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Building a Small Pipe Organ
By Bob Loesch

Kent Zacherl wrote in 091124 MMDigest:

> I am in need of help, I have been building an organ from the
> case up. ... In the end it will be something like 20/55.

Hello, Kent.  I've no idea what you mean by "20/55", but aside from
that, you should try to locate a copy of The Contemporary American
Organ by William Barnes, any edition.  He shows interior views of many
windchests by many different builders.  My own choice would be to build
chests as did Robert-Morton, Wangerin, and Kilgen, all well-respected
builders.  These were pouch chests, so wouldn't make use of your square
pneumatics, but they are comparatively simple to build.  Good luck with
a great project!

Bob Loesch
Northern California, USA



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