 Papers from the conference on organ conservation held in Liverpool, England, in 1999 present an overview of conservation in Britain, Europe, and the USA: Jim Berrow: Introduction David Knight: What is a historic organ? Barrie Clark: Protection of historic organs: European legislation and British isolation Jonathan Ambrosino: A USA Perspective Axel Unnerb�ck: The preservation and restoration of old organs in Sweden G�ran Grahn: Conservation of working instruments: when to restore Dominic Gwynn: Conservation of old material in organs David C. Wickens: Archaeological research: pipework Martin Goetze: Archaeological Research: casework and other woodwork John R. Watson: Performance standards meet museum standards: the conservation of pipe organs John Mander: Training opportunities in organ restoration Christopher Kent: Towards historically informed advisers John Norman: Association of Independent Organ Advisers (AIOA) and Monitoring of conservation work and quinquennial inspecations Gordon Stewart: From the organ bench John Kitchen: Instruments and repertoire: concert use Nicholas Thistlethwaite: The conservation of concert organs John Clare: Conservation Plans. Areas covered in the essays include: conservation related to musical performance; concert organs and their repertoire; organ consultants; training of restorers; archaeology; planning conservation. Appendices include a list of 20 relevant organizations; The Burra Charter of The Australia Charter for Places of Cultural Significance; Australian Pipe Organ Preservation Standards of the Organ Historical Trust of Australia; The Organ Historical Society Guidelines for Conservation and Restoration; The British Institute of Organ Studies Guidelines for Conservation and Restoration; The British Institute of Organ Studies: Sound Advice: The Care of Your Pipe Organ; Council for Care of Churches: General conditions of grants awarded by the Conservation Committee; Council for the Care of Churches: Guidelines for minimum information required in conservators' reports accompanying faculty and grant applications; and more. 182 pages. |