There are several sources on the web for parts and advice as well. college collects and restores the old instruments, so I hope that he will be a good resource for me. I am excited about having this organ, because I have wanted one for many years. Time will tell whether I have the drive to do this work. They weren't as heavy as pianos, so they were easier to ship and to move around. They were popular for sing alongs and simply to have music in the home.
Another relative had such a parlor organ. My father bought one when he was a young man, and it remained in his mother's home, until one of his sisters sold it some 25 or 30 years ago. Nevertheless, this organ will be quite nice when it is restored.Īs a child I saw many of these organs in mountain homes that we visited. It apparently fell by the wayside sometime during the last 102 years.
Mine, unfortunately, does not have the hutch. The hutch part, which was placed on top of the main body of the organ, often contained a mirror and much fancy wood work. The name was changed to the Kimball Piano and Organ Company in 1961. They were usually quite ornate and made of good hardwoods. In 1959, Kimball was purchased by the Jasper Corporation and moved to Jasper, Indiana. These parlor organs were popular in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The organ will be placed in our basement recreation room until I can get to the business of trying to dismantle and restore it to working order. I have wet sponged every place that I can reach, vacuumed all the loose dirt, mouse droppings and the like, and repositioned all of the parts. This calculator produces a value based on the unacceptable antigens entered below. UNet is the computer system used by the transplant center to calculate kidney, pancreas, and kidney/pancreas allocation scores for candidates in need of a transplant. It appears that all the necessary parts are here. This calculator uses the same formula as the UNet SM computer system. The gentleman's wife, whom I have known since the early 1960's, simply wanted the organ out of the house, because she intends to have the house torn down.Ī friend and I moved the organ to my basement Tuesday afternoon and I began some initial cleanup and identification of loose parts. It was in the unfinished basement of his family's old home, exposed to cold, dampness and little critters. Beyond the stripping of a few exterior parts he had done little to the instrument. The organ had been acquired several years ago by a man, who died before he could get started with the restoration. Last week in a meeting I learned that an old pump organ was possibly available.
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