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Synthetic materials

Synthetic, or man-made materials, are used in organbuilding today. Generally referred to as 'plastics', they have gain acceptance in the organbuilding community. Used for such items ranging from music racks and shutters to drawknob heads and coupler tabs to mechanical action parts and components of winding systems. Different types of synthetic materials include polyurethane, polypropylene, poly vinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene, acrylic, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate, nylon, delrin, polyethylene, teflon, fiberglass and garolite.

     Also another synthetic material that Williamson-Warne & Associates uses is solid surface material, a synthetic material used to simulate stone or marble. It is primarily utilized in building and home construction, mainly for bathrooms and kitchens. Members of Williamson-Warne & Associates are certified fabricators and installers of solid surface materials. Williamson-Warne & Associates in the past has been asked to provide some casework (both console and façade casework) in solid surface material in a contemporary building.

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