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Subject: [Leica] The Klais organ
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 23:04:49 -0400
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Stan,

That was interesting. Thanks.

Barney 

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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> On Sep 12, 2014, at 10:41 PM, Stan Yoder <s.yoder at comcast.net> 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
> 
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