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

Organ Supply Industries was formed by the merger of Organ Supply Co. and Durst & Co. in Erie, Pennsylvania, 1984, by Fred Gluck, owner of both firms; the firm acquired the Reisner firm of Hagerstown, Maryland in May 1993.

Staff: Cornelius A. M. Derooy; Carl F. Durst; Sherry Gregory; James N. Ivanoff; Richard Lamberton; Gilbert Lombardozzi; Randall Wagner; Patricia Wegner; Dennis Unks.

Source(s):

• David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989),
  2. The American Organist September 1984 (New York: American Guild of Organists), 34.
  
  
  3. The American Organist September 1995 (New York: American Guild of Organists), 51.
  
  

 

From the OHS Database Builders Listing editor, November 22, 2016. —

Timeline from company brochure, undated, accessed from company website Oct 7, 2015:

• 1868 J.C. Deagan [tuned percussion] formed


• 1894 A. Gottfried Co. [pipe organs] formed


• 1902 W.H. Reisner Mfg. Co. [organ supply] formed
  
• 1920 National Organ Supply formed by personnel from A. Gottfried Co.


• 1924 Organ Supply Corporation formed


• 1926 Durst & Co. [organ supply] formed by personnel from A. Gottfried Co.


• 1971 Durst & Company merges with Organ Supply Corporation to form Durst Organ Supply


• 1972 Firm acquires personnel from National Organ Supply


• 1978 Name change to Organ Supply Industries (OSI)


• 1991 Maryland Chime Co. and J.C. Deagan are acquired by OSI


• 1993 W.H. Reisner Mfg. Co. is acquired by OSI

Source:

• Company website, Organ Supply Industries, http://www.organsupply.com/, accessed Oct 7, 2015.


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