Johnston Organ & Piano Manufacturing Co.

Active: Unknown - Present Type: UnknownBuilder ID: 3211

Distinction:

California 1913-1915. Succeeded Murray M. Harris firm, succeeded by California Organ Co.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

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

Succeeded Murray M. Harris firm of Los Angeles, California; established by E. A. Johnston, 1913; relocated to Van Nuys, California, 1913, with Bell as partner; foreclosed by Suburban Homes Co. of Van Nuys, and reorganized as the California Organ Co. of Van Nuys, 1915.

Staff: Edwin A. Spencer; Stanley W. Williams.

Sources:

  • Bicentennial Tracker (Organ Historical Society, 1976), 121.

  • Diapason, February 1914, 1.

  • Diapason, September 1914, 5.

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Database Specs:

  • 17 Instruments
  • 0 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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