we get our piles of casework out of the way. 😂 It’s all coming together! 🎉

We are pleased to announce that we have been selected to build a two-manual organ for the Cleveland Institute of Music. ...
03/06/2026

We are pleased to announce that we have been selected to build a two-manual organ for the Cleveland Institute of Music. The instrument will reside in the recently renovated, state-of-the-art Kulas Hall. Threshold Acoustics reshaped the Hall for equal distribution of sound and now boasts a ceiling 30 feet taller than the original.
Delivery is scheduled for 2028.

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21 Kondelin Road
Gloucester, MA
01930

Telephone

+19782831909

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