James B. Tyler (tylerj@crl.com) -------------- Personal: Born 1936, Sacramento, California. Education: Bachelor of Science, Analytical Chemistry, San Jose State College, 1958. Occupation: Environmental "Engineer", Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (About to retire!) [I would have been a steam locomotive engineer, if steam had not "died" when it did]. Memberships: American Guild of Organists, Reed Organ Society; (American WaterWorks Association, Water Environment Federation, International Ozone Association, etc.) Computers: (Work); DEC Pentium; (Home); Packard-Bell Pentium/W95. Both have ProComm+, WP5.1 or 6.1, MSExplorer/Mail/News; 28.8 modems. I DO use a cast-iron IBM 101 KB dated 1985 at home, and LOVE it! Musical Interests: Early music, especially French (Couperin, La- Lande, Charpentier, Mondonville, Giles, etc.) I grew up in a "musical" household (Dad played piano, Mom sang); Saturday Opera was standard fare. However, it was not until I went to College that I discovered there had been music composed before about 1850! I've been "stuck" on early music ever since. I spent 1958 Academic year at U Redlands with Spelman et. al. It was there I "discovered" pipe organs (4 manual Casavant), and got to know Hilary Burke with the installation of a new console that year, had keys to the chambers so could fix the odd dead note, and did a lot of tuning rounds with Hilary. But Redlands was too "posh" for me, and I transferred to San Jose State, helping financially by working for the late Wm. N. Reid, who referred to himself as a pipe organ "builder". What I learned about pipe organs there was by "negative example". Ed Stout worked with us for a while, and later on he and I worked on many projects together. But, along the way, I discovered reed organs and harmoniums, and found it easier to bring them into my shop for repair than going out to POs, so for many years now that's been my first hobby - and it will soon be my profession full time. I did, however, re-built a 1900 1M Farrand & Votey, originally a home installation, for Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley CA. Added a tubular pedal division to enhance the utility of this rather odd instrument for the church. Currently: Vice-President, Reed Organ Society Reed Organs: Orchestrelle (1901); Estey Model 900 (ca. 1880); Mason and Hamlin 2MP "Liszt" (ca. 1900); Mason and Hamlin "Metropolitan" (1867); Doherty 2M (1904); M/H "Baby" (1892); M/H Style 285 (1886); Caesarini Harm, 1 set (ca. ?); D. B. Bartlett "Table Organ", (1846); Estey "Student" 2MP (ca. 1914); Alexandre Pere & Fils 2M harmonium, ca. 1890; Kotykiewicz (Vienna) harmonium (ca. 1900). Current (1/97) project is a restoration of a Netzow "basket-case" Reed Organ for a client. I've "mentored" two people thru a complete reed organ overhaul, and am willing to do the same again. I'm happy to "field" questions on reed organs or harmoniums, and will do my best to answer, or find an answer, as appropriate. (rev. Jan. 1997) Received: from alcm.ma.ultranet.com by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Sun, 06 Apr 97 13:57:15 EDT Received: (from rwyble@localhost) by alcm.ma.ultranet.com (8.8.5/8.8.4) id OAA02826 for bec@albany.edu; Sun, 6 Apr 1997 14:01:23 -0400 Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 14:01:23 -0400 From: "Richard J. Wyble" Message-Id: <199704061801.OAA02826@alcm.ma.ultranet.com> To: bec@albany.edu Subject: BIO, modified: James B. Tyler James B. Tyler (tylerj@crl.com) -------------- Personal: Born 1936, Sacramento, California. Education: Bachelor of Science, Analytical Chemistry, San Jose State College, 1958. Occupation: Environmental "Engineer", Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (About to retire!) [I would have been a steam locomotive engineer, if steam had not "died" when it did]. Memberships: American Guild of Organists, Reed Organ Society; (American WaterWorks Association, Water Environment Federation, International Ozone Association, etc.) Computers: (Work); DEC Pentium; (Home); Packard-Bell Pentium/W95. Both have ProComm+, WP5.1 or 6.1, MSExplorer/Mail/News; 28.8 modems. I DO use a cast-iron IBM 101 KB dated 1985 at home, and LOVE it! Musical Interests: Early music, especially French (Couperin, La- Lande, Charpentier, Mondonville, Giles, etc.) I grew up in a "musical" household (Dad played piano, Mom sang); Saturday Opera was standard fare. However, it was not until I went to College that I discovered there had been music composed before about 1850! I've been "stuck" on early music ever since. I spent 1958 Academic year at U Redlands with Spelman et. al. It was there I "discovered" pipe organs (4 manual Casavant), and got to know Hilary Burke with the installation of a new console that year, had keys to the chambers so could fix the odd dead note, and did a lot of tuning rounds with Hilary. But Redlands was too "posh" for me, and I transferred to San Jose State, helping financially by working for the late Wm. N. Reid, who referred to himself as a pipe organ "builder". What I learned about pipe organs there was by "negative example". Ed Stout worked with us for a while, and later on he and I worked on many projects together. But, along the way, I discovered reed organs and harmoniums, and found it easier to bring them into my shop for repair than going out to POs, so for many years now that's been my first hobby - and it will soon be my profession full time. I did, however, re-built a 1900 1M Farrand & Votey, originally a home installation, for Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley CA. Added a tubular pedal division to enhance the utility of this rather odd instrument for the church. Currently: Vice-President, Reed Organ Society Reed Organs: Orchestrelle (1901); Estey Model 900 (ca. 1880); Mason and Hamlin 2MP "Liszt" (ca. 1900); Mason and Hamlin "Metropolitan" (1867); Doherty 2M (1904); M/H "Baby" (1892); M/H Style 285 (1886); Caesarini Harm, 1 set (ca. ?); D. B. Bartlett "Table Organ", (1846); Estey "Student" 2MP (ca. 1914); Alexandre Pere & Fils 2M harmonium, ca. 1890; Kotykiewicz (Vienna) harmonium (ca. 1900). Current (1/97) project is a restoration of a Netzow "basket-case" Reed Organ for a client. I've "mentored" two people thru a complete reed organ overhaul, and am willing to do the same again. I'm happy to "field" questions on reed organs or harmoniums, and will do my best to answer, or find an answer, as appropriate. (rev. Jan. 1997)