Towards the Conservation and Restoration of Historic Organs
Title | Towards the Conservation and Restoration of Historic Organs PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Berrow |
Publisher | Church House Publishing |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780715175866 |
A collection of papers from a conference on organs, held in Liverpool in 1999. Areas covered include conservation related to musical performance and surviving historic instruments, concert organs and their repertoire, advisers, training, archaeology, and conservation plans.
Historic Organ Conservation
Title | Historic Organ Conservation PDF eBook |
Author | Dominic Gwynn |
Publisher | Church House Publishing |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780715175927 |
Intended as a practical guide to organ conservation issues, this work covers such topics as the need for regulation, the availability of grants, the benefits of good advice, the results of neglect and bad practice, the rewards of care and good housekeeping, and the principles of good restoration practice. Dominic Gwynn draws on his knowledge, experience and expertise and dedicates over half of the book to restoration techniques and the materials from which organs are made.
Historic Organs Reconsidered
Title | Historic Organs Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Historic St. Luke's Restoration (Smithfield, Va.) |
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Release | 1999 |
Genre | Organ (Musical instrument) |
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Organ Restoration Reconsidered
Title | Organ Restoration Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | John Watson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Music |
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This volume brings together a series of essays delivered at the international colloquium "Historic Organs Reconsidered: Restoration and Conservation for a New Century," held in 1999 at Historic St. Luke's Church in Smithfield, Virginia. With St. Luke's exceptionally rare 1630 English chamber organ as a backdrop, invited authorities from seven countries offered diverse views on musical, ethical, and historical issues driving organ restoration today. Part 1 of the book places the often-vexing issues of organ restoration in the broader context of musical instrument restoration and historic preservation and considers the implications of emerging "forensic" examination methods for restoration ethics. Part 2 visits two conservation laboratories, providing an inside glimpse of new approaches to preservation-minded restoration. Part 3 focuses specifically on Historic St. Luke's organ and its musical history, with attention to the organ's possible builder, its first owners, and early repertory. Part 4 offers perspectives on restoration through case studies of other historic organs in Europe and America.
Artifacts in Use
Title | Artifacts in Use PDF eBook |
Author | John Watson |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2010-09-01 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9781466359703 |
Artifacts in Use is a new book about the conservation of functional objects. Pipe organs serve as a case study looking into the broader questions of caring for historic objects that continue in use, especially those whose restoration often remains beyond the sphere of professional conservators. The book describes the vulnerability of historical evidence during conventional restoration, and how it can be preserved during restorative conservation and subsequent use. The right to restore and use some historic artifacts is affirmed along with the obligation also to preserve their historical substance for future re-interpretation. The book examines historical value and it analyzes the diverse values we each hold as users, conservators, restorers, and caretakers of the material past. John R. Watson is Conservator of Instruments and Mechanical Arts at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Handbook of Materials for Wind Musical Instruments
Title | Handbook of Materials for Wind Musical Instruments PDF eBook |
Author | Voichita Bucur |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 819 |
Release | 2019-09-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3030191753 |
This book addresses key questions about the materials used for the wind instruments of classical symphony orchestra such as flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons and pipe organs. The content of this book is structured into four parts. Part 1- Description of materials for wind instruments deals with wood species and materials for reeds used for making clarinet, oboe and bassoon- and, with metallic materials and alloys for - horn, trumpet, trombone, etc. Auxiliary materials associated with the manufacturing of wind instruments are felt, cork, leather and parchment. Part 2- Basic acoustics of wind instruments, in which are presented succinctly, some pertinent aspects related to the physics of the resonant air column. An important aspect discussed is related to the effect of wall material on the vibration modes of the walls of wind instruments. The methods for measuring the acoustical properties of wind instruments are presented. Part 3- Manufacturing of wind instruments, describes the technology used in manufacturing metallic tubes and pipes made of wood. Part 4 - The durability and degradation of materials addresses data about methods for cleaning wind instruments, studies factors producing degradation of organ pipes, describes methods of conservation and restoration of brass instruments and of historical pipe organs. Finally, the properties of marble are described, being the only one nondegradable and sustainable material used for pipes for organs.
Conservation and Restoration of Three Sets of Organ Pipes
Title | Conservation and Restoration of Three Sets of Organ Pipes PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Budden |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1990 |
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