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Robert C. Colby View Extant Instruments View Instruments

Distinction:

Buffalo, New York, 1947-56; Tonawanda, New York, 1956; North Charleston, South Carolina, 1991.
Classification: Builder

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October 30, 2004:

From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Father of Raymond E. Colby and Roger A. Colby; with Schlicker Organ Co. of Buffalo, New York, 9 years, foreman; established Delaware Organ Co. of Tonawanda, New York with Eugene Burmaster, 1956; with Giesecke-Colby firm of North Charleston, South Carolina, 1991.

Sources:

  • American Institute of Organbuilders (AIO), 1989 Membership List.
  • Letter to David Fox.
  • The American Organist August 1991:37.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.

Database Specs:

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