Institute of British Organ Building releases volume 8 of <i>Organ Building</i>

The Institute of British Organ Building has released volume eight of its annual journal, Organ Building. The 102-page issue contains numerous illustrated articles featuring new organs and restoration projects (in Britain and overseas) by British organ builders; technical subjects such as the construction of a new Barker lever machine and an analysis of the research on “blower flutter”; a survey of English keyboards by Martin Goetze; and the Review of the Year that summarizes work completed by British organ builders throughout 2007. A regular constituent of Organ Building is the definite IBO Register of Accredited Business Members, which features a map, explanations of the criteria for each category of accreditation, and specific details about each accredited organ building company and supplier. The volume is available through the IBO web-store at www.ibo.co.uk.