Lima Pipe Organ Co.

Active: 1934 - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 3785

Distinction:

Lima, Ohio, 1934-1959; Elida, Ohio, 1959 to at least 1985.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Succeeded Page Organ Co. established by Ellsworth Beilharz in Lima, Ohio, 1934; relocated to Elida, Ohio, 1959; acquired by Larry and Tom Holycross, 1984, upon retirement of Beilharz; active in 1985.

Staff: Earl Beilharz; Larry Holycross; Tom Holycross.

Sources:

  • David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 454.
  • Correspondence of David H. Fox.
  • Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
  • The American Organist January 1983, 37.

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Database Specs:

  • 21 Instruments
  • 1 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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