Noel Mander
Noel Percy Mander | |
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| Born | 19 May 1912 |
| Died | 18 September 2005 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Organ maker, founder of N.P Mander Organs |
Noel Percy Mander
MBE, FSA (19 May 1912 โ 18 September 2005) was a British organ builder and founder of the firm N.P Mander later known as Mander Organs Limited.[1][2]
A native of
Salerno.[4]
In 1946, he returned to civilian life and resumed his partnership with the diocese of London, restoring several organs damaged during the war. He founded his own company, N.P Mander Limited, later known as Mander Organs, that same year, and married Enid Watson.
During the subsequent years, Mander's craftsmanship gained him wide recognition - as The Guardian's reporter Barry Millington would later write in Mander's obituary, "a reputation (for himself) as a restorer of quality and sensitivity".[3]
His crowning achievement was the rebuilding of the organ in
References
- ^ Douglas Martin,"Noel Mander, Organ Maker, Is Dead at 93", The New York Times, 24 September 2005.
- ^ Manders History (Accessed 23 December 2010).
- ^ a b Millington, Barry (29 September 2005). "Obituary: Noel Mander". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Shenton, Kenneth (10 October 2005). "Noel Mander". The Independent. London: Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "No. 47723". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1978. p. 15.
External links
- Works by Noel Mander at Open Library
- Mander Organs
- Obituary in the Church Times
- Obituary in The Independent
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