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245 14 a| The art of organ-building :b| a comprehensive historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the tonal appointment and mechanical construction of concert-room, church, and chamber organs /c| by George Ashdown Audsley, LL. D.;

260 a| New York :b| Dover Publications,c| [1965];

300 a| 2 volumes :b| illustrations, music, portrait ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published by Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York, in 1905.;

505 0 a| Volume I. The organ historically considered ; The position of the organ ; External design of the organ ; Decoration of the organ ; The church organ ; The concert-room organ ; The chamber organ ; Internal arrangement of the organ ; Acoustical matters connected with organ pipes ; The tonal structure of the organ ; The compound stops of the organ ; The tonal appointment of the organ ; Names and general particulars of organ stops : ancient and modern ; Suggestions for the introduction of a systematic organ stop nomenclature.;

505 0 a| Volume II. The weakness and the augmentation of the treble ; Borrowing and duplication ; Tablature and compass of the organ ; The swell in the organ ; The manual claviers ; The manual couplers ; The pedal clavier ; The pedal couplers ; The tracker action ; The slider and pallet wind-chest ; The relief pallet ; The pneumatic lever ; The ventil wind-chest, mechanical ; Tubular-pneumatic action ; The ventil wind-chest, pneumatic ; The draw-stop action ; The pneumatic couplers ; The combination action ; Wood pipes: and the materials used in their construction ; Wood pipes: and their modes of construction ; Metal pipes: and the materials used in their construction ; Metal pipes : and their modes of construction ; Scales of labial pipes ; Reed pipes: and their modes of construction ; The art of voicing ; Pitch, tuning, and regulating ; The tremolant ; Construction of the swell-box ; The expression-lever ; The anemometer ; The bellows and its accessories ; Electricity in organ-building.;

520 a| Volume 2 of this set includes an 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. Set includes 385 figures and 15 plates.;

520 a| "...manual claviers and couplers; pedal claviers and couplers; tracker action; the slider and pallet wind-chest; the pneumatic lever and couplers; the ventil system and combination action; draw-stop action; and various materials and modes of construction of wood, metal, and reed pipes; etc. Other discussions are given over to the art of voicing; pitch, tuning, and regulating; the tremolant; construction of the swell-box; the expression-lever; and electricity in organ building (in its infancy at the time). Each procedure is clearly illustrated, and the text is supplemented by various tables and exact specifications. This is perhaps the most intelligible practical guide to organ building ever written. Despite some changes in this field since 1905, this book remains definitive, especially in mechanical aspects of the subject. It contains a wealth of invaluable knowledge that cannot be found in any other source; the illustrations alone have made this work one of the most sought-after in the musical literature. This irreplaceable study, up to now, has been found only in the largest libraries, and when copies have appeared on the rare book market they have sold at prices prohibitive to the individual purchaser. At long last, with this edition, organists and organ builders, musicologists, students, connoisseurs, and libraries can have their own sets. Unabridged republication of original (1905) edition, incorporating corrections (in errata section in 1st edition) in the text."--Dust jacket.;

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The art of organ-building : a comprehensive historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the tonal appointment and mechanical construction of concert-room, church, and chamber organs / by George Ashdown Audsley, LL. D.

Author/creator	Audsley, George Ashdown
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Dover Publications, [1965]
Description	2 volumes : illustrations, music, portrait ; 24 cm
Subjects	Organ (Musical instrument)--Construction.

Contents	Volume I. The organ historically considered ; The position of the organ ; External design of the organ ; Decoration of the organ ; The church organ ; The concert-room organ ; The chamber organ ; Internal arrangement of the organ ; Acoustical matters connected with organ pipes ; The tonal structure of the organ ; The compound stops of the organ ; The tonal appointment of the organ ; Names and general particulars of organ stops : ancient and modern ; Suggestions for the introduction of a systematic organ stop nomenclature.
Contents	Volume II. The weakness and the augmentation of the treble ; Borrowing and duplication ; Tablature and compass of the organ ; The swell in the organ ; The manual claviers ; The manual couplers ; The pedal clavier ; The pedal couplers ; The tracker action ; The slider and pallet wind-chest ; The relief pallet ; The pneumatic lever ; The ventil wind-chest, mechanical ; Tubular-pneumatic action ; The ventil wind-chest, pneumatic ; The draw-stop action ; The pneumatic couplers ; The combination action ; Wood pipes: and the materials used in their construction ; Wood pipes: and their modes of construction ; Metal pipes: and the materials used in their construction ; Metal pipes : and their modes of construction ; Scales of labial pipes ; Reed pipes: and their modes of construction ; The art of voicing ; Pitch, tuning, and regulating ; The tremolant ; Construction of the swell-box ; The expression-lever ; The anemometer ; The bellows and its accessories ; Electricity in organ-building.
Abstract	Volume 2 of this set includes an 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. Set includes 385 figures and 15 plates.
Abstract	"...manual claviers and couplers; pedal claviers and couplers; tracker action; the slider and pallet wind-chest; the pneumatic lever and couplers; the ventil system and combination action; draw-stop action; and various materials and modes of construction of wood, metal, and reed pipes; etc. Other discussions are given over to the art of voicing; pitch, tuning, and regulating; the tremolant; construction of the swell-box; the expression-lever; and electricity in organ building (in its infancy at the time). Each procedure is clearly illustrated, and the text is supplemented by various tables and exact specifications. This is perhaps the most intelligible practical guide to organ building ever written. Despite some changes in this field since 1905, this book remains definitive, especially in mechanical aspects of the subject. It contains a wealth of invaluable knowledge that cannot be found in any other source; the illustrations alone have made this work one of the most sought-after in the musical literature. This irreplaceable study, up to now, has been found only in the largest libraries, and when copies have appeared on the rare book market they have sold at prices prohibitive to the individual purchaser. At long last, with this edition, organists and organ builders, musicologists, students, connoisseurs, and libraries can have their own sets. Unabridged republication of original (1905) edition, incorporating corrections (in errata section in 1st edition) in the text."--Dust jacket.
General note	Unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published by Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York, in 1905.
LCCN	64018839

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