"The Organ, It's History and Construction" is a complete handbook for
organists, first published in 1855. This vintage volume offers the
reader a comprehensive guide to the structure and capabilities of the
early organ, explaining the "formation, nature, and operation" of every
part of the instrument. This vintage book will appeal to those with an
interest in the history of the organ, as well as playing, maintaining,
or building them. Contents include: First Epoch--The Ancient Organ,
Anterior to the Invention of the Key-board", "Its Invention", "The
Hydraulic Organ", "The Pneumatic Organ", "Its Introduction into Church",
"Organ-building in the Eleventh Century", "Second Epoch--The Medieval
Organ, after the Invention of the Key-board", etc. Many vintage books
such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in
mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern,
high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new
introduction the history of the organ.