The Restoration of Organs : A Practical Guide to the Organist in Country and Isolated Parishes. [The Sound-boards; The Rack-boards; Restoration of the Pipes; Tin Slides; Increase in Scale; Repairs to Tracker Work; Backfalls & Squares; etc]

Matthews, John, 1856- [assoc.: Peter Boorman; commentary, W. T. Best, J. J. Binns, Vincent Willis, A. F. Duprey]

ISBN 10: 0306760983 / ISBN 13: 9780306760983

Published by London : Office of "Musical Opinion" [A. W. Fitzsimmons and W. P. Fitzsimmons], Chichester Chambers, Chancery Lane, 1920., 1920

About this Item

2nd ed. ; 2 pp., 1 leaf, 162 pp., 1 leaf ; illustrated, including music ; fold-out plate ; 18 cm. ; OCLC: 16075904 ; Dewey: 786.63 ; LC: ML552 ; signature of Peter Boorman, organist and tutor at St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the front end papers ; worn brown cloth with black lettering ; "It is believed that these articles--which originally appeared in Musical Opinion--revised and presented in book form, will be of service to many who have not hitherto had to examine very closely the dark and dusty interiors of the organs they play.[and] is intended to help those who have good reason to be dissatisfied with various defects in their organs, and who are yet unaware of the real cause and nature of those defects, and who may not be in the happy position of being able to give carte blanche to a good builder for a complete rebuild." ; lengthy quotations from some of the best Victorian organ builders, such as Vincent Willis, J. J. Binns, and A. F. Duprey, throughout the text ; foldout plate of soundboards and couplers, backed with a pneumatic diagram ; some marks in the text under repairs to pneumatic boxes ; else G.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Restoration of Organs : A Practical Guide to the Organist in Country and Isolated Parishes. [The Sound-boards; The Rack-boards; Restoration of the Pipes; Tin Slides; Increase in Scale; Repairs to Tracker Work; Backfalls & Squares; etc]
• Publisher: London : Office of "Musical Opinion" [A. W. Fitzsimmons and W. P. Fitzsimmons], Chichester Chambers, Chancery Lane, 1920.
• Publication Date: 1920
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306760983
• ISBN 13: 9780306760983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 69 - Music