Month: March 2018

You Can Release Your Albatross!

Once upon a time… I owned the beautiful antique reed pump organ in these photos*. It was black walnut and oak with intricately carved panels and delicate calligraphy lettering on the red velvet encased stops. It provided a workout when played, because the air forced through it to create sound was produced by pumping its large pedals.  It was one of the first antiques my mom purchased back in the 1960’s and it was the first “piano” … Read More