The Art of Organ Building (Volume 2 of 2)

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Summary: technical
Review: a nice fascimile from an old book, has his own value as a historical piece. Though the intersting stuf is published in volume to, which apparantly is n ot reprinted by doover jet

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Summary: Everything the amateur pipe organ builder should know.
Review: Although this book does not cover the organ revival of the 50's and 60's, it has much to offer the amateur organ builder. From simple ancient organ designs to the more famous organs such as the one at St. Bavos this book will cover much of it. The few things this book does not cover to a great extent is the voicing process, and recent technology (post 20's) but it offers enough to educate the already knowledgeable amateur, but not reccomended for someone that doesn't know a little about pipe organs.

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Summary: Excellent text on organ building
Review: This as well as volume 2 is a critical part of anyone's library who wish to learn about construction of the pipe organ. Although the books are very old, they are a treasure of otherwise unpublished information on the historic details of organ building world-wide.

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Summary: Excellent text on organ building
Review: This as well as volume 2 is a critical part of anyone's library who wish to learn about construction of the pipe organ. Although the books are very old, they are a treasure of otherwise unpublished information on the historic details of organ building world-wide.

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Summary: Great book!!!
Review: This book has almost every thing about pipe organs.Fun and enjoyable to read.The Windchests part was very well explained.

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Summary: Excellent...if you're an organist!
Review: This book would be appealing to the small fraction of the population that has in depth experience with the "King or Instruments". All others would probably soon find themselves lost. Although Audsley does a thourough job of explaining what goes on in an organ, a lot of what he says would carry more meaning if the reader knew the actual sound of what was being discussed.
Great pictures, in-depth discussion, and Audsley minces no words when he criticizes his contemporaries...be prepared for the full force of Victorian wrathful prose! Assuming you've any experience with an organ, this book will keep you turning pages for quite some time. Otherwise, be prepared to scratch your head...