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About Us
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Broome & Co. LLC was established in 1998 to satisfy a need in the
pipe organ industry for high quality voicing and organ pipe reconditioning and repair services.
We are recognized as specialists in the restoration of reed stops existing in pipe organs by major
20th century North American organ builders. Our voicing and tonal finishing experience is extensive, and although we are
regarded for our restorations of existing reed stops, we also partner with contemporary pipe organ builders,
providing them with new reed stops for their instruments. Additionally, we provide new replica reed stops
with authentic scaling and construction details for restorative work, or tonal additions to existing instruments.
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The Partners
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David Broome began his career in organ building as a flue and reed voicer in England with
J.W. Walker & Sons Ltd. David emigrated with his wife to the United States in 1957 to begin a 40-year
career with Austin Organs Inc. While at AOI he became the head reed voicer in the early 1960s and then
tonal director in the late 1970s. He served as head reed voicer, tonal director, and vice president,
until his departure from AOI in 1999. David lives with his wife Caroline in Windsor Locks, CT and has
four children and ten grandchildren. David voices reeds and brings a lifetime of expertise and invaluable
insight to Broome & Co.
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Chris Broome was a music performance major in college. He was hired by Austin Organs Inc. and apprenticed
under his father David as a flue and reed voicer. Chris resigned from AOI in 1998 to establish and expand Broome & Co.
into a full time operation. He also studied pipe making and pipe repair with the renowned pipe maker Thomas
Anderson of North Easton, MA. Chris lives with his wife Catherine and his two daughters in East Granby, CT.
Chris runs company operations, voices reeds, and oversees all metal shop repair and restoration work at
Broome & Co.
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David & Chris Broome are members of AIO
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Questionnaire survey of 60 adult patients and 37 children with klippel-trenaunay syndrome (kt), a triad of congenital anomalies characterized by a vascular nevus, varicose veins and bony and soft-tissue hypertrophy. This is the first study known that focuses on the psychological impact of kt. Slow deterioration was found in 40% of adult patients. About 70% report slightly moderate to serious.