jimena palacios 1 connection

loosening screws in wood

http://www.instructables.com/id/Loosening-Stubborn... is the site I mentioned to Jimena and Esteban. Note that the screw can also be heated with a soldering iron and does not need to be removed while hot. Also that you should make great care to use a screwdriver that really... more »

CHEMICAL ANALISIS OF PAPER AND TEXTILE TEPEMASALCO ORGAN The identification of materials and components helps to understand its deterioration and helps providing better treatments for the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. To know the nature of the materials helps solving some of... more »

Mexico City Cathedral, Epistle organ

I realized the other day that the Epistle organ of Mexico City cathedral also has cariátides, in the Cadereta. It is hard to say whether these are still part of the Juan de Rojas case built from 1692 to 1695 for the Jorge de Sesma organ (according to a sketch made in Madrid before 1690 by Jorge de... more »

The caryatids in the Franz Mayer Museum, México D.F.

La urna eucarística con quatro cariátides; end of 17th Century. Ed asked me for a photo and I took some photos! There was almost no light... more »

San Bartolome Metlalohcan

This instrument could be a example for a reconstruction of a simple organ from the Mexican tradicion. more »

The Tepemasalco-Team

It was a wonderful time in the workshop of Jimena and we discussed a lot. I agree with the participents, that the organ can not be restored at the moment. We are missing informations from the different levels (age) of the instrument. And on the other hand, there are no local or European... more »