[Leica] The Klais organ

[Jay Burleson]

Thanks Stan,
Someone on another list pointed me here:
http://npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=D03828

More information about UK pipe organs than I ever dreamed about...

Jay

On 9/12/2014 7:41 PM, Stan Yoder wrote:
> Excellent image! As a life-long organist, as well as a LUGnut, a little
> background: Klais is a Swiss builder. It wasn't too long ago - maybe
> 40-50 years - that Britain's organ world was very insular. There is a
> long history of distinguished builders who have populated British
> churches, town halls, and other venues with instruments which  have
> evolved into a distinctive national character, quite different from
> Continental organs. That's been changing. Now we have European and
> American builders installing important organs in the U.K., often
> different in sound from the past home product. The reasons are various -
> a widespread reform movement,  shrinking globe, etc.
>
> Well, here endeth the lesson, and surely more than you ever wanted to know.
>
> Stan Yoder