I AM NO MUSICIAN BUT IT SOUNDS GREAT! EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE INTACT BUT DON'T HAVE MUCH TO GO BY SEEMS CLEAN INSIDE FAR AS I CAN TELL SORRY BUT DON'T HAVE ANY HISTORY ON THIS PIECE.
DESCRIPTION- SERIAL NUMBER 6765 Estey Reed Organs with serial numbers from 5600 to 9499 were built by the Estey Organ Company in Brattleboro. ITEM CAN BE VIEWED PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND PICKED UP AFTER WINNING AT: BOBBY V'S GOT GOODS. OR YOU CAN USE THE LINK BELOW FOR TSC MOVING TO GET A FREIGHT QUOTE. Seller added the following information: Posted with Seller has been an organist for over 60 years and has restored reed organs since high school. That was not the case later on in the company history after the founder died in 1890(same year as Cesar Franck who all pipe organists know and seller played this 3rd organ choral for his graduation recital at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL in 1963. But when done, buyer will have an exceptional, rare, elaborate organ made when the founder, Jacob Estey was still alive and directing the factory as he indended to. Felts, bellows are way past their useful life. We can give you an estimate of this very difficult work and more so on such an older organ where leathers. Vox Jubilante, Flute, Diapason, Harmonic Please contact davosales should buyer want the organ completely restored inside. Melodia, Viola, Violetta, Vox Humana Forte. more is NO exception! Seller has added stop names as follows: Sub Bass. Is OVER! Collectors of antiques now want original finish left on their prized possessions and this one should it become yours. Original finish on furniture is the modus operandi these days as the days of stripping every antique in site and putting on the wrong finish. The case should be rather easy to buff and polish up as it is probably the original finish. Organ will need complete redoing of its innards. Reed organ companies during this era made such massive cases as evidenced by looking at the very unusual side handles of this organ! Seller has never seen such handles like this. If there is a serial number in the back it should not be too hard to determine the age of this heavy, heavy carved reed organ. VT in the late 1870's or very early 1880"s at best. Here we have an very elaborate Estey Walnut Reed Organ made in Barttleboro. So I have added those pictures and the serial number is 33335. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks for taking the time to view my ad! Please note that I have added more pictures below* I had a couple of nice fellow ebayers help me figure out where to find the serial number. Please review the pictures for a further idea of the condition. Measurements are: 46" wide, 22" in depth and 38-1/2". It does work when the straps were in place but I am sure it needs to be tuned. Had new straps made for the pedals, but those have now come off and I have conditioned the wood many times over the years. The only things I have done to this is replace the fabric on the pedals. This belonged to my great grandma and I hate to get rid of it but I do not have the room for it anymore. And also has some pretty carvings, see the pictures below.
But the wood itself is in excellent condition. I also do not know what kind of wood this is made of. It does have the number 5525 on the back if that means anything. I have tried to figure out when this was made and have not been successful. This is an antique pump/reed organ made by Estey Co.