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Thread #68732   Message #3359072
Posted By: AllisonA(Animaterra)
04-Jun-12 - 07:45 AM
Thread Name: Learning piano/organ
Subject: RE: Learning piano/organ
We recently acquired an Estey Reed Orge, aka parlor organ, aka pump organ, made in Brattleboro, VT in the 1880s. It's a beaut, with lovely walnut case and most of the stops in good condition. Perfect for playing "Bringingin the Sheaves" and "Nearer, My God, to Thee"!
In the course of doing a bit of research I discovered this site: The Reed Organ Society, Inc.
Note the scope of instruments: "The scope of instruments ranges from harmonicas, accordions, concertinas, and lap organs, through melodeons, harmoniums, parlor, chapel, and church organs to mechanical player organs, whether they be foot-pumped, hand-cranked, or motorized."

Accordions! Concertinas! Serendipity!

Is it that I'm drawn to free reeds, or are free reeds drawn to me?