Smith, Bernard (real name, Bernhard Schmidt)
Smith, Bernard (real name, Bernhard Schmidt)
Smith, Bernard (real name, Bernhard Schmidt) , German-born English organ builder, known as “Father Smith;” b. c. 1630; d. London, Feb. 20, 1708. He was trained in his homeland and was active in Holland before settling in London in 1666. He was organ maker to the king from 1671, a title formally bestowed upon him in 1681. He built or rebuilt some 70 organs.
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