Practical Organ Building

"Practical Organ Building" by W. E. Dickson is a handbook designed to teach people how to build organs, created in the late 1800s. It serves as a guide offering information for people with different skill levels. It explains what materials and tools are needed, along with the right steps to build the musical instrument. Dickson uses what he has learned through his own experiences and talks about both the ideas and the real methods of organ-making. The writing is for beginners, and also for those who have been working with them for a long time. The beginning introduces why the author is writing the how-to guide while noting the lack of helpful and thorough texts for those wanting to build organs. He points out that some guides were missing key steps in their instructions. He acknowledges that easy-to-understand instructions are needed for beginners and emphasizes the need to exercise patience and use good materials. The writing prepares readers for what they can expect; the first part discusses the required items to set up a workshop for making a simple yet proper organ.