The Aeolian Co.
Opus 1257, 1914

Updated through online information from Jayson Engquist (April 14, 2025): Further details on Aeolian, Op. 1257. Original location: Castle in the Clouds, in New Hampshire (well-documented) from 1914. Pipes (and probably chests) were moved to the school in the mid-1950s (the harp and original Aeolian console remained at the "Castle."). Pipes (and possibly chests) were relocated to Temple Sinai in Stamford, CT circa 1962 with a new 3-manual console (including chimes). I played that instrument between 1984-1988 in Stamford). In about 1990 the instrument was completely removed (Foley-Baker had maintained the Aeolian during the years I was there) and either donated to a different synagogue in New Jersey and/or parted out. According to the "Castle" curator, the console and harp mechanism are still in the Castle/Clouds in New Hampshire.

According to Rollin Smith's book, The Aeolian Pipe Organ And Its Music, the contract was signed April 2, 1913 at a cost of $20,000.00. It was shipped May 2, 1914 with more shipped on May 27, 1915.

Updated through online information from Mark Lutton. -- The web page of the Chapel of the Holy Cross (Holderness, NH) states that: "The building has undergone only modest external changes since its construction, the most notable being the 1957 enlargement of the organ wing on the north side to accommodate an organ the school had acquired from the Castle in the Clouds estate."

This would probably be only the pipes, as the console is still at the Castle in the Clouds where it can be seen. I was told by a guide at the Castle that the wind system also remains at the Castle but I did not verify that.

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, using information from this web site: http://gonewengland.about.com/od/nhsightseeing/ig/Castle-in-the-Clouds/A-Powerful-Instrument.htm.