> On Tue, 18 Oct 1994, Enrico Presti wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > becausa I'm studying the structure and manifacturing of Italian Organs (that
> > obviously is related with a different approaches), I'll be very glad if
> > someone will be interested in talking of these matters.
> > P.S.: I am new of this group!
> >
> Salve, Dottore!
>         An Italian organ tuner in Rome once told me that Italian organ
> companies in the early 1950's could not obtain tin easily, and so used
> mostly lead in their pipes. Do you know if this is true? (We were looking
> at a large organ built by Mascioni).
>
>
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> Father Thomas Buffer
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> veritas Domini manet in aeternum
>
I do know that Karl Wilhelm has built an Italian inspired instrument for
(a Lawyer?) somewhere in Illinois or Indiana or Ohio.  You might contact
him for more info, since I am sure he did a lot of research.
 
Joe Downing