Charles S. Barker
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Charles S. Barker
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Charles Spackman Barker was a British inventor and organ builder. Barker was born in January 1806 in Walcot, Somerset, England. His father died when he was five and he was adopted by his godfather. After he left school, he was apprenticed to an apothecary and chemist in Bath, Somerset. He disliked this work and left to learn organ building. During this time, the organist at York Minster complained to Barker that the tracker action was so heavy that at times he had to stop playing. Barker started
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British inventor and organ builder (1806–1879)
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2023-10-20T22:18:49Z
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