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The Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors' Association (AMICA) was formed in 1963 by a group of collectors in the San Francisco area, committed to the preservation, restoration and enjoyment of vintage mechanical musical instruments that play by themselves, focusing on those made from 1885–1935. [1]
Aeolian was first located at 841 Broadway, in the heart (and soul) of the piano district; the company later moved to 23rd Street, and then to 360 Fifth Avenue. Aeolian Hall (1912–13), 33 West 42nd Street, housed the firm's general offices and demonstration rooms as a recital hall on the 43rd Street side, where many noted musicians performed, and was where the first Vocalions were made.
John Compton Organ Company of Acton – Nottingham and London (now Makin Organs) Copeman Hart Organs — Shaw (now part of ChurchOrganWorld) Eminent UK — Designer of British organs and exclusive distributor of the Eminent brand. Based in Wincanton. Kentucky (a small company based out of Poole, Dorset headed by Ken Tuck.
In 1989 Suzuki bought the Hammond Organ Co.. The subsidiary, operating as Hammond Suzuki, markets electronic organs and melodions under the Hammond brand, and instrument amplifiers under the Leslie brand. [6] It has expanded to include a variety of instruments including digital pianos and band instruments. [7]
Gulbransen Company was a musical instrument manufacturer of player pianos and home organs in the United States. It also made reed organs. It was originally established in 1904 by Axel Gulbransen as Gulbransen Piano Company. [1] [2] In the history of musical instruments, Gulbransen is notable for several innovations.
The organ is commonly used with, and associated with, the Leslie speaker. The organ was originally marketed and sold by the Hammond Organ Company to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, or instead of a piano. It quickly became popular with professional jazz musicians, who found it a cheaper alternative to the big ...
The Weber Piano Company is a former piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester, New York from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of Aeolian-American at East Rochester, New York until 1985, when Aeolian went out of business. [1] [4]
Edwin Scott Votey (June 8, 1856 – January 21, 1931) was an American businessman, inventor, industrial designer, and manufacturer of pianos and organs. He worked in the organ field all his adult life and had over twenty patents. He invented or co-invented several inventions for World War I.