Pipe Organ Database

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Chester A. Raymond View Extant Instruments View Instruments

Distinction:

Princeton, New Jersey, 1933-1960s.
Classification: Service Person

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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) -

Born in Odell, Illinois; in Navy in World War I; radio station operator in Wenatchee, Washington; apprentice with A. Gottfried Co. of Erie, Pennsylvania, became superintendent, first vice president; established service firm in Princeton, New Jersey, 1933; died April 12, 1970 in Princeton, New Jersey, age 72; succeeded by Richard Kurtz.

Staff: Wilson R. Barry.

Patent #2,954,716; 4 Oct. 1960; combination
Patent #3,103,847; 17 Sep. 1963; combination

Sources:

  • The Diapason June 1970, 15.
  • David A. Porkola.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on October 29, 2019.

Database Specs:

  • 8 Organs
  • 0 Divisions
  • 0 Consoles