Appraisals The Estey Organ Museum does not provide appraisals of Estey instruments or related products. We suggest that you look at our Organ Classifieds page or on-line auction sites to determine the value of your item. In addition, the provides guidelines for determining the value of reed organs.

Repairs At this time, the Estey Organ Museum does not repair reed, pipe, or electronic organs. There are several reputable organ restorers in New England and throughout the country. The has member throughout the United States who specialize in this work. For additional information. Determining the Age of Estey Reed Organs Determining the age of an Estey reed organ starts with identifying its serial number. Serial numbers are generally found on a paper label on the back of the instrument.

Each Estey reed organ was numbered as it was shipped out. By the time the company closed in the late 1950’s they had built over 521,000 reed organs. Some serial number dates are known for certain: • No. 40 Hadith For Islamic Schools Pdf To Jpg there. 8,700 was shipped in May 1864 • No.

100,000 was built in 1880 • No. 250,000 in 1892 • No. 350,000 in 1905 • No.

500,000 in 1951 The exception was the Estey Virtuoso Organ. These organs were given special serial numbers. A few organs have been identified with lower serial numbers than dates of manufacture, perhaps indicating that they were not made consecutively. Finding the Serial Number Finding the serial number on Estey reed organs can be challenging. Ned Phoenix, an expert in reed organ restoration, has provided a guide for locating serial numbers and. Occasionally the serial number on an older instrument is impossible to locate.

If you are trying to determine the age of an organ with no serial number, please feel free to for assistance. Make sure to include a photo of the organ. Determining the Date of Manufacture Once you have identified the serial number, you can use the Estey Organ Date Estimator to get an approximate date range. This is just an estimate, but it will give you a good idea of when your Estey was built. Contact a professional appraiser if accuracy is essential.

Estey Pipe Organ Records Pipe organs took longer to build than reed organs and created a greater amount of paperwork. Most of these records were destroyed when the company closed in 1960. However, we do have photo copies of the Shop Orders for about 2/3 of the organs.

How Do I Find My Organ's Serial Number? Of the 653 pump organs companies that were in business in this country, most of them (though not all) placed their organs. Estey Organ Co. “The largest pump organ. Estey Organ Company 'The largest pump organ. Who sold electronic organs with that brand name. Serial numbers. Estey Organ Company 'The largest pump organ company in America' They started as Estey & Green and were located in Brattleboro, VT 1855 - 1863; successor to I. Hines & Co., Jacob Estey and Hatsell P. Green, partners; the Main St. Factory burned in 1857, a new factory was built 1858 on the site later occupied by the Brattleboro House.