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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 most 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.

10/30/2026

Introducing Mimmo Quinci! Mimmo started working at Fisk in mid June, 2026. After touring the C. B. Fisk workshop in 2025, he was completely enamored with the complexity and beauty of organ building.

His favorite part about this line of work is the diversity of tasks and the never ending list of things to learn. One thing he finds tricky is how finicky organs can be. Problem solving can become frustrating, but the reward of fixing the issue is well worth the effort.

Outside of work, Mimmo enjoys composing contemporary music, playing the piano and double bass, and cooking. Before working at C. B. Fisk, he spent he previous professional life working as a piano technician and preschool teacher.

If you’d like to learn more about our team at Fisk, check out our website at https://cbfisk.com/staff/.

10/29/2026

Opus 170 for Trinity Church Newport continues in the workshop! Our countdown to the open house is just over two weeks and we are getting ready for casework to start going in. 🎉 We’ll see you all on November 14th!

10/20/2026

The open house for Opus 170 is right around the corner! Come join us at the C. B. Fisk workshop on November 14th anytime between 2-6pm. See and hear Opus 170, tour the shop, and learn about the art and craft of organ building. We’re excited to see you there!

10/19/2026

We are less than a week away from the dedication concert for Opus 166 at ℂ𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 in Coral Gables, Miami! The concert will be performed by Nathan J. Laube on October 24th with a presentation that begins at 7pm and the concert beginning at 7:30pm. All are welcome to come join us that evening to hear some amazing music! 🎉

10/19/2026

On October 3, the Centennial Mass at Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, Florida, provided a special liturgical awakening for C. B. Fisk Opus 166. https://cbfisk.com/opus/opus-166/ What a wonderful way to begin this new chapter in the life of the instrument!

We now look forward to the dedication recital by internationally acclaimed organist Nathan Laube on October 24 at 7:30 PM. We hope you’ll join us for this special occasion as we celebrate the completion of Opus 166 and hear this remarkable instrument come to life in recital.

09/30/2026

With the devastating March fire at the historic Jacques Stinkens Orgelpijpenmakers factory in the Netherlands, we lost our façade pipes for Opus 166, which were preparing to ship. We eventually found a solution with our friends at Taylor & Boody. They stepped up in a big way, offering to help and ultimately making the 16′ polished tin façade pipes - all but the hammered tin side façade! As of last week, those pipes have arrived and been installed ℂ𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 in Coral Gables! 🎉We want to offer a massive thank-you to Taylor and Boody Organbuilders for their willingness to help and collaborate with us, and especially to Erik Boody for coming to Coral Gables and helping with the installation. You guys are the best! We are immensely grateful to have such wonderful relationships with our fellow organbuilders and friends.

09/10/2026

More of a chilly autumn wind, but we had a lovely time on our annual work excursions with Essex River Cruises & Charters this last weekend! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who helped arrange it and who was able to tag along for the adventure!

09/03/2026

Opus 170 is going up in the workshop! A very productive couple of weeks with steel, key action, and wind chests going in. More updates to come as everything comes together. 🎉

08/13/2026

Christ Church in Philadelphia - home of Fisk Opus 150. Great to be back for this week’s Organ Historical Society convention.

When we think of Benjamin Franklin, we usually think of electricity, printing presses, or diplomatic strategy. But he was also interested in music. This connection takes center stage tomorrow!

In the 18th century, Franklin organized a lottery in Philadelphia to help fund the steeple and organ gallery for Christ Church -- one of the sites on the schedule for this week's Organ Historical Society convention in Philadelphia. Come join us - see if you can find his pew!

If you're in Philadelphia for , take a moment to look up at the organ gallery at Christ Church—you're standing in a space shaped by one of history's greatest innovators.

Here he is with the Executive Director of the AGO, Cathy Brigham, who will be attending the session at Christ Church.

07/22/2026

And just like that, the first batch of the facade pipes is in for Opus 166! 🎉

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21 Kondelin Road
Gloucester, MA
01930

Telephone

+19782831909

Website

https://www.cbfisk.com/

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