Foundation President Publishes Article on the Use of Bottles in Organs

02/15/20

In February 2020, Pipe Organ Foundation President Carl Dodrill along with Philip Dayson published a paper in The AMICA Bulletin (vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 18-25) which is the official publication of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association.  AMICA is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt group devoted to the restoration, distribution, research and enjoyment of automatic musical instruments. One may consult its website www.amica.org to find out more about the organization and to have access to membership and substance information. 

The article is reproduced here with the permission of AMICA and the Editor of the AMICA Bulletin.  The focus of the article is on how to use glass and specifically bottles either to produce self-playing free standing organs or to add a voice (Glass Flute) to existing pipe organs.  You may download a PDF file of the full text of the article below (click on the title below).  

 How to Build a Self-playing Bottle Organ