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There are several articles about organ acoustics.

Scope and Contents Folder 1: The German article "Das Orgelbauergeschlecht Silbermann in Basel" gives a history of the Silbermann family and their organ-building activities in Basel; French article titled "Le concours d'orgue et d'Organologie", about organs and organology which references the Silbermanns; Section of a German article by Ulrich Dahnert with no title visible, but it is about the Freiberg cathedral organ built by Gottfried Silbermann. Attached to this is another article titled "Die Disposition der...

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Photocopied index entry on the Silbermann family, and it talks about Andreas (1678-1734) and his son Gottfried. Also a list of organs built by Andreas Silbermann, including information on when and where they were built.

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There is a list of organs built by Johann Andreas Silbermann (1712-1783), telling where and when they were built. Also a photocopy of a book entry on Johann Andreas Silbermann, as well as a section of the index entry from the same book paper-clipped to the front. Also two copies of a document from 1768 on which Johann Andreas Silbermann's name appears.

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Two identical brochures showing a picture of the organ and containing its specifications and a history of the organ. Also a specification sheet for the original organ and one for the rebuilt and renovated one. Also a blue form with information regarding how many stops the organ has, whether it has undergone renovation or rebuilding, its build year (1770), and what the original and present locations of the organ are.

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Blue form with information on when it was built (1767), its original and present location, the number of stops, and whether it has undergone rebuilding, which it has not.

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Handwritten note of when Silbermann built the organ. Photocopy of an illustration of the organ.

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There are handwritten notes about the specifics of the organ and when it moved to Mannheim, Konkordienkirche from Strasbourg in 1840. There is also a sheet of specifications of the organ.

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There is a sheet with the organ's specifications on it. It also shows that the organ was built in 1776.

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There is a sheet of paper written by hand detailing how many stops, pipes, manuals, and bellows the organ has, and says the organ was completed in 1749. There is also a sheet of specifications for the organ, showing that it was built from 1747 to 1749.