The Organ
Its History and Construction - A comprehensive treatise on the structure & capabilities of the organ by Edward J. Hopkins. Preceded by an entirely New History of the Organ by Edward F. Rimbault, LL.D.
by
Hopkins & Rimbault
Details
| ISBN-13/EAN: | 978-1-902222-30-1 |
| ISBN-10: | 1-902222-30-X |
| Title: | The Organ |
| Author: | Hopkins & Rimbault |
| Price: | Unavailable |
| Description: | This book contains a History of the Organ by E. F. Rimbault, followed by a comprehensive treatise on the construction of the Organ by E. J. Hopkins; with an appendix of 342 specification of Organs, together with a list of foreign and English equivalent terms. The main sections included in the history are: The Ancient Organ; the Mediæval Organ; the first Organ-builders; and the founders of modern Organ-building. The main sections of the construction are: The exterior; the wind-collecting portion; the wind-distribution portion (sound-board, the table, &c); the mechanism; the sound-producing portions; tuning and temperament; common faults; and suggestions for the construction and erection. |
| Pages: | xxiv 421 |
| Availability: | Unavailable |
| Format: | Hard Back (Library Quality Cloth) 175 x 250 mm (10 x 7 in) |
| Illustrations: | 136 diagrams |
| Published: | 2010 |
| Edition: | New edition of 3rd edition of 1877 |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Bardon Enterprises |
| Cover: |  |
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