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ATLANTIC CITY'S MUSICAL MASTERPIECE
The Story of the World's Largest Pipe Organ
by Stephen D. Smith
Soft Cover, 522 pages, ISBN 0-9708494-4-3
Price: $35 • BUY •
2nd Edition This astonishingly comprehensive guide to the Midmer-Losh organ contains almost every detail concerning the instrument. Hard facts and personal opinions are brought together in an almost story-like format that includes historical information, technical details, stop lists, and biographies of the people involved. There are over 300 photographs, diagrams, and tables including a master stop list. The organ's original, even larger design is detailed, as are the various conflicts and controversies surrounding the instrument. One chapter is devoted to its designer, Emerson Richards, and another deals with the history of the Midmer-Losh organ building firm. Price: $35 • BUY •
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THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION HALL ORGAN
A Pictorial Essay about the World's Largest Pipe Organ
Photographs by Fred Hess & Son
Narrative by Stephen D. Smith
Hardback, 104 pages, ISBN 0-9708494-1-9
Price: $9.95 • BUY •
This large-format book (11.5"×13") contains 94 black and white photographs taken by Fred Hess & Son between 1929 and 1932, documenting the construction of the Midmer-Losh organ. Each high-quality photograph is reproduced in its original size (8"×10") and accompanied by a detailed caption. Among the images in this limited edition publication are: building and installing the 64-foot rank; interior views of all eight pipe chambers; the three versions of the five-manual console; assembling the seven-manual console; individual pipes from various stops; equipment in some of the blower and relay rooms. Price: $9.95 • BUY •
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FOUR ESSAYS ABOUT
THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION HALL ORGAN
by Stephen D. Smith
Price: $8 • BUY •
This early publication by ACCHOS was provided to meet the frequent requests for information that the Society was getting (while Stephen D. Smith was still working on his major books). The four essays total 60 pages and are entitled: An Introduction to the World's Largest Pipe Organ; The Seven-Manual Console, Index of Stops, The Five-Manual Console. The booklet gives an overall view of the instrument's resources, together with detailed descriptions of its layout, divisions, stops, and consoles. Price: $8 • BUY •
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