The Aeolian Co.
Opus 1345, 1916
Residence: Dr. Richard Zipf
Carmichael, CA, US
39 Ranks - 2,299 Pipes
Instrument ID: 9667 ● Builder ID: 51 ● Location ID: 8907
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Builder: The Aeolian Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Straight
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions35 Stops58 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets on Slanted Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Jim Stettner on April 8th, 2024:
Updated through online information from Dr. Richard Zipf: I have donated Aeolian Opus 1345 to the George Eastmen Museum (900 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607), where it currently (2024) resides. Like John Spreckles, George Eastman (of Eastman Kodak fame) was an organ affectionado and had TWO (!) pipe organs installed in his Rochester mansion. One was lost in a fire during a repair attempt. My donation of Aeolian 1345 was to replace the missing North Organ in this Museum.
Updated through online information from Dr. Richard Zipf: I have donated Aeolian Opus 1345 to the George Eastmen Museum (900 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607), where it currently (2024) resides. Like John Spreckles, George Eastman (of Eastman Kodak fame) was an organ affectionado and had TWO (!) pipe organs installed in his Rochester mansion. One was lost in a fire during a repair attempt. My donation of Aeolian 1345 was to replace the missing North Organ in this Museum.
Database Manager on May 21st, 2016:
Updated through online information from John Haskey. Dr. Zipf donated the organ to the Eastman Museum. See: https://eastman.org/aeolian-pipe-organ
Database Manager on December 19th, 2008:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ has been meticulously restored by its owner, Dr. Richard Zipf. It is presently (December 2008) for sale as a restored whole, not to be broken up for parts.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Acquired in 1982 from Wendell Schoberg, owner of the San Diego Pipe Organ Company. He (and others) had rescued it from John Spreckels' Coronado mansion, now the Glorietta Bay Inn. MIDI interface added.
Related Instrument Entries: The Aeolian Co. (Opus 1345, 1916) , Parsons Pipe Organ Builders (Opus 36, 2013)
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