Bill Chapman wrote in 040417 MMDigest (re "sugar pine"):


>> [..] in some parts of the organ the tracker is 15" long.


15" (inches)?  More likely 15' (feet) or around 4.5 meters!

(George Audsley, in his 1905 book, "The Art of Organ-Building", only
says about trackers that they "vary in length from a few inches to
several feet"; so 15' seems to be quite long).

Regards
Harald M. Mueller
Grafing/Germany

 [ Often, in a church, the pipe chest is placed several feet above
 [ the console, and so long sticks connect the keys to the valves.
 [ -- Robbie