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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 )
The organ is the world's largest pipe organ located in a sacred building. The console has 874 switches for activating the stops, and the action is electro-pneumatic. The instrument is estimated to weigh over 124 tons, and is organized in 23 divisions. [40] It is continually being enlarged. This organ is played for more than 300 services each year.
Pages in category "Pipe organ building companies" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. ... Dobson Pipe Organ Builders; William Drake (organ ...
Pipe organ manufacturing in Hardheim has existed since 1855, when organ-builder Ignaz Dörr started his own workshop. In 1958 Orgelbaumeister Hans Theodor Vleugels (born 1931) took over Maximilian Bader's workshop and two years later his brother's Wilhelm Bader. From 1960 to 1966 Paul Mund and Hans Theodor Vleugels led the company together.
Organ building is the profession of designing, building, restoring and maintaining pipe organs. The organ builder usually receives a commission to design an organ with a particular disposition of stops , manuals , and actions , creates a design to best respond to spatial, technical and acoustic considerations, and then constructs the instrument.
There are few pipe organs in the world that have a nickname, a feminine pronoun and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ — just “Hazel,” to her admirers — was removed piece by piece ...
Nov. 12—RANTOUL — A longtime Champaign business led by a world-renowned organ builder could be moving to Rantoul in 2025 with the help of a couple incentives from the village. The Rantoul ...
The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] Along with the nearby Conference Center organ, it is typically used to accompany the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and is also featured in daily noon recitals. It is one of the largest organs in the world.