In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON September 2008   John Bishop
I write encouraging my colleagues to look around their workplaces with a critical eye toward safety. Organbuilders are precious. Let’s keep them all in good health.

In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON August 2008   John Bishop
I’ve got two things going on here—the preservation of vintage organs and the proportions of church buildings. The organs of the late-19th and early-20th centuries are telling us something about the natural proportions of buildings.
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON August 2008
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa: St. David’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON June 2008   John Bishop
As we discuss the specifications of a pipe organ and the related costs, we are continually reminded of the need to economize. But can we also inspire that committee to think beyond the nuts and bolts of the price and think of the instrument as the fulfillment of a vision?
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON May 2008   John Bishop
A small organ shop can view a supplier as an annex capable of providing anything from a box of screws to a complete organ.
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In the wind . . .   THE DIAPASON April 2008   John Bishop
The machines we build that blow air into organ pipes must support the player with instant response so the machine can vanish into the art.
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The Musical Tradition at the Sainte-Clotilde Basilica in Paris, France   THE DIAPASON April 2008   Carolyn Shuster Fournier
The Sainte-Clotilde musical tradition remains unique because it produced a group of musicians whose line of transmission from the professors to their students remains unbroken.
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Cover feature   THE DIAPASON March 2008
J.H. & C.S. Odell, East Hampton, Connecticut, Opus 647 St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Nyack, New York
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OHS 52nd Annual National Convention: July 11–17, 2007, Central Indiana   THE DIAPASON February 2008   Frank Rippl
The Organ Historical Society gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis for its 52nd annual convention. It was a “Hoosier Holiday” on the banks of the Wabash with a wealth of music, organs, beautiful venues, corn and soybean fields, and gracious hospitality!
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Acoustics in the Worship Space IX   THE DIAPASON April 2007   Scott R. Riedel
The allocation of resources sufficient to achieve at least a “good” acoustical setting for speech (Alcons), general sound quality (Reverberation Time), and noise control (NC) is essential, and can be the beginning of the path to a truly excellent sacred environment.
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New Organs   THE DIAPASON November 1995
The Sweelinck Organ Project at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Antelope, California; Parkey OrganBuilders, Duluth, Georgia: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Talladega, Alabama
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