The organ which Hawthorne describes (see Digest 970916) was a type
popular in the 19th century. I've seen several by Bruder.
A couple of German makers produce this same organ today: Hansjorg Leible
of Holzen, and Franz Oehrlein of Mainz. The former uses book music, the
latter uses pinned barrels as in Hawthorne's day.
Philip Jamison
West Chester, PA USA
[ Marvelous! Thanks, Philip -- we sure get great feedback in the Digest!
[ -- Robbie
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