Art of Organ Building

Volume 2 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. Unabridged republication of 1905 edition. Total in set: 385 figures, 15 plates.Audsley, George A. is the author of 'Art of Organ Building' with ISBN 9780486213156 and ISBN 0486213153.