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Ebonizing and Gilding a Facade
By Craig Wiley

I'm planning to restore the facade of a circa 1895 Frati barrel
organ to its original black and gold finish, much like the 1893
North Tonawanda organ featured on YouTube by "railnwings".
My questions:

- Does anyone know of this North Tonawanda organ and its owner
"railnwings"?  I'd like to contact him/her to ask specific
questions about the finishes used in the restoration.

- Does anyone know the whereabouts of German organs from the same
period, with a similar finish, that I could examine for reference?

Thanks!

Craig Wiley
Ohio

 [ The North Tonawanda organ now plays Style 125 music rolls.
 [ Hear it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56A_VIzGghI  and
 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGUmkv9OCDs  -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 30 Nov 2011, 03:21:27 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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