From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991, rev. ed. 1997, with updated information). -

Born April 7, 1955 in Morris, Illinois; apprenticed with Robert L. David of Chicago, Illinois, 1971-1974; with Kurt Roderer, Evanston, Illinois; M.M. in church music and organ performance, Northwestern University; curator of organs, University of Illinois, 1980; established John-Paul Buzard Organ Craftsmen of Urbana, Illinois, 1981, incorporated 1985; firm relocated to Champaign, Illinois, 1989-1995.

Sources:

• John-Paul Buzard.
• Michael Friesen.
• The American Organist, November 1989, 54.
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For further information, see: Buzard Pipe Organ Builders