This high-precision instrument is subject to harsh winter conditions from the snowbelt downwind of Lake Erie.
[2] A video documentary showing the instrument's 1992–1993 reconstruction was made by Rochester Institute of Technology student Frederick Rueckert.
This DVD is currently available for purchase at the Chautauqua Institution bookstore, under the title "Between the Motion and the Music, the Massey Organ Reconstruction".
This unique stop, built by AR Shopp and Company, was donated by Rueckert in memory of his grandparents and his college documentary project.
In September 2016, the Chautauqua Amphitheater, which was listed on the national register of historic places, and housed the instrument was demolished to make way for a new and updated building.