The Art of Organ Building: A Comprehensive Historical Theoretical and Practical Teatise on the Tonal Appointment and Mechanical Construction of Concert-Room Church and Chamber Organs Vol. 1

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Volume 1 of the fullest repository on organ building and history in English language. Includes outline of organ history external design and decoration internal arrangement and mechanical systems acoustics and theories of sound-production in organ pipes tonal structure and appointment compound stops of the organ more. Complete with illustrations tables and specifications. "the most significant republication in our field for the past twenty years . . . an incomparable invaluable book." American Guild of Organists Quarterly.