Here is an example of a small (real) organ specification, formatted according to the OrganSpec standard. This example is also available in the stand-alone file example1.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<!DOCTYPE Organ SYSTEM "OrganSpec.dtd">

<Organ version="1.0">
    <CatalogID catalog="Osiris" id="PAS-STA2.FRE"> </CatalogID>    
    <Location name="St. Augustine's in the Woods Episcopal Church"
        city="Freeland" state="Washington" country="us" 
		type="church" dateInstalled="1998"> </Location>
    <Builder name="Pasi Organ Builders, Inc" city="Roy" 
        state="Washington" country="us"> </Builder>    
    
    <KeyAction type="mechanical"> </KeyAction>
    <StopAction type="mechanical"> </StopAction>
    
    <Keyboard name="II" order="2" notes="56">
        <Stop name="Bourdon" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Quint/Tierce">
            <Remark language="en" author="Edward L. Stauff">
                No pitches given in original spec; possibly a double-draw?
            </Remark>
        </Stop>
        <Stop name="Rohrflote" pitch="4"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Waldflote" pitch="2" borrowed="GtWF"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
    
    <Keyboard name="I" order="1" notes="56">
        <Stop name="Principal" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Octave" pitch="4"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Waldflote" pitch="2" id="GtWF"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
    
    <Keyboard name="Pedal" order="0" notes="30">
        <Stop name="Subbass" pitch="16"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
    
    <Remark language="en">
        Normal couplers.
        Wind system with one wedge shaped bellows fed by a silent blower.
        Keyboards have boxwood naturals and ebony sharps.
    </Remark>
</Organ>

It is not expected that anyone will ever have to look at specifications in XML format, other than maintainers of software tools for processing them. Instead, a simple piece of software will convert the XML format to something much more readable, such as the following:

St. Augustine's in the Woods Episcopal Church Freeland, Washington, USA

Pasi Organ Builders, Inc. Roy, Washington, USA installed 1998

II (56 notes)

Bourdon	8'
Quint/Tierce		(No pitches given in original spec; possibly a double-draw? -- Edward L. Stauff)
Rohrflote	4'
Waldflote	2'	from I

I (56 notes)

Principal	8'
Octave	4'
Waldflote	2'

Pedal (30 notes)
Subbass 16'

Key Action: mechanical
Stop Action: mechanical

Normal couplers. Wind system with one wedge shaped bellows fed by a silent blower. Keyboards have boxwood naturals and ebony sharps.

Osiris: PAS-STA2.FRE