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Mason And Risch Serial Number List

This article is a list of pianobrand names from all over the world. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production.

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Many of these piano brand names are 'stencil pianos', which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company, and that the same or very similar pianos are sold under differing 'stencil' brands. This often applies to old brand names, revitalized to give an air of heritage to a new piano line, or to pianos manufactured specifically for individual dealers or shops. Also, some brand names have models that are manufactured in entirely different manufacturing plants or countries than another model of the same brand.

At July 2020 this list had 1174 entries.

A[edit]

Aarhus Pianofabrik
A.B. Chase
Ackerman & Lowe
Ackerman, F.J.
Acoustgrand
Acrosonic
Adam, F.
Adam, G.
Adam, M.
Adams
Aerts
Ajello
Albert
Albert & Co.
Albion
Albrecht
Alden
Aldrich
Alexander
Alex Steinbach
Alfred Rohr, Leipzig
Allgäuer
Allison
Allmendiger
Alois Kern
Altenburg, Frederick
Altenburg, Otto
American Pianos
American Music
Amherst
Ammer
Amphion
Amyl
Anderson
Anderson Bros.
Anderson Co.
Anderson Sons
Andreas
André
Andreys
Anelli
Angerhöfer
Apollo
Arcade
Archer
Arion Pianofabrik
Arirang
Armstrong
Army & Navy
Arnold
Artfield
Artmann
Asahi
Ashenback
Askolin
Astin-Weight
Astor
Atlas
Auburn
Aucher
Auto Piano Co.

B[edit]

Boardman, Gray & Co. piano at Glen Eyrie.

Babcock, Lewis & Alpheus
Babcock, Appleton & Babcock
Bach
Bachman
Bacon, Francis
Baer, C.
Bailey
Baldorr & Sons
Baldur
Baltica
Bannerman
Barber London
Barker
Barnes
Barrat & Robinson
Barthol
Bartlett
Bauer
Bauer, J.
Baumbach
Baumeister
Baumgardt
Baus
Bay
Bechner
Bechtel
Becker, J.
Becker Bros.
Behning & Klix
Behning & Sons
Bekker
Belehredek
Bell Piano & Organ Co.
Bellak & Sons
Bellman
Bellmont
Benjamin
Benedict Brothers
Benkert
Bennington
Bensted and sons, H.G.
Bentley
Berden
Berdux
Beregszaszy
Berger
Bergmann
Bernhard Steiner
Bernstein Wolf
Berry
Betting
Beulhoff
Biber
Beyer-Rahnefeld
Biddle
Bieger
Biese, W.
Billberg
Birke, Willy
Birnbaum
Bishop
Bjur Bros.
Blasius
Blenheim
Blondel, A.
Blondel, G.
Boardman, Gray & Co.
Bocage
Bock & Hinrichsen
Bogart
Bohemia
Böhme & Sohn
Börs, Otto
Bord, A.
Boston Piano Co.
Boyd
Brackett & Robinson
Brackett, J. W.
Bradbury
Bradbury, Wm. B.
Bradford
Brambach
Brandtner, H. Rudolf
Branston
Brasil
Brasted
Breitkopf & Härtel
Bremitz
Brentwood
Bretschneider, Alexander
Breyer
Briem
Briggs
Brinkerhoff
Brinkmann
Brinsmead, John
Bristol
Broadway
Broadwood White
Brodmann
Brooks
Brother
Brown & Allen
Browning
Bruckner
Brunger
Brunner
Brødrene Hals Christiania
Bulow
Burg van den
Burgasser
Burgdorfer
Burger & Jacobi AG
Burgmuller
Burling Mansfield
Bush & Lane
Bush & Gerts
Butler Bros.
Byelloruss

C[edit]

C. Baer
Cable Nelson
Cäcilia
Cahn & Cahn
Calisia
Cameo
Cameron
Camillo
Cappelen
Carl. Kierston
Carlton
Carod
Cauwenberghe
Chaika
Challen
Casio
Challenger
Charles Stieff
Chase, A.B.
Chassaigne
Chavanne
Cherny
Chickering, Jacob
Chickering & Mackays
Chickering Bros.
Christensen
Christman
Chu-Seng
Clark Melville
Classenti
Classic
Clement
Clementi
Christofori
Chollard
Chollard & Chollard
Cline
Cockuijt
Colby
Colonial
Cotto
Conn
Conover
Consolat de Mar
Continental
Conway
Cornish
Crane & Sons, Ltd.
Cristofori
Crown
Cuijpers, J.F.
Cunningham Piano Company
Currier & Co.
Currier Piano Co.
Czapka & Sohn

D[edit]

Daesung
Daewoo
Dale Forty
Dalibor
David à paris
D'almaine
Daniël
Davenport & Treacy
Debain et Cie
De Blaise
Delmar
Dassel
Dengler
D'este
Diapason
Dietmann
Diederichs Freres
Dittrich
Dobbert
Does, van der
Döhnert
Doina
Donath, Max
Dörner
Dörneberg
Doss, Robert
Dominion Piano and Organ Co.
Dochtermann piano
Doutreligne Piano
Drachman
Dreinhöfer, Wilhelm
Dreyer & Co.
Driggs, Parmelee & Co.
Driggs Patent Piano Co.
Driggs & Tooker
Duck-Son & Pinker
Dulcette
Dunham, John B.
Dunham, John B. & Co.
Dunham & Sons
Duysen
D.W. Karn
Dresden

E[edit]

Eastman
Eavestaff
Ebel & Sohn
Ebel, Carl
Eckstein
Egtved
Eisenberg
Ekström
Elcké
Elias
Ellington
Elysian
Emerson
Emmer, Wilhelm
Erard & Cie, S.& P.
Erard- London
Erbe, J.
Ernst Jacob, Mechanik Fabrik Berlin CO
Erste Produktiv-Genossenschaft
Ernst Chladni
Eterna
Etyde
Euphona
Europa
Euterpe
Evans
Everett
Evertides

F[edit]

F.Dörner & sohn
Fabbrini
F.Bach
F.Rosener
Falcone
Fandrich Piano
Fandrich & Sons
Farfisa
Farrand
Fayette S. Cable
Fazer Musik
Feigl, Alois
Fenner
Fibich
Fibiger
Fiedler, Gustav
Finger
Fiona
Fischer, Carl
J&C Fischer
Focké
Focké, Georges
Forenede
Forrest
Foster
Förster & Co.
Francke
French
French Starck
Franz Wolek in Wien
Fritz Dobbert
Fuchs
Fuchs & Möhr
Fuder, G.

G[edit]

Gebr. Perzina
Gebruder Stingl
Geissler, F.
George Steck
Gerard
Gerbstädt
Gerhard Adams
Gerhard Heintzman
Gerstenberger
Gevaert
Geyer
Gilbert Hoffman
Giles Pianos Ltd.
Gillot-Straube
Glos & Pflug,Wien
Glass & Co.
Glenz (Josef) Breslau
Godfrey
Goetze & Co.
Goetze-Gross
Gordon & Bailey
Gordon Laughead
Gourlay
Görs & Spangenberg
Gotha
Gotzmann
Graf, Conrad
Graf, Hermann
Grand
Grande
Gratiae
Grau, F.
Grimm
Grinnell Bros.
Grover
Grunert
Gulbransen
Gunther, J.
Gunther & Sohne
Gustafson & Ljungqvist

H[edit]

Haake, Karl
Haddorff
Hadley
Haegele of Aalen
Haessler
Hagspiel
Hahn, Alb.
Hain, Stephan
Haines Bros.
Haileer
Hailun
Halle &
Hallet, Davis & Co.
Hallett & Cumston
Hallett, Russell
Hals
Hamburger
Hamilton
Hammond
Hampton
Hanlet
Hannon Hall
Hansen, A.
Hansen, Julius
Hillmann
Hansmann, Gebr.
Hardman
Harimatis
Harmsworth & Company
Harold, F.E.
Harrison, V. F.
Hartge, Henry
Hartmann, W.
Harvard
Harwood
Hasche
Hasselaar
Hasseldieck, Dietrich
Hasti Asghari
Hauch, J.B.
Hausmann
Hautrive
Hayelson
Hayes, E. T.
Hayt, Babcock & Appleton
Hayts, Babcock & Appleton
Hazelton & Brother
Hazelton Brothers
Healy
Hedke, Wilh.
Hegeler
Heiden, Carl von
Heinisch
Heitzmann & Sohn
Heller
Hellas
Hellström
Helmholz
Heppel & Theilig
Hergens, A. G.
Hermann
Herrburger
Herrmann, Alexander
Herz Neveu, Philippe
Heyl, Gustav
Hijz, Ernest
Hillgärtner, Heinrich
Hilton
Hindsberg
Hinze
Hlucháň
Hoek
Hoepfner
Hoerr, Franz
Hofbauer, Gustav
Hoffmann, August
Hoffmann, Georg
Hoffmann & Kühne
Hofmann
Hofmann & Czerny
Hofmann, Karl
Hofmann & Scholz
Hofmann & Schulze
Hohner
Hölling & Spangenberg
Holzl & Heitzmann
Hoff & Co.
Hopkinson
Hornung & Moeller
Hörügel
Howard
Howard Piano Co.
Hummel
Hundt & Sohn
Hupfeld
Hupfer Pianos
Humphrey, London
Huntington
Hyfte, van C.
Hyundai

I[edit]

J[edit]

J. Erbe Eisenach
Jacob Bros.
Jahn
James & Holmstrom
Janowsky, M.
Janssen
Jarret & Goudge
Jasper
Jaschinsky, A.
Jefferson
Jehle
Jelmini
Jewett, Boston
John Raper co.
Jong de
Jørgensen, Brødr.
Julius Bach MFG
Jurkat, C.
Jayel

K[edit]

A Kingsbury piano, made by the Cable Piano Company.

Kadette
Kaim
Kaim & Gunther
Kaiser
Kann, Georg
Kappler
Kasselman
Katzmarek & Co.
Keilberg
Keislair
Kemble
Kenny & Sons
Kent & Cooper
Kessels
Kester, Ludwig
Keylard
Kilbourne
Kingsburg
Kingsbury
Kirkman
Kirschner
Kisting
Klavins
Klein
Klima
Klingmann
Kloppe, H.
Knake
Knauer
Knauss
Knight
Knöchel Ad.
Knudsen, J.
Knudsen & Sons
Koch & Korselt
Koch & Co.
Kohler & Campbell
Kort de
Kraft, Aug.
Kramer
Kranich & Bach
Krasnii Oktyabr' (Leningrad)
Krause, Max
Krauss
Krell & French
Krell
Kreuizbach
Kreutzbach, Julius
Kreutzer
Kriebel
Kriegelstein
Kriegelstein & Arnaud
Kriegelstein & Plantade
Krumm
Kuhla
Kuhse, Johann
Kunst
Kunz
Kupers
K.Fenner
Kurtzmann & Sons

L[edit]

Lauberger & Gloss

La Petite
Labrousse
Lager
Lagonda
Lagrima
Lakeside
Lambert
Lancaster
Lauberger & Gloss
Laughead, Gordon
Laurence & Nash
Laurence & Sons, Alex
Legnica
Leguerinais
Lehman
Lehmann, Adolf
Lehmann de Lehnsfeld
Leichel
Leijser
Leipzig
Lerpée, Carl
Lesage
Leschen, Wilhelm
Lester
Leswein
Leutke
Lichtental
Liederstrom
Liehr
Lieshout & Zonen, M. van
Lichtenthal, Hermann
Lighte, F. C.
Lighte & Bradburys
Lighte & Ernst
Lighte & Newton
Lighte, Newton & Bradburys
Lincoln
Lindbergh
Lindeman & Sons
Linden
Lindholm
Lindner
Lindner & Sohn, I.P.
Lindsay
Linke
Lipczinsky, Max
Lipp
Lippmann
Lirika
Littmann
Livingstone
Lohmann Piano Co.
Lorenz
Love, Malcolm
Ludwig
Luis Verdugo & Hijo
Lummer, Wilh.
Luner
Lyon & Healy
Lyra
Lyrica

M[edit]

Maeari-Hyundai
Maetzke
Mag
Mage
Magrini
Mahler
Maier,K.
Malmsjö
Mand
Mann, Theodor
Manner & Co.
Manner & Gabler
Mannhorg
Mansfield
Manthey
Marion
Maristany
Martins & Ouvrier
Markx
Marschall & Mittauer
Marshall & Rose
Marshall & Wendell
Mason & Risch
Matthaes
Matz & Co.
Mätzke, Ed.
Max Horn Zwickau
May
McPhail, A. M.
Mecklenburg
Meister
Meldorf
Melford
Melodic
Melville Clark
Menzel
Mercedes
Merkur
Mes, A.
Metropolitan
Meyer, Conrad
Meyer, Herman
Michelle
Mignon
Mikula, Gebr.
Miller, Henry F. Miller (Boston)
Milton, (John)
Minse
Moore & Moore
Morley, Robert
Morrison & Harrison
Mörs
Mozart piano company
Müller
Müller-Schiedmayer
Mussard
Muzelle
Mühlbach, F.

N[edit]

Nagel
Nakamichi
Natori
Nehammer
Nelson
Nemetschke
Neuburger, Adolf
Neugebauer
Neumann
Neumeyer, Gebr.
Neupert
New Winsor
Niederländer
Niedermeyer
Nieër
Niemeyer
Niendorf
Nijmatten
Nocturno
Noeske
Nordiska
Nord Piano
Nützmann, Adolf

O[edit]

Oktava

P[edit]

Mason And Risch Serial Number List 2020

Packard
Painter & Ewing
Palatino
Paling minor
Pallik & Schicker
Pallik & Stiasny
Pape fils (Frédéric-Eugène)
Pappenberger
Papps
Parttart, Alois
Paukert
Paul Werner (Dresden)
Pawlek, Josef
Peek and Son
Pepper
Period Piano Company
Perzina, Gebr.
Peterborgh
Petrov
Peukert
Pfaffe, Julius
Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer, J.
Philipps
Phillip
Phillips
Piano Disc
Pianova
Picassi
Plymouth
Poestkoke
Pohlmann, Leonhard
Pokorny
Poletti & Tuinman
Pons Gary
Poole
Prein, Friedrich
President
Prestel
Price & Teeple
Probst, Georg
Produktiv-G.,E.
Proksch, A.
Proskowec
Protze
Psalmist
Purcell

Q[edit]

R[edit]

Rachals
Raehse-Repia
Rameau
Ramsberger
Rathke, R.
Rahmann
Rauzer
Ravenstein
Ravenscroft
Red October
Regent
Reichelt & Birnbaum
Reid Sohn
Reingardt, V. K.
Reinhard
Reinhold
Reino Ikonen
Reisbach
Rekewitz, Wilh.
Renn
Repia
Rhiendorf
Richard Lipp & Sohn
Ridgewood
Rieger-Kloss
Riese
Riga
Rijken
Rijken & de Lange
Rippen
Ritter
Robinson
Rogers
Rogers, George
Rohlfing
Rohr, Alfred
Roland
Roller & Blanchet
Roloff, H
Römhildt
Ronaldi
Rordorf
Rösch-Le Sage
Rosenbach
Rosenberg
Rosenkranz
Rösler
Roth & Junius
Roth Pianos
Royale
Royale-Classic
Rubenstein
Ruch
Russell and Russell
Russell, George
Ruyter
Robinson

S[edit]

Sabel
Sagenhaft
Sakura
Samaniego
Sames,William
Sandbergen
Sängler & Sohne
Sassmann
Saturn
Sauter
Schaaf & Co.
Schaaf, Hermann
Schadhauser, Johann
Schafer & Sons
Schanz
Scharf & Hauk
Scheel, Carl
Schellenkens, G.
Schell, Lothar
Schemelli & Co.
Schiedmayer, J.& P.
Schilling, Fr.
Schindhelm
Schindler
Schirmer & Son
Schlögl
Schmidt
Schmidt-Flohr
Schmidt Pianos
Schmitz
Schnell, R.A.
Scholze
Schramm&Sons
Schröder, C.M.
Schroeder
Schröther
Schruder
Schubert
Schuerman
Schultz & Sons
Schulze & Sohn
Schulze & Pollmann
Schumann
Schuppe & Neumann
Schütz & Co.
Schütze
Schuetze & Ludolff
Schweizerstein
Schwester
Seeger
Seidel, Rob
Seidel & Sohn
Seiler, Ed.
Seiler, Max
Sejung Piano Co.
Settergren
Settergren Piano Co.
Seuffert
Sherlock - Manning
Sherman, Clay
Shima-Jehle
Shimler
Shigeru
Shigeru Kawai
Shoninger
Shorewood
Siegel, Rudolf
Siewert
Silbermann
Singer
Skop
Silvia
Smart, Charles
Smidt & Wegener
Snel
Sojin
Solton
Sonor
Sonore
Soph, Joseph
Sopnnagel
Soward
Spencer
Spencer & Murdoch
Squire
Squire and Longson
Standaart
Stapel
Starckette & Kenmore
Starr Piano Co.
Staub & Co.
Staub, J.
Steck
Steck, George
Steger & Sons
Steigerman
Stein
Steinbach
Steinbach, Alex
Steinberg
Steinberg, Gerh.
Steinberg, Wilh
Steiner, B.
Steiner, Bernhard
Steinhoven
Steinmann, Wilh.
Steinmayer
Steinthal, L.
Steinway Haus
Stelzhammer
Stenger
Sterling
Stichel, F.
Stingl, Gebr.
Stingl, Ignaz
Stöcker, Theodor
Stockholm
Stoddart
Story & Clark
Strauss
Streicher
Strindberg
Strohmenger & Sons
Strothier
Stroud
Stuyvesant
Stultz
Sturn
Suzuki
Svahnquist
Svenska

T[edit]

Tallone
Tamta
Taubert
Tchaikovsky
Temple
Tetsch & May
Thalèn
Thayer
Theilig, Rich.
Thein
Therson
Thomas & Avarsea
Thuringer
Tischner, J. A.
Tokiwa
Tolkien
tonk
Tormin, C.
Toyo
Toyo Appolo
Trautwein
Trübger, Emil
Tschaika
Tuch & Geyer

U[edit]

Ühlmann
Ukraina
United Piano Makers, New York
Urbas, Johann
Urbas & Kuhne
Urbas & Reishauer
Urk & Sons

V[edit]

Van Hyfte
Van der Does
Van Lieshout
Van Veen J.
Van Veen W.
Verkooij
Vermy
Vertigrand
Victor W.H Paling & Co
Vijgeboom Joh.
Vijgeboom Johs.
Van Vloten
Vose & Sons
Vogel & Co.
Vogel, Robert
Vogel & Sohn
Vogeler & Co.
Voigt, Adolf Ernst
Volkening
Vollmer
Vough

W[edit]

Waddington
Wagner
Waldhäusl, Robert
Waldstein
Wallace Ash
Walsmann M.
Walter, Charles R.
Waltham Piano Co.
Warfield
Wasniczek
Waters, Horace
Weaver
Webster
Wegman
Weidenslaufer
Weidig, C.
Weihenmeyer & Co.
Weinbach
Weinstein and Sons
Weiss
Weissbrod
Wellington
Welmar U.K.
Welzel P.F.
Werch, Lothar
Werner, F.W.
Werner, Hans
Westbrook
Westerlund
Wetzel
Whelpdale
Whitmore
Whitney
Whittaker
Wieck
Wieler
Williams & Son, R.S.
Williams Piano Co.
Williamson
Willermann
Wilson
Winchester
Windhofer, Rudolf
Windover
Windsor
Winkelmann & Co.
Winkler, Paul
Winter & Co.
Wirth, Johann
Wittmayer
Witton and Witton
Wohlfahrt
Woodchester
W. P. Emerson Piano Co.
W.Naessens
Wyman

X[edit]

Y[edit]

Yangtze River

Z[edit]

Zahl, Georg
Zeitter & Winkelmann
Zender, Sydney
Zwang
Zwicki

• Zapka

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

Larry Fine; The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Annual Supplement to the Piano Book); Brookside Press; 2005; ISBN1-929145-17-9

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Subsections

There is evidently a strong connection between British and Canadianreed organ builders. In this chapter I will begin to explore therelationships. This chapter is a collaboration between myself andRodney Jantzi, who is building the full history of Canadian companiestogether with a collection of their instruments. Please contribute ifyou have more information.

There is a list of manufacturers here:http://www.pumporganrestorations.com/canadian_reed_organ_manufacturers.htm.This was compiled by Rod Fudge from the Canadian Encyclopedia, basedon original work by Tim Classey before 1970. Rodney has updatedthis list which is what we are now using.

A total of 57 manufacturers have been identified. The ones consideredin further detail below because they are known to have strong Britishconnections are marked with ``*'.

Acadia Organ Co., Bridgetown, NS, fl.1878-82
C.W. & F.M. Andrus (Andrews?), Picton, Ontario, fl.1857
Andrus Bros, London, Ontaroi, c.1859-74
Annapolis Organs, Annapolis, NS, fl.1880
John Bagnall & Co., Victoria, BC, 1863-85 (harmoniums by 1882)
* Bell Organ and Piano Co. (name changes), Guelph, Ontario, 1864-1928
Daniel Bell Organ Co., Toronto, 1881-6
Berlin Organ Co., Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario, fl.1880
G. Blatchford Organ Co., Galt, Ontario, fl.1895; Elora, Ontario, fl.1896
Abner Brown, Montreal, fl.1848-74
Canada Organ Co., London, Ontario, c.1865-?
Canada Organ Co., Toronto, 1875
Chute, Hall & Co., Yarmouth, NS, 1883-94
* Clarabella Organ Co., Toronto, Ontario, c.1898-1900
Compensating Pipe Organ Co., Toronto, fl.1900-10
Cornwall, Huntingdon, Quebec, before 1889-95 (see Pratte)
Cowley (or Conley?) Church Organ Co., Madoc, Ontario, fl.1890
Dales & Dalton, Newmarket, Ontario, fl.1870
R.H. Dalton, Toronto, 1869-82?
Darley and Robinson (see Dominion Organ and Piano Co.)
* W. Doherty & Co., Clinton, Ontario, 1875-1920 (later owned by Sherlock-Manning Co.)
* Dominion Organ and Piano Co , Bowmanville, Ontario, 1873-c.1936
Eben-Ezer Organ Co., Clifford, Ontario, 1935
Gates Organ and Piano Co., c.1872-82 Malvern Square, NS; 1882-after 1885 Truro, NS
Goderich Organ Co., Goderich, Ontario, fl.1890-1910A.S. Hardy & Co., Guelph, Ontario, fl.1874
John Jackson and Co., Guelph, Ontario, fl.1872-3, 1880-3?
* D.W. Karn Co., Woodstock, Ontario, c.1867-1924
J. & R. Kilgour, Hamilton, Ontario, c.1872-88 as dealers, 1888-99 as piano and organ company
* Mason and Risch, Toronto, c.1871-1900
McLeod, Wood & Co., Guelph, Ontario, fl.1869-72; later R. McLeod & Co., London, Ontario, fl.1874-5
Malhoit & Co., Simcoe, Ontario, fl.1875
Charles Mee, Kingston, Ontario, fl.1870
* John M. Miller (later Miller & Karn and D.W. Karn), Woodstock, Ontario, fl.1867 Mudge & Yarwood Manufacturing Co., Whitby, Ontario, 1873-?
New Dominion Organ Co., Saint John, NB, fl.1875
William Norris, North York, Ontario, fl.1867
Ontario Organ Co., Toronto, 1884
Oshawa Organ and Melodeon Manufacturing Co., 1871-3 (see Dominion Organ and Piano Co)
Pratte, Montreal, 1889-1926 (harmoniums built c.1912)
Rappe & Co., Kingston, Ontario, c.1871-c.1887
J. Reyner, Kingston, Ontario, c.1871-c.1885
Sherlock-Manning Organ Co., London, Ontario, later Clinton, Ontario, 1902-78 (reed organs built 1902-1950s)
J. Slown, Owen Sound, Ontario, fl.1871-89
David W. & Cornelius D. Smith, Brome, Quebec, 1875-?
Smith & Scribner, Chatham, Ontario, fl.1864-5
Frank Stevenson, North York, Ontario, fl.1867
* Edward G. Thomas Organ Co., Woodstock, Ontario, 1875-c1940
James Thornton & Co., Hamilton, Ontario, fl.1871-89
Toronto Organ Co., Toronto, 1880
William Townsend, Toronto, fl.late 1840s, Hamilton 1853-5
Uxbridge Organ Co , Uxbridge, Ontario, fl.1872-1909
* S.R. Warren and Sons, Toronto, fl.1878-c.1910
Elijah West, West Farnham, Quebec, fl.1860-75
Thomas W. White & Co., Hamilton, Ontario, 1863-after 1869
R.S. Williams & Sons, Toronto, c.1878-c.1910
Wilson & Co., Sherbrooke, Quebec
Wood, Powell & Co., Guelph, Ontario, fl.1883-4
* Woodstock Organ Factory, Woodstock, Ontario, fl.1876 (see D.W. Karn)

J.B. Hartman includes a chapter on reed organs in his book The Organ in Manitoba: a History of the Instruments, the Builders and the Players [91].

Rodney Jantzi is one of the Reed Organ Society contacts in Canada, hisWeb site is here: http://www.rodneyjantzi.com/.

Rodney has a nice YouTube channel which explains to people how to playreed organs and illustrates some of the best Canadian makes (e.g. Karn).You can appreciate the quality and sound of these instruments.

We are not going to explore the history of all these makers, but formore information, why not consult the updated on-line ROS and R.F. Gellermancollections [217]?

Bell Piano and Organ Co. (1864-1928)

There are still many Bell organs in the UK, and the reason isexplained here. See also Chapter 25.10. The followinginformation is from Grace's Guidehttps://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bell_Piano_and_Organ_Co.

William Bell was born in Dumfries on 5/9/1833. He learned his tradeof carpentry in Scotland and later became a contractor. He moved withhis parents William and Mary and brothers Joseph and Robert toToronto, Canada in 1853. William married Isabella Christie in 1860 inGuelph, Ontario. They moved to Minnesota a year later as hiscarpentry trade fourished.

The Bell Organ Company of Guelph was founded in 1864 by brothersWilliam and Robert plus a staff of three in the top story of abuilding on Upper Wyndham Street, producing one ``Diploma' melodeonper week.

William and Isabella stayed in Guelph, now with son William J. Belland daughter Edith L. Bell. William had sound sales and businessknowledge that enabled the business to develop comprehensively. Hiscarpentry expertise ensured that his workers would produce goodquality items. William Bell had become a manager by 1865.

W. Bell and Co. moved to Carden Street in 1867 where they opened a newfactory and were producing 80 instruments per year. The name W. Bell& Co. was used at least as early as 1871 when a new three storyfactory was opened on Market Square. There are advertisments in theChurch Herald (Canada) from early 1874 noting that they had recentlyreceived a silver medal, three diplomas and 12 first prizes. Theyclaimed to be sole proprietors and manufactureres of the ``Organette'with Scribner's tubes. By 1881, they had nearly 200 employees andproduced over 1,200 melodeons and reed organs annually. Some wereexported as far as Australia.

It had been thought that Bell merged with McLeod, Wood & Co. in 1867under the name of Bell, Wood & Co. however Rodney suggests this isprobably not true, as there are independent advertisments from JohnJackson & Co. in 1874 who claim to be the successors to McLeod, Wood& Co. and then manufacturing the ``Cremona' and ``Vox Celeste'organs.

By 1883 Bell had two factories. One occupied a down-town block andemployed 400 men. A lumber yard with drying kilns and stables with 200men was across the street on the other side of the railway tracks. Ayear later, the company claimed to have produced 26,000instruments. Bell formed a partnership with his son W.J. Bell(1863-1925), Mrs. W.B. Kennedy and A.W. Alexander.

Known addresses in London are Hart Street (Bloomsbury Mansion)c.1885-6 and 58 Holborn Viaduct c.1887-91.

The younger Bell sold the firm in 1888 to an English syndicate, atwhich time [or 1898?] the name was changed to the Bell Organ and PianoCo. Ltd., and the manufacture of pianos began. The company'sproduction reached 600 reed organs and 200 pianos per month.

The first grand pianos were built in 1901. Bell pianos were exportedextensively, and some of the better models were sent to the palaces ofQueen Victoria, Queen Frederica, the Kings of Italy and Spain, and aTurkish Sultan. The instruments also enjoyed success in tradeexhibitions and competitions. Piano sales out stripped organ sales in1907 and seemed likely to continue doing so, the company thereforechanged its name to the Bell Piano and Organ Co Ltd. Agencies wereestablished across Canada in addition to the UK.

William had retired from Bell in Oct'1897. When the organ and pianobusinesses were well established he turned to other ventures. Nothingelse is heard of him until his un-timely and ill fated death, hit by arailway train on 26/9/1912 aged 79.

William J. Bell died suddenly in London on 13/11/1925.

The Bell Company in Guelph grew into one of the largest companies inthe British Empire with additional locations in England, Australia,New Zealand and South Africa. There are no figures of how big thecompany actually became, as employee records have been lost over time,but they are thought to have made over 170,000 organs and pianos.Organ production was dis-continued in 1928 and D.W. Karn took overthis side of the business. The company was initially sold to JohnDowling of Brantford, Ontario and then finally sold in 1934 to theLesage Piano Co. The first factory ultimately burned down in 1945.

Known serial numbers of reed organs are as follows:

A 2-manual 16-stop reed organ with patent ``mouse proof' pedals wasinstalled in St. Alban's Anglican Church, Oak Lake, Manitoba around1890, and was still in use in the 1990s. Font real madrid 2013 ttf. The interestingspecification, which includes 2' stops and a 4' Pedal stop, is asfollows.

Some other Bell reed organs are shown by Ivan Furlanishttps://sites.google.com/site/ivanfurlanis/home/harmonium/bell-reed-organs.

Here's another 2MP I noted in 1973. Stops from left to right are:Bourdon Bass 16', Violetta 2', Diapason 8', Fagotto 8', Viola 4', Sax Horn 4', Dolce 4', Forte, Bourdon 16', Vox Humana, Swell to Great, Octave Coupler, Cremona 16', Great to Pedal, Euphone 16', Flute 4', Aeoline 8', Melodia 8', Piccolo 2', Bourdon Treble 16'.

Fitted with a BOB blower and has to mouse proof treadles, two kneeswells, two Grand Jeu pedals and two latch-down swell pedals. Thefollowing photo shows an identical organ.

A smaller 1M/3:3 in Rigsby church 1976 was as follows:Viola 4', Diapason 8', Dulcet 8', Bourdon Bass 16, Bass Coupler, Vox Humana, Forte, Treble Coupler, Cremona 16', Euphone 16', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Vox Angelica 4', Flute 4'.

Others similar (but smaller) was seen for sale at Mr. Crook's secondhand shop in 1976 no.122494 and 1977 which was no.94767. And others inHoly Trinity, Bilsby and for sale in Egham Hill and at Methodistchurch, Swinscoe.

Clarabella Organ Co. (c.1898-1900)

Clarabella organs were made in Toronto, Canada. Perhaps most of them weresold in UK through various retailers. However, not much is known(nothing?) about the manufacturing company. Can anyone shed light onthis?

Clarbella organs were also made by F.C. Carter, see Chapter 25.22.

A typical Canadian single manual instrument with 11 stops would have:Diapason, Sub Bass, Bass Coupler, Forte, Bassoon, Vox Humana, Aeoline, Delicato, Treble Coupler, Vox Celeste and Clarabella plustwo knee swells. This has only two sets of reeds including 13 for theSub Bass.

W. Doherty & Co. (1868-)

Doherty, of Clinton, Ontario, started as Doherty & Menzies in 1868,at that time a furniture and music retailer. They made a few organs in1875 and the next year built a small work shop employing eight men. In1879 a second building was constructed and production reached 100organs per month. This original factory complex was located in theblock bounded by Princess, Raglan and Rattenbury Streets. In 1898 theentire plant burned down, but within three months a new one consistingof two buildings at the corner of East and Irwin Streets was builtwith a capacity for four hundred organs per month. These buildings arestill in existence.

Piano production began about 1905 and the firm was re-named DohertyPiano & Organ Co. in 1908, Doherty Piano Co. in 1913 and DohertyPianos Ltd. in 1917. Fires in 1901 and 1905 however caused seriousset-backs. The company was acquired by Sherlock-Manning Piano andOrgan Co. in 1920 when William Doherty retired, but continued tooperate under the Doherty name.

Doherty made folding organs used by missionaries and also by themilitary in World War II and the Korean War. Capacity in 1906 was6,000 organs per year. Organ production declined after about 1910 andcame to an end during World War II.

Some serial numbers include:
1887 - 5678;
1889 - 11429;
1901 - 36239;
1902 - 39023;
1904 - 46279;
1904 - 46667;
1908 - 55848.

Doherty instruments are included in the sales catalogue of Crane andCo. 32.8.1. It is believed that the construction ofSpencer organs later sold by Cranes was similar to Doherty and mayhave used some of their patents.

Doherty built a number of large instruments, many were two manuals only,such as the ``Victorian' model with around 7 ranks sometimes seen inthe UK. Here is a nice series of photos showing a restoration byRodney Jantzi:http://www.rodneyjantzi.com/dohertyvictorian/images/part13/index.html.

The were also 2MP such as the following which is registered asROS-5766. This is one of their finest, and is located in Saskatewanand is a ``Cathedral Style 81' and manufactured 12/8/1908 with serialno. 55848.

And another video and story of the ``Cathedral' model:http://www.rodneyjantzi.com/dohertycathedral.

One of these instruments is now in the Bradford Museums and Galleriescollection. It was originally sold by Cranes of Liverpool andacquired by the museum in 1987 accession no. H685/81. The instrumentwas previously for the Sacred Heart Church in Bingley. Seehttps://www.bradfordmuseums.org/objects/reed-organ-c1900-2016-05-1.

Calke Abbey 2MP

Calke Abbey in Derbyshire is in the care of the National Trust. Theyhave a very nice Web site showing organs at NT properties:http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/results?ObjectType=organ.

This one was sold by Edgar Horne, see 32.15. It is a 2MPinstrument by Doherty. The description is as follows: Maker's nameerased. ``W D & Co' worked into treadle covers; maker's name andlocation in gold to L and R of stop array respectively; polished outbut ``Clinton Ontario' just visible. A dealer's label on the battenbelow the stop knobs: EDGAR HORNE / DERBY, BUXTON, CHESTERFIELD,NOTTINGHAM. In pencil on Great keyframe: Mar 8/97 Numbers: 22109;124/22109; 2087.

American walnut casework. Variously carved (?), stamped and frettedornamentation, with carrying handles and lamp stands at eitherend. Two 61-note manual keyboards, C compass. Detachable flat pedalboard with 30 parallel wooden keys (C-F). Sixteen drawstopscontrolling: 1 set pedal reeds (16' pitch); 2 sets Swell reeds (8', 4'bass; 8', 8' (sharp) treble); 3 sets Great reeds (16', 8', 4' trebleand bass); Swell-Great, Great-Pedal and Great Octave couplers; Swelland Great Fortes. Two hitch down toe pedals; one for Full Organ, onefor Swell and Great Forte, duplicating the drawstop action.

Dominion Organ Co.

See http://www.rodneyjantzi.com/dominion

The Dominion Organ Co. were established in 1870 by A.M. Darley andWm. Robinson in Oshawa, Ontario as Darley & Robinson, later Darley &Hoskin, then Oshawa Organ & Melodeon Mfg. Co. Jesse H. Farwell ofDetroit was shown as president and principal owner in 1872 - he wasalso a partner in Simmons & Clough.

The factory moved to Bowmanville, Ontario in 1873 under the managementof Darley and O'Hara. It was re-named the Dominion Organ Co. in 1875with Messrs. Piggot, Russell and Wesley as management. They wereawarded a bronze medal in Paris in 1878. Capacity in 1880 was 100 to125 organs per month. In 1879 the town council of Bowmanville grantedthe company a bonus of $5,000 to erect a piano factory, and in 1880the name was changed to Dominion Organ & Piano Co., then DominionOrgan & Piano Co. Ltd. in 1886. On the death of Mr. Piggott in 1890,Mr. Farwell again resumed control until 1895 when the company waspurchased by Messrs. Alexander, Kydd and McConnel. Alexander becamesole proprietor in 1901. Officers in 1906 were: J.W. Alexander,president and general manager; C.J. Rowe, secretary-treasurer;J.B. Mitchell, vice-president and super-intendent.

Dominion manufactured organs with the Scribner patent qualifying tubesunder an agreement, presumably due to Jesse Farwell, with Clough &Warren, owners of the patent. Production ceased about 1930, the firmwas declared bankrupt in 1936 and closed in 1937.

Dominion built quite a few large instruments with 2M or 2MP andinteresting specifications. They built a 19 stop reed organ with 12sets of reeds which won an international medal in 1876. They alsobuilt 2-manual instruments for church use in the 1880s and publishedan instruction manual for players. One 2MP with a pipe top was shownat the World's Columbia Exposition in 1893.

Serial numbers include: 1889 - 11664; 1908 - 48441. Rara travis scott mp3.

Rodney has several YouTube videos of a 2M Dominion Orchestral organ, e.g. Bach's famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minoe here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0zigNPoec.

The specification of a large 2MP instrument ``Orchestral' model,ROS-3460 which was possibly built c.1900 is as follows (I'm not surethis specification is complete).

There is an ``Orchestral Organ' example in the Beamish Museum, butnot in full working order. There are several pictures on Rodney's Website, and others can be seen and heard on YouTube. One originallysold by Albert Wagstaff, Manchester, was for sale via e-Bay *3489 inAlderley Edge, Feb'2016. The specification is as follows:

D.W. Karn

I have a personal connection with Karn & Co. as their's were thefirst suction organs that I played as a teenager. There seemed to bequite a lot of them around at that time, and there are still manyacross the UK.

D.W. Karn of 532 Dundas Street, Woodstock, Ontario were established in1867 when Dennis Karn joined John Miller, forming Miller & Karn, alsoknown as the Woodstock Organ Factory. Karn bought out Miller in 1870but retained the Miller & Karn name for several years before changingit to D.W. Karn Co. They exhibited in Barcelona in 1888.

They acquired the S.R. Warren & Son organ factory of Toronto in 1896and in 1909 became the Karn-Morris Piano & Organ Co. Officers in1906 were D.W. Karn, President and T. Drew Smith, Secretary-Treasurer.

D.W. Karn established an outlet in 3 Newman Street, Oxford Street,London in 1886. In 1914 they were listed as manufacturers of pipeorgans, reed organs with grand auxiliary pipes and qualifying tubes,pianos and player-pianos known as the ``Pianauto'. They had 400employees.

In the early 1920s the company went through several changes ofownership ending in bankruptcy. The assets were acquired bySherlock-Manning in 1924.

Serial numbers of reed organs:
1886 - 15887
1890 - 24098
1890 - 25367
1891 - 28025
1900 - 46154.

Karn and Co. built a number of large and interesting 1M and 2Minstruments. Some had Scribner tubes,e.g. https://sites.google.com/site/ivanfurlanis/home/harmonium/karn.

This is the specification of no.38321 build on 23/1/1909 andregistered as ROS-4198.

This is a photo of a fairly typical but nice example of a 14-stop 1M Karn organadvertised in Dec'2018 *e9005.

1M/3:3 no.48681

I don't have photos of the one Pete and I owned back in the 1970s, buthere's the stop list. It carried the number 48681 so must have beenbuilt in the early 20th century.Bass Coupler, Vila 4', Viol d'Amour 4', Diapason 8', Piano 8', Contra Bass 16', Forte, Vox Jubilante, Cremona 16', Viloncello 16', Dolce 8', Principal 8', Flute 4', Treble Coupler.

It had treadles and two knee swells. I noted at the time that it had anice tonal build-up but that the keys bounce, which is quite often aproblem on suction reed organs.

St. Andrew's Beesby 1M/5:4

Here's a slightly larger one that I saw in 1976. It carried labelsas follows.

Stops are: Bass Coupler, Viola 4', Viol d'Amour 4', Diapason 8', Piano 8', Cornetino 8', Harp Aeoliene 2', Sub Bass 16' Diapason Forte, Vox Jubilante, Viola Forte, Cremona 16', Grand Solo 4+16', Violoncello 16', Vox Angelica 8', Dolce 8', Principal 8', Flute 4', Treble Coupler

I also saw no.53918 in 1971 which was a 1M/2:2 in Marlpool parishchurch, Alstonfield church 1973 (imported by Spence and Co., Manchester)and Morley Methodist church 1973 plus some others I noted as small but good.

Mason & Risch (1871-c.1900)

Mason & Risch were established in 1871 at 32 King Street, Toronto.

From 1887 until 1890, Morris Wright and the New York Church OrganCompany had streamlined Vocalion production and put a renewed focus onadvertising and promotion in the USA, see 7. TheMason & Risch Organ Company purchased the New York Church OrganCompany in 1890 along with the patents and manufacturing rights to theVocalion.

Production of the Vocalion continued at the 5-15 Summer Street,Worcester MA, USA factory and Morris Wright once again assumed hisrole as factory superintendent and the primary person responsible forongoing development of the Vocalion. A.J. Mason was the generalbusiness manager. Between 1890 and 1900, many Vocalions of all sizesand styles were manufactured and sold bearing the Mason & Rischstencil on their name boards.

3MP/18 Style 21 from 1888 Catalogue

Jonathan Ross sent a note to Brian Styles' mailing list in September2005 about a 3MP/18 instrument, saying I was wondering if anyone had ever come across a 3-manual Vocalion. I was lent a catalogue of the ``New York Church Organ Company' from 1888 (before Mason and Risch manufactured Vocalions, IIRC) advertising several different makes and models of Vocalions including a 3-manual and pedal instrument identified as ``Style 21'. So I thought I'd ask and see if anyone has actually seen such a monster.

A very interesting stop list to say the least, especially for1888. I think the most notable things are the lack of a 2' stop onany manual (a pipe organ of this size would have several, and thelater 17-rank Vocalions were noted for their Swell 2' Piccolos), thestrange Fagotto/ Cremona in the Swell, the Ophicleide in the Pedal (ararely found reed stop in pipe organs, and odd to have rather than a16' Open Diapason) and the conservative nature of the so-called ``Solo'manual (this is essentially a very conservative Choir scheme ratherthan a true Solo as was beginning to be found on three manual organsat the time). The listing of inter-manual couplers is quite odd, buthere I am betting that the copy is incorrect and instead of Great toSwell they mean Swell to Great and Solo to Great - this wouldgive the common inter-manual couplers found on most three manuals ofthe time (Swell-to-Choir to Solo; Swell-to-Great; Choir to Solo-to-Great)- but perhaps the copy is correct and it had some strange couplers.

The number of couplers also makes me wonder if a pneumatic assist wasincluded. Coupling everything together without the main couplingmanual (either Great or Solo depending on whether you choose tobelieve the copy as is or think it is a misprint) having an assist ofsorts would make the action extremely heavy. Not un-playable (I'veplayed an 1850's three manual E&GG Hook with un-assisted couplers withall going at once - Swell to Choir 16, Choir to Great, Swell to Great- so it can be done, but I wouldn't recomend it for long pieces!)but very un-weildy.

Later Vocalions and the Aeolian Orchestrelle had this Barker levertype assisted action as designed by MorrisS. Wright [118]. Drawings of the action design are shown byWilliams and Faust [202,61]. Other drawings ofthe pneumatic action, this time from an Aeolian Model W built inEngland in 1912 are shown on the Mechanical Music Digest Web sitehttp://mmd.foxtail.com/Tech/AeoW/index.htmlwhich detailsthe restoration of this instrument by the late Richard Vance. Barkeraction in the Cavallé-Coll 2MP instrument is illustrated in Willemvan Buuren's article [21].

3MP/24 Chiesa Valdesa, Pisa, no. 3114, 1898

What must be the largest Vocalion was built by Mason and Risch in1898, with whom the association continued for 5 years. This serialnumber 3114 has 24 ranks of reeds. It has survived and has been inChiesa Valdesa (Waldesian Church), Pisa, Italy since 1984 when it wasdonated by the family of Pier Enrico Jahler (see Fritz Gellerman'sdatase entry 742) and was restored in 2003 by Gastoner Mezzaroba.Information and photos of the restoration can be seen here:http://www.comune.pisa.it/valdesiapisa/vocalion.htm. Wenote that it carries a label proclaiming ``Wright Patent, March 27,1888'. Waring [186] notes The Wright Patent is a hybrid pipe organ, American organ, and harmonium consisting of a tracker pipe organ chassis, action, chest, and pallets, with pressure wind bellows, speaking through reeds of American organ construction, with timbres modulated by harmonium inspired tuned resonating chambers.Wright's windchest design perfected the earlier concepts of BaillieHamilton and aestablished the specifications for the windchestassembly and tone qualifying chambers that were used in all subsequentVocalions.

Number 3114 must have been something to rival many a pipe organ. It isa really impressive instrument which is why I am listing thisspecification.

I was sent more photos of this ``monster' by Paul Carey, from which Inote the specification as follows. Much more information aboutVocalions is given on his Vocalion Group Web sitehttp://www.sgeinc.com/~franktau.

The disposition of the instrument, according to Paul Carey, is asfollows: Swell (8 ranks) enclosed bottom chest; Great (6 ranks) in anun-enclosed middle chest; Choir (6 ranks) enclosed top chest; Pedal (4ranks). We will see below that the disposition of the original Hillinstruments was very similar.

A YouTube video of the 3M Vocalion in Pisa is recorded by IvanFurlanis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ptZ-KH3Vo.

3MP/23

A third 3MP Vocalion with 23 ranks is now listed on Paul Carey's Web site.

A smaller Vocalion having a similar case to ``The Italian Job' can beseen athttp://www.reedsoc.org/organs/masonandrischvocalion.htm. Thisis virtually identical to the Hill instruments except in detail.

Thomas Organ Co. (1875-c.1921)

J.H. Richards [20] gives the early history of the Thomas OrganCo. as follows. John Morgan Thomas (c.1805-1875) started a workshop inMontreal in 1832 to make organs and pianos. He built a new headquarters for the firm in Toronto in 1844. His son Edward G. Thomas(b.-d.1891) took over the firm after John Morgan's death.

Gellerman [76] notes that the Thomas Organ Co. ofWoodstock, Ontario was founded in 1875. This was the same place asD.W. Karn's factory, and at one time there may have been up to 11other small firms operating in Woodstock. The founder, EdwardG. Thomas was a member of a large family of organ and pianobuilders. James Dunlop became a partner in 1891 and owner in 1895 whenthe name changed to the Thomas Organ and Piano Co. In 1900 they weremaking 150 reed organs per month and these were c.1920 marketed as theThomas Orchestral or the Symphony reed organ. From 1915 they wereadvertising two manual and pedal instruments for church or home. Oneof their advertising slogans was ``Made by British labour in Britain'sPremier Colony'.

3MP Canadian Organ

The 3MP instrument shown in Chapter 26.15 looks similar tosome instruments by the Thomas Organ Co. Can you help with more information?

2MP Canadian Organ

It is known that Riley of Birmingham sold high quality Canadianinstruments.

In Dec'2004 a 2MP organ with the Henry Riley label was listed one-Bay. It did not attract any bids, probably because it was noted ashaving an electric blower included, but being in poorcondition. Another one was offered in Aug'2006, also with electricblower; specification is not complete.

The 8' Pedal stop is a nice feature, and the organ probably has 7 or 8ranks.

Surprisingly these instruments have a radiating and concave pedalboard. The 2MP is also possibly a pressure instrument and its style isquite unusual.

There was an almost identical instrument by the Thomas OrganCo. c.1895 registred on the ROS DB no.1962.

Ian Thompson noted: Thomas did a lot of 2MP reed organs, which would certainly have interested Riley as an importer. I think he probably bought in from a number of makers and just cheekily stuck his name on them! But my [own] ``Riley' is definitely a Dominion: action, spec (despite many un-original stop faces) and casework all point that way.

The ones by Dominion are indeed very similar and both have a radiatingconcave pedal board.

S.R and C.S. Warren

Samuel Russell Warren was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on29/3/1809, and later worked as an organ builder for Thomas Appleton inBoston. He was the brother of Thomas D. Warren. By 1836 he was workingin Montreéal, and in 1849 was listed as a manufacturer of ``Churchand Parlour Organs, Piano Fortes, Aeolophones and Harmoniums', with ashop at 10 St. Joseph Street. Following advertisement is from The Canada Directory Nov'1851.

In 1879 (finally aged 70) he formed a partnership with two sons:Samuel Prowse Warren and Charles Sumner Warren, as S.R. Warren &Sons. About 1878, the firm had re-located to Toronto. Samuel Russelldied in Montreéal on 30/7/1882, but the firm was continued by hissons and in 1896, was sold to Dennis W. Karn and became theKarn-Warren Organ Co.

George Baillie Hamilton went to Canada to work with C.S. Warren fortwo years resulting in the ``Canadian Vocalion',see 7. He afterwards had an agreement with Mason andRisch from around 1890 to handle sales of the instrument then referredto as the Canadian Vocalion manufactured by S.R. Warren and Son. Because S.R. Warren had trained as a pipe organ builder he wasmuch more accustomed to individually constructed and voicedinstruments than the regular reed organs of the time. Warren was alsosaid to be responsible for introducing free reeds into Canadian pipeorgans.

We note that the exact chronology of this story is not easilyconfirmed and the best estimate of the order of events may be given byOrd-Hume []. I assume that Hills built the firstones, perhaps from 1875 until around 1886. Louis Huivenaar notes thatthe patents were sold to Morris Wright in 1888 and manufacturethereafter moved to North America and Canada. Hamilton was howeverregistering US patents from 1884 until 1915 and we kow that hisbusiness in Worcester was set up in 1886 or slightly earlier.

It was noted above that D.W. Karn and Co. acquired the S.R. Warren &Son organ factory of Toronto in 1896.

The following specication is of an instrument by S.R. Warren & Sondating 1884 ROS-1831.

S.R. Warren hybrid organ, 2MP/12

[Rodney noted: I'm also finding many other contradictory claims that have gone down in history, especially the reed organ claims by S.R. Warren. I will know more about him once I get the opportunity to dissect his instruments!]

This instrument is a very early and unusual hybrid of a pipe organwith free reeds. It is said to be by S.R. Warren from the 1850s andis in St. Paul's church in Abbotsford, Canada. We note thatS.R. Warren and Son later went on to manufacture the CanadianVocalion, see Chapter 7 so I have chosen to includeit here.

The current specification is taken from the restaurer's Web sitehttp://www.juget-sinclair.com/restorations.html.

The exact disposition of stops is not entirely clear, but here is aphoto of the console and organ case.

A description from Dean [o'facteur] follows. This instrument isquite a hybrid, indeed. We think that originally it was a 1M pipeorgan and constructed in the 1850s. The pipework is signed Warren,but the instrument could have been assembled from pre-existingpipework. It was later enlarged (perhaps in the 1860s) to include aset of free reeds on the lower manual, and four sets of reeds on theupper manual. Also the 16ft free reed was added in the Pedal. Itappears that the Gt. reed was new construction as was the Pedal reedand chest. There are a few replacements. The pedal reeds aresomewhat European (like a German reed plate) in their construction. Asolid mahogany plate with aperatures cut into it. The reeds arescrewed onto the plate, and there is a tuning wire for each reed.Very crude, but very prompt and effective. The upper manual appearsto have been made with two existing American reed organ chests. Thereare two distinct types of reeds, both of which are early construction,perhaps 1860s. The strange thing is that the reeds were originallyplaced vertically in their cells, something I have never seen in anearly instrument. When the two reed pans were cut apart andre-joined, the reeds were placed in the cells upside down, and so theyfunction on pressure. This could well be a prototype for thevocallion instruments later to appear in production. I actually thinkthe latter comment is not correct because the dates are wrong.

The next photo shows the 16' pedal reeds which are mounted in mahoganyplates and are very unusual.

Dean later sent the following information. I have just startedworking on the early reed organ pipe organ hybrid that lives in asmall country church in St. Paul d'Abbottsford, QC, Canada. Itappears that the pipe organ was enlarged with a nice complement offree reeds in the 1870s or perhaps earlier. The reeds seem to bere-cycled from an instrument from the 1850s or 1860s. The instrumentwas documented by Bob Pelletier for the ROS. I am wondering who madethe reeds for the instrument. They have a pierced oval to extractthem, and the rivet is square on the underside of the reed. Theparticularity of the instrument is that the reeds have been turnedupside down in their cells, so that they work with pressure. Theinstrument also seems to have been modified at least 3 times over itslifetime.

A reply from Frans van der Grijn said Mounting the reeds 'sound'English to me. Is there any indication of the original builderlinking to England?

Louis Huivenaar added further factual information. He noted thateither Carpenter or Carhart were working at that time and may havemade vertical cell blocks. Other builders mounted vertical sub basschests. The larger reeds are made in a milling machine which waspossible in the 1850s.

Mason Hamlin Serial Number

For more historical information and photos seehttp://www.juget-sinclair.com/francais/Abbotsford.pdf.

Mason And Risch Serial Number List 2017

Rob Allan
2020-01-13