There is not much non-Europeans can do, but go to
<http://www.pipes4organs.org/index.html> to find a link to a press release
from the Institute of British Organ Builders that explains how pipe organs
will be affected by a ban on lead as a hazardous substance. The URL given here
is to a campaign within Britain to alter the EU ban. The site claims that
"from 1st July 2006 these [EU] Directives will outlaw pipe organs because they
also need lead as part of traditional lead/tin alloys necessary to produce the
sound-making organ pipes."



--
Margaret Murata, Professor of Music
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92697-2775
USA

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