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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffSt. Mary’s Church in Charlestown has had the same organ for 121 years thanks, in part, to Lee Eiseman.
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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffThe stops on the 3,000-pipe organ.
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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffEiseman is not Catholic — he’s a secular Jew. Still, he has spent thousands of hours volunteering to restore and keep up the organ.
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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffHe came to care for the 1892 instrument because of a promise he made to the 20th century’s foremost classic organ builder and restorer, Charles B. Fisk, in 1974.
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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffEiseman has kept it operating through thousands of weddings, funerals, and morning Masses. Now, the church is embarking on a large-scale restoration project.
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Dina Rudick/Globe StaffThe six-month, $250,000 project involves disassembling, repairing, or replacing, thousands of fragile wood, metal, leather, and fabric components.