October 21,  2000

 

ORGANS  of  the

UNITED  STATES

and  CANADA  DATABASEÓ

 

COMPLETED  ORIGINAL  INSTALLATION  BUILDER  LISTS

 

Aeolian *

Andover                                  (to # 111,  1999)

Austin                                      (to #2778,  1998)

Barton-Bartola  **

Berkshire

George  Bozeman                   (to # 67,    1998)

Casavant  Fréres                    (to #3679. 1991)

CF Durner  +

Lynn  Dobson                        (to # 78,    2004)

Henry  Erben  +

Estey  *

A.B.  Felgemaker  ###

RM Ferris/LU Stuart

C.B.  Fisk                 (to #112,  2005)

Gress-Miles

Guilbault-Therien                   (to  #40,  1994)

Hall & Labagh  +

Murray  Harris Companies  #

CE & CS Haskell                     (1893-1920)

Hinners  (& Albertsen)  +Holtkamp / Votteler*             (to #2076,  2000)

Hook  Companies

Hutchings  Co's  ##               (to #1523,  1905)

Geo. Jardine (&  Son)  +

Wm. Johnson Co's

Lewis & Hitchcock                (to #276,  1998

Link  **Marr & Colton  **

M.P.  Moller                            (exc. #4 - 25)

Fritz  Noack                             (to # 137,  2000)

Page  **

Peragallo                                  (to #607,  1999)

Pilcher  Companies  +

Reuter                                      (to #2199,  2000)

H & F Roosevelt

Schantz  *                                (to #1913,  1987)

Schlicker                                  ( > 1961)

Wm.  Schuelke  +

Skinner  CompaniesSteere  Companies                 (to #542,  1905)

Taylor & Boody                     (to #38,   2001)

Tellers Companies *

United States  **

Visser-Rowland                      (to # 107,  1994)

Wicks  *                                  (to #6120,  1987)

Wirsching

Wurlitzer  (& Hope-Jones)

Zimmer & Sons                       (to # 396,  1987)

The Organ Historical Society "Extant Organs" lists (c1980-85), and 1994/98 computer revisions are entered, and regularly updated with material from OHS.

 

+              Historic builder with no known issued Opus List.  List continues to be developed through research. 

 

*              List covers complete term of operation but has ommisions. 

 

**           Entries believed to include all Theater organs by builder.  If other organs were constructed they most likely are not listed.

 

#              List Complete for Murray Harris (1887-1903) and Los Angeles Art (1904-05), partial listing for Murray M. Harris (1906-1912) & nearly complete for Robert Morton (1917-1933). Listings for California are mostly limited to Theater Organs.  Listings for Electrolian (1905/06) & Johston (1913/15) are very incomplete.

 

##           Hutchings Companies (JW Willcox, Hutchings Plaisted, Geo S. Hutchings, Hutchings-Votey, and Hutching Organ Co (1869-1917) nearly complete to #1530.  After c.1903 and numbering change to 1500 series, listing is much less complete.

 

###         AB Felgemaker list does not identify individual "Portables" although these units were given Opus No's.  There were about 350 of these small organs between 1866 and 1877.

 

 

NOTE:  Special thanks to the Austin, Reuter, Lewis & Hitchcock, Schlicker, and George Bozeman firms for supplying their company lists and to Stephen L. Pinel and Elizabeth T. Schmitt of the OHS.

 

 

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