Restoring & Collecting Antique Reed Organs
Restoring & Collecting Antique Reed Organs

Author: Horton Presley

Publisher: Vestal, N.Y. : Vestal Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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This book is designed primarily for the amateur craftsman who wants to know the nuts and bolts of restoring an antique reed organ. Chapters cover refinishing, stop actions, reed work, case work, and trouble-shooting in clear and easy to follow detail that will help make the outcome rewarding. Major topics include disassembly, bellows repair, action repair, reed tuning and restoration, pallet, mute, swell, coupler, and pitman repairs, keyboard repairs, stop repairs, tremulant and vibrato effects and repair of mechanisms, case restoration. The book includes a supplier list and a bibliography.

The American Reed Organ and the Harmonium
The American Reed Organ and the Harmonium

Author: Robert F. Gellerman

Publisher: Vestal Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1461694248

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Covers the history, construction, manufacturing, tuning, restoration, and music of these classic American and European parlor instruments.

The Organ
The Organ

Author: Douglas Bush

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 1135947961

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The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.

The Organ
The Organ

Author: Douglas Earl Bush

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 0415941741

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Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

Kovel's Guide to Selling, Buying, and Fixing Your Antiques and Collectibles
Kovel's Guide to Selling, Buying, and Fixing Your Antiques and Collectibles

Author: Ralph M. Kovel

Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780517883136

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The hard-to-find information, sources, and addresses that collectors need for repairing, caring for, and finding buyers for antiques and collectibles are all in this book. To gather the information for this book, Ralph and Terry Kovel contacted more than 3,000 suppliers, clubs, auctions, services, and other industry sources around the country, making this the most up-to-date and complete reference of its kind.

Gellerman's International Reed Organ Atlas
Gellerman's International Reed Organ Atlas

Author: Robert F. Gellerman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1879511347

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This second edition of Gellerman's classic reference work is a must for collectors and aficionados of reed organs. Its aim is to present a complete listing and brief history of every manufacturer of reed organs in the world as an aid to the collector. In the 13 years since publication of the first edition, hundreds of new names and historical facts have come to light and are included in this revised edition. 89 illustrations. 104 photos.

Mechanical Music
Mechanical Music

Author: Kevin McElhone

Publisher: Shire Publications

Published: 2008-03-04

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780747805786

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Covers the history, development, use and fall from favour of many types of exotic instruments, from pocket-sized musical boxes to roll-playing pipe organs and everything else in between. This book describes pianolas, organettes, roller organs, orchestrions, nickelodeons, carillons and more.