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James Lewis is an organist, organ historian and commercial photographer. He has researched the organs of California for over thirty-five years and has published articles on the subject in several periodicals. A fascinating exploration of the instruments that emerged in California in the nineteenth century following the 1848 Gold Rush.

Organ Historical Society

Pipe Organs of Northern California by James Lewis

$19.95

A fascinating look at the Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt Organ Company, with many photos and complete appendices on the locations of Roosevelt's instruments. David Fox, 2012; 366 pgs, soft cover

Organ Historical Society

Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt - by David H. Fox

$32.95

The definitive text on the history and location of Aeolian and Aeolian/Skinner pipe organs in the United States. Second Edition, 2018, 638 pgs.

Organ Historical Society

The Aeolian Pipe Organ And Its Music, 2nd edition - by Rollin Smith

Was: $90.00

Now: $27.00

In 1984, The Boston Organ Club chapter of the Organ Historical Society issued The Johnson Organs, a ground-breaking study by John Van Varick Elsworth. It featured the first published, annotated work list of an American organ builder, and included all 860 of his organs! This 2015 edition, under the affectionate direction of the noted author and historian, Barbara Owen, the Johnson list has been re-annotated in greater detail and brought up to date. Combined with dozens of facsimiles, a year-by year accounting of the firm, and a detailed restoration report by nationally respected organ restorer, Scot L. Huntington, Stephen L. Pinel and Martin R. Walsh, this 240-page volume is sure to fascinate. The book should be in the library of every devotee of the American pipe organ. 2015; soft cover; 240 pgs, OHS Press.

Johnson Organs 1844-1898: William A. Johnson, Johnson Organ Co, Johnson & Son - by Scot L. Huntington, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin Walsh

$32.95

OHS Press, 2015; 180 pgs (b/w), softcover

Organ Historical Society

Lawrence Phelps, Organbuilder - by Burton K. Tidwell

$32.95

Written by James Lewis, this book provides an interesting overview of the pipe organs in the Hawaiian Islands between 1863 and 1901 and discusses how and why they were commissioned. Stop lists are included as well.
OHS Press, 2014; 34 pgs, softcover

Organ Historical Society

Pipe Organs Among the Palm Trees: Pipe Organs in the Hawaiian Islands (1863-1902) - by James Lewis

$16.95

Sunbury Press, 1976; 69 pgs, hardcover

Sunbury Press

Werckmeister's Orgelprobe in English - by Andreas Werckmeister (1645-1706), (translated by Gerhard Krapf)

$60.00

The pipe organ varies more than any other musical instrument in tonal quality and architecture. Written for the professional organ builder, tonal designer, and pipe voicer, this book explains how the vast range of organ sounds are achieved, and explores in depth the relationships between the scaling and voicing of organ pipes, acoustics, wind system dynamics, and temperaments. First published 2012 by CC&A, LLC; hardbound, 191 pgs.

The Sound of Pipe Organs, book and cd - by Michael McNeil

$49.99

Compiled by Allen Kinzey and Sand Lawn according to company records, this revised edition of the E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List also contains information on the Ernest M. Skinner & Son Company.
OHS Press, 1997; 258 pgs, softbound

Organ Historical Society

E. M. Skinner / Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, plus information on Ernest M. Skinner & Son Co. - by Allen Kinzey and Sand Lawn

$17.98

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