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Save on isbn 9780859679329 bibliocom has the life and work of john snetzler by alan renshaw martin barnes and over 50 million more used rare and out of print books. The life and work of john snetzler amazon charts the progress of john snetzler from a maker of small instruments to a major organ builder who worked throughout britain and ireland and exported instruments to american colonists. Then in 1764 through the generosity of the earl of powys john snetzler a swiss organ builder living in london completed what still remains the heart of todays organ it was completed at a cost of gbp 1000 about gbp110000 in todays money the organs had no pedalboard but three keyboards or manuals. John snetzler his life his designs his work his techniques instruments previously attributed to snetzler appendices the organ at st dionis backchurch city of london a dozen labels from snetzlers soundboard the fulneck letters letters relative to the organ for trinity church new york william hayess letter to the gentlemans magazine the warrant for snetzlers denization