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48-key/48-key Organ Music in Great Britain
By Howard Wyman

Mr. Simons,  Since you cited Eric Cockayne's book, "The Fairground
Organ" [in 070908 MMDigest, "Key System Book Music Reader Pictures"],
I thought I would direct this question to you.  On page 134 he
discusses the 46/48 key scale which he says is the most common scale
for small organs in Great Britain.  He doesn't say with what organ
builder this scale originated.  Is it a scale originated by Gavioli?
Also, if one were to build an organ using that scale, is there music
available for it?

Thank you,
Howard Wyman
Valrico, Florida, USA

 [ See http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/KWIC/Numbers/46_key.html
 [ and http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/KWIC/Numbers/48_key.html
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Sun 9 Sep 2007, 17:00:19 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  48-key, Britain, Great, Music, Organ

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