Detroitbob--the Ford Auditorium Aoelian-Skinner was a misrable failure as installed, the recording of the Saint-Saens #3 "organ symphony with Dupre/Paray was a bit of audio achemy, the Mercury engineers miked the organ up close, and it sounded on that record as it never did in person. The organ just did not make it into the room. Steve Bodman installed and regulated the Ford A-S, tuned it before use and dealt with the problems of the acoustics for years, including the addition of the portable "garbage scow" division. Steve worked with the factory, they completely revoiced entire ranks, and took back some and made new sets that were just plain louder, to fight the sound out of the chambers and into the room.