If you have ever wondered what a voicer actually does, this 39-page book will tell you. Originally printed in 1881, it includes a description of voicing tools; an explanation of the relationships among materials used in pipe construction, wind pressure, and pitch; how to voice and scale metal pipes in the principal and string families, voicing stopped and wood pipes, voicing and scaling pedal ranks, the treatment of reed stops, methods of tuning, the order in which to tune various ranks, and the setting of temperament. |