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ESTEY, J., & CO.
ROS Reg No. 6425


This Estey organ belonged to a local friend who willed it to me on his death December 2018. He'd bought it at an estate auction for $50.00 on 18 Nov 1967 from a descendant of the original owner, Lizzie Greenman of Rochester, MI. The stool was included and appears to be by Estey as well. The organ was playable when I got it but had suffered from duct tape repairs along with minor damage from moth larvae, mice, water spills, and cracks in the soundboard from our high, dry climate. I restored the organ in January 2021 as a stay-at-home project. It plays very well now. I'm indebted to the lessons learned at the workshops offered at ROS Hanover in 2019.
Bill Fetcher
Steamboat Springs, CO

Information
ROS Reg No.6425
Date Registered8/28/2019
Views41649
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Serial92779
Manufactured Date1879 Dec 2
Case StyleParlor (with or without top)
Maker LocationBrattleboro, VT
ModelStyle 270
Knee swellsYes
WoodWalnut
Keys61
Manual(s)1
RangeF-F
Stops9
Pump methodPumped by Foot
Stops
Melodia
Dolce
Viola
I Forte
Tremolo
II Forte
Vox Jubilante
Dulciana
Diapason