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The Grand Page Organ, Paramount Theatre (Anderson, Indiana) The Page Organ Company was an American manufacturer of theater pipe organs, located in Lima, Ohio. [1] The Page Company started very small, with a home-built organ in 1922. However, the company experienced much growth over the following decade, with a steady demand for theatre organs. [2]
Kimball International, Inc. is an American company which consists of furniture brands: Kimball, National, Interwoven, Etc., David Edward, D'Style and Kimball Hospitality. It is the successor to W.W. Kimball and Company , the world's largest piano and organ manufacturer at certain times in the 19th and 20th centuries.
W. W. Kimball Piano and Organ Leek Pipe Organ Company, [ 136 ] Berea, Ohio (since 2014), formerly Oberlin, Ohio , (from 1976) Levsen Organ Company (from 1954) around Buffalo, Iowa
60-note organ for attaching to a "standard piano" [12] Pageant (M-150) 1982 Parade 1981 Saturn Deluxe 1974 [11] Spinet 1956 [13] Stereo Jubilee 1977 [14] Stereo Genie 98-1 1977 Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide. [15] Super Genie 1974-1975 [11] Symphonic Holiday 1975 [16]-1977 [14] Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic ...
Elka, a company more noted for its organs, had previously introduced their Rhapsody 490, 610 string machine, the monophonic Solist 505 and the big combo organ/synth X-705. A total of 1,850 units were produced. Today is a highly sought-after instrument which recently reached quotations around 8,000 GBP. [1]
HORC reports that as of 2024, 95% of the Ballroom Kimball Organ and 67% of the Main Auditorium Midmer-Losh Organ are operational again, [24] the latter including most of the pipe ranks in the Right Stage, Left Stage and Left Forward chambers. Restoration work is ongoing and proceeding, as the organs' 100th anniversary approaches in 2029–2032.
The Organ Historical Society publishes a society magazine, The Tracker, and numerous publications through the OHS Press. [6] The Tracker includes news and articles about the organ and its history, organbuilders, exemplary organs, regional surveys of instruments, and the music played on the organ. The emphasis is on American organ topics of the ...
This organ was for many years after its inception the largest in the world, and was the largest built in the nineteenth century. [23] [24] [25] It remains the world's largest organ without any electric action components and is one of only two organs with a full-length 64 ft stop (the Contra-Trombone in the pedal) (click here for a sound sample ...