Volume 1 of the fullest repository on organ building and history in English language. Includes outline of organ history, external design and decoration, internal arrangement and mechanical systems, acoustics and theories of sound-production in organ pipes, tonal structure and appointment, compound stops of the organ, more. Complete with illustrations, tables, and specifications. "e;the most significant republication in our field for the past twenty years . . . an incomparable, invaluable book."e; — American Guild of Organists Quarterly.