Estey Organ

Estey Organ

In 1852 Jacob Estey bought out a Brattleboro, Vermont manufacturing business and founded the Estey Organ Company, which became the largest manufacturer of American organs. The original company had been founded in 1846. It employed more than 500 people and its high quality items were sold as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

Around 500,000 to 520,000 reed organs or 'pump organs' as some term them were built between 1846 and 1955.

In 1901, the company began manufacturing pipe organs, building over 3000 before the company went out of business in 1960.

External links

* [http://www.esteyorgan.com/ The Estey Organ Virtual Museum]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Estey — refers to many things:* Estey Piano Corp * James Wilfred Estey, puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. * Willard Estey, puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and son of James Estey. * Estey, Michigan * Estey Organ …   Wikipedia

  • Jacob Estey — (1814 1890) was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire and ran away from an orphanage to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he learned the plumbing trade. He arrived in Brattleboro, Vermont in 1835 at age 21 to work in a plumbing shop which he soon bought… …   Wikipedia

  • Pipe organ — This article is about organs that produce sound by driving wind through pipes. For an overview of related instruments, see Organ (music). The pipe organ in Saint Germain l Auxerrois, Paris[1] The pipe organ is a musical instrument …   Wikipedia

  • Chord organ — Hammond Chord Organ (c.1950) Magnus Chord Organ Model 890 (after 1960s) …   Wikipedia

  • Harald Bode — Hohner Multimonica (1940). Designed by Harald Bode. Harald Bode (October 19, 1909 – January 15, 1987) was a German engineer and pioneer in the development of electronic music instruments. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

  • Edwin Scott Votey — Der US Amerikaner Edwin Scott Votey (* 8. Juni 1856 in Ovid, Seneca County, New York; † 21. Januar 1931 in Summit, New Jersey) gilt als Erfinder des Pianola. Zwar hatten andere vor ihm bereits die Idee und konstruierten eine automatisierte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carey Mansion — summer cottages to be built. Since that time, Carey Mansion has been known by many names and has had many varied uses.HistorySeaview Terrace was originally built on Dupont Circle, in Washington, D.C., by liquor millionaire Edson Bradley. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Jesse Crawford — (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962), was a US pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theater organist for silent films and very popular gramophone record recording artist. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ and became …   Wikipedia

  • Clemens Kalischer — (born 1921 in Lindau, Germany) is a photojournalist and art photography. He emigrated to France via Switzerland (1933) and then to the United States via Morocco (1942). Clemens Kalischer married Angela Wottitz in 1956. They have two daughters,… …   Wikipedia

  • Gaylord Carter — (August 3, 1905 ndash; November 20, 2000) was an American organist and the composer of many film scores that were added to silent movies released on video tape or disks.Early Life and Musical BeginningsGaylord Beach Carter was born in Wiesbaden,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”