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Passing of Albert Decap, Noteur & Organ Builder
By Chris Doe

Albert Decap died last Saturday, May 16th, 2009.

Chris Doe

 [ Found at http://www.muziekcentrum.be/pressoverview.php 
 [   Antwerp Gazette, Monday, May 18, 2009, p. 62, 586 w.
 [   Albert Decap, born September 24, 1931, comes from the famous Decap
 [   organ-building family of Antwerp.  His father, Leon, and his uncles,
 [   Camille and Firmin, made organs that were sold throughout the world.
 [   Previously many were in dance halls, such as in "The Fourteen
 [   Billekens" and "William Tell" in Zandhoven, now most are in
 [   collectors' homes and in museums.  His brother-in-law, Jef Hertoghs,
 [   who sold the Decap organs, defines Albert Decap as a true craft
 [   artist.
 [
 [ In a comment at http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/7770.html 
 [    ... the arrangements by Albert Decap are reputed to be so lively
 [    that "even the tables and chairs dance" (sic) ...
 [
 [ See the Decap family tree at http://www.decap-herentals.be/history.htm 
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 18 May 2009, 22:01:31 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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