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A Victorian-era pump organ A smaller variety of pump organ A Mason & Hamlin pump organ A pump organ. The harmonium was considered by Curt Sachs to be an important instrument for music of Romanticism (1750s–1900), which "vibrated between two poles of expression" and "required the overwhelming power and strong accents of wind instruments". [2]
The Estey Organ Company was an organ manufacturer based in Brattleboro, Vermont, founded in 1852 by Jacob Estey.At its peak, the company was one of the world's largest organ manufacturers, employed about 700 people, and sold its high-quality items as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Harmonium Art museuM (HAM) is a museum on pump organs in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located at the former Church of the Immaculate Conception in Klein-Willebroek. The collection has been brought together by Ben Roemendael. In order to be able to show the organs to the public, he founded the museum.
Mar. 4—A pump organ more than a century old is looking for a new home, with proceeds from the sale going to one of Tahlequah's most historic homes. Board members for the Thompson Home said they ...
The pump organ, reed organ or harmonium, was the other main type of organ before the development of the electronic organ. It generated its sounds using reeds similar to those of an accordion. Smaller, cheaper and more portable than the corresponding pipe instrument, these were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes, but their ...
The Indian harmonium is derived from reed organ designs developed in France. Originally, these were large instruments, designed to be played sitting on a chair, which allowed one to pump the instrument using foot pedals. [4] Over time, Europeans designed smaller harmoniums, like the guide-chant, which included manually pumped bellows. [5]
Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders, and later general instrument suppliers associated with Paul McCartney, [1] based in Liverpool. [2] The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth. In the 1950s it absorbed Wilkinson, the Kendal organ builders. [3] It operated until 2002.
Johnson Organs, Westfield, Massachusetts – first William A. Johnson Organ Company, then Johnson & Son Organ Company (c. 1871-1898) Thomas Johnston , Boston, Massachusetts Kegg Pipe Organ Builders , ( Hartville, Ohio )