Foucher-Gasparini
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Foucher-Gasparini were a Paris
, France
based builder of barrel organ
s, existing from 1865 to 1928.
Gasparini travelled from Italy
to learn organ building, forming a partnership with Frenchman
Foucher in Paris from 1865. The organs were noted for their soft tones, with their trademarks being the rounded shape of the front piece, with lots of curls and other decorations.
The company exported a lot of organs to the Netherlands
, it remained in activities until 1928.
, when it is bought by Limonaire Frères.
Gasparini organs are common in France in the 52 keys scale.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
based builder of barrel organ
Barrel organ
A barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated...
s, existing from 1865 to 1928.
Gasparini travelled from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to learn organ building, forming a partnership with Frenchman
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Foucher in Paris from 1865. The organs were noted for their soft tones, with their trademarks being the rounded shape of the front piece, with lots of curls and other decorations.
The company exported a lot of organs to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, it remained in activities until 1928.
, when it is bought by Limonaire Frères.
Gasparini organs are common in France in the 52 keys scale.