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Title: The box of whistles : an illustrated book on organ cases: with notes on organs at home and abroad
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Norbury, John
Subjects: Organ (Musical instrument)
Publisher: London : Bradbury, Agnew, & co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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S^ JAN HERTOGENBOSCH 28™ SEPTR 1872. NOTES ON DUTCH ORGANS. 23 centre has seven pipes, and is crowned witli two angels, one of whom plays on a harp. On eachside of the centre tower is a flat, with angels over them, the one playing a flute, the other a triangle ;beyond which are angular compartments, joining the two outer towers, which are surmounted byangels bearing trumpets. Under the pipe-work stands coats-of-arms, blazoned and gilded. Thefront of the organ, which curves forward, is supported by four Corinthian columns, with giltcapitals. The centre tower of the Choir Organ has nine pipes, with a coat-of-arms over, suf)portedby lions, on each side of which is a flat of pipes, beyond which are angtilar towers and ciu-ved ends.A large white and gold bracket supports this portion of the instrument. The balustrade of thegallery is wood-work, painted of the same colour as the organ, with coats-of-arms blazoned thereon,and having a handsome gilded cresting. The mouths of the pipes are g

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