Skinner Organ Company Opus 556 (1925)

“Free to a Good Home”

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This beautiful and modest organ was dismantled and placed in storage with the intention of installing it in a new home in New York City. That opportunity has passed, and the organ is being offered again. It was dismantled and placed in storage by the Organ Clearing House according to the highest standards, and in original condition, is a wonderful candidate for restoration. We look forward to hearing from you.

Schlicker, ca. 1970.

$15,000

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We’re happy to offer this neat little unit organ (5 ranks). wonderful for home or university practicing, small chapel, or second organ in a large church. It’s in good condition, should be releathered. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Reuter Opus 1860 (1975)

$50,000

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We’re happy to offer this large and comprehensive organ built by Reuter. It’s got lots of goodies including eleven reeds, Trompette-en-Chamade, 32-foot tone, and two sets of celestes. It’s a big bold organ, ready for relocation.

What a neat little organ.

$10,000

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We’re happy to offer a compact instrument from one of our greatest organ builders. The enclosed “Positiv” was a later addition, and is located under the exposed Great behind the green curtain.

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While everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous electro-pneumatic organs built by Möller, few realize that the firm produced hundreds of lovely tracker-action organs in the last decades of the 19th century and beginning of the 19th.  

Here's a beautiful one-manual organ, recently restored by David Storey, ready for relocation, ideal for a rural church, small chapel, or for grand service as a Choir Organ "down front" in a larger church with a principal organ in rear gallery.

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Click here to see description of the organ written by Stephen Schnurr, editor of The Diapason.

This heroic organ was built in 1891 as Roosevelt's Opus 494.  It was honored by the Organ Historical Society with Citation #50 in 1984.  Unfortunately, the condition of the magnificent building deteriorated past the point of safety.  The organ was dismantled and placed in storage in 2013 by the Organ Clearing House.

Regarded by many to among Roosevelt's finest instruments, the organ waits for a good home.

The asking price is $40,000.

Free to a Good Home.

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We’re happy to offer this fine unit organ, built in the early 1970’s. It’s available immediately. We look forward to hearing from you.

Free to a good home. (OCH fee $2500 applies)

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OCH executive director John Bishop was pleasantly surprised by this colorful, useful, compact organ when he visited in April of 2021. The (crawl-in) Austin Universal Air Chest with all offsets will fit in a neat little chamber, and the tasteful unification provides lots of sweet combinations.

Hook & Hastings Opus 1502 (1891)

$7500

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An unusual, free-standing organ by Hook & Hastings, beautiful from all four sides. With two reeds and a mutation, it’s a colorful bold organ. Currently in storage.

Free to a good home.

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Fifteen ranks with three reeds. This neat organ fits under a 9-foot ceiling. It’s located under a stairway in a private home. Footprint on the floor is 5’ by 15’. Will need restoration, but ready for your home practice, chapel, or studio.

Casavant #2408 (1957)

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$7500 (Dismantled, packed, in storage, includes OCH fee)

Here’s a neat and compact unit organ, a successful design from a great North American organ builder. Ideal for a small chapel, or build a case around it and place it as a Choir Organ “down front.”

The original electrical system was not preserved, a new solid-state system will be necessary.

Reuter Organ (1963)

Free to a good home. (OCH Finder’s Fee of $2500 applies.)

Available immediately.

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Height: 138”, Width: 118”, Depth: 108”

This four-rank organ, mounted on a rolling paltform, has been in service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC for sixty years. It will require releathering, but will be an inexpensive, reliable instrument for its new owner.

Available immediately.

Immediately Available.

Free to a good home. Recipient is responsible for relocation.

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What a wonderful opportunity.

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This sturdy practice organ is taller than most, which allows it stature for presence in small chapel with high ceiling.

Casavant, 1973.

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$20,000

A lovely self-contained one-manual organ with a cheerful ensemble and lovely flutes.

Hinners organ, date unknown

$5000

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The original facade is missing, but internal pipes in excellent condition. This little beauty can be adapted for multiple uses.

Skinner Organ Company #546 (1925)

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$53,000 as is (in storage with an organbuilder)

$475,000 releathered with new solid-state switching and console controls, installed in chambers in original configuration. Altering layout and additional voices available at extra cost. (Does not include shipping, travel, and crew expenses.)

(Facade pipes were “dummies” and were left in the original location.)

The organ was installed in two chambers, each 17’ high, 12’ deep, 13’ wide.

$40,000

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A perfect example of the “Phelps Era” at Casavant, this complete organ has choruses on three keyboards, and an independent pedal division. Some pipe repairs are required. A brilliant and exciting organ.

Henry Erben, 1840.

Available immediately.

Free to a good home. (Recipient is responsible for removal and Organ Clearing House fees.)

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Here’s your chance to acquire an early organ by the New York’s master builder, Henry Erben with G compass manuals, and sweet singing tones.

M.L. Bigelow, Opus 31 (2004)

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$100,000

Organ to be removed between May 21 and June 30, 2023.

Height: 7770 mm = 25’- 6” (to top of middle tower)

Width: 4920 mm = 16’ - 2”

Depth: 2760 mm = 9’ (includes both main and rear cases). Pedal board protrudes another 2 1/2’ +/- in front.

Two stacked wedge bellows with blower underneath are currently located in a small room to the right of the organ case. Otherwise the instrument is self contained within the main and rear cases.

This exquisite organ, not twenty years old, is being offered for sale as its building has been sold. Excellent condition, an unusual opportunity to have a new organ without sitting on a waiting list. Contact us to arrange your audition visit.

Free to a good home. (OCH Finder’s Fee applies)

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We’re happy to offer this large and complete instrument.

Recipient is responsible for removal. Must be removed by December 1, 2022.

Free to a good home. (Recipient to remove)

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Originally built by John Brown (Wilmington, DE), rebuilt by Möller, Tellers, Shenandoah Organ Studio. New console with solid-state controls in 1990. This fine organ includes a variety of solo voices, and Cathedral scale choruses.

The beautiful case and stenciled facade will grace your monumental building.

(Organ Clearing House fee applies.)

$5000

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Rich fundamental tone in a modest size organ. Celeste to GG, super-coupler extensions. The quintessential Choir Organ for a large church, or a beauty for full leadership in your local church or chapel. Playable, waiting for your audition trip.

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The organ has been dismantled and is in storage.

Price reduced to $150,000 or best reasonble offer.

Purchase and professional installation estimated at $475,000 to $600,00, depending on need for reconfiguration.

We are happy to represent this magnificent organ built in 2006 by Patrick J. Murphy & Associates.  This is wonderful opportunity for your church or school to acquire a significant new organ without joining a waiting list.  

The asking price is exclusive of OCH fees and relocation costs.  Relocation estimates available upon request.  Video recordings and layout plans are available by request.

Emmons Howard, 1907

Free to a good home.

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From the organ town of Westfield, Massachusetts, this vintage gem boasts lovely voices, plenty of 8-foot tone, and a simple but lovely facade.

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$4000

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11’ wide, 11’ deep, 15’ tall

George Ryder was a prolific organ builder in Reading, MA. Ernest Skinner was a teen-aged floor-sweeper in the Ryder workshop before moving to Hutchings for his true apprenticeship.

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Happily, our communication about this organ have been renewed after falling between the cracks as Diocesan leadership changed. We are again confident that we can schedule your visit to see this marvelous organ.

Built by W.W. Kimball of Chicago in 1934 (Opus 7127), this organ represents all the best of the American Classic Pipe Organ.  With lovely solo voices, expressive celestes, colorful reeds, and 16-foot flue tone on each manual, you'll have a gold mine of magical tone.  

The asking price is $20,000.  Let us help you realize a dream.

E&GG Hook Opus 523, 1870.

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Originally built by Christ Methodist Episcopal Church, west Philadelphia. Relocated by Alan Laufman and the Organ Clearing House and restored by Richard Nickerson, 1985.

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Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1419 (1964)

All reasonable offers considered.

From one of America’s finest venerable organ companies, this neat little organ crosses a few centuries with neo-baroque choruses, “antique” reeds, and full-compass celeste. Tilting-tablet consoles are economical to restore or retrofit with solid-state combinations, and the legendary quality of the Skinner Pitman Windchest provides long-term reliability. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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Built by Pierre Alexandre Ducroquet of Paris in 1852.

Any offer or proposal will be considered.

The organ must be removed before August 2021.

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We’re excited to offer this unique opportunity to acquire an exquisite mid-nineteenth-century French instrument from the age of Cavaillé-Coll. Restored by Fisk ca. 1985, the organ is in good condition, needs some mechanical repairs.

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Price newly reduced to $70,000.

With installation of new Peterson solid-state control system, new tilting tablets have been added for Great Principal 8', Pedal Bourdon 32 and Cornet 32'

Expression motors have been restored.

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We're offering this unusual unit organ by M. P. Möller.  It's patterned after the ubiquitous Artiste, but with two separate Swell enclosures, a 16' Principal, and Italian nomenclature, this organ is unique.  

$30,000

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How many of us went through conservatory educations practicing on a Holtkamp “Martini?” OCH director John Bishop figures thousands of hours. Here’s your chance to own one. It’s in good condition, ready to move.

We’re pleased to offer this grand double organ. Asking price is $35,000. As the backbone of a distinguished music program, the organ is fully playable and in regular use. There is a separate two-manual console in the rear gallery to play the Gallery Organ, and a comprehensive four-manual console in the Chancel that controls both organs. Contact us to arrange your audition visit.

Chancel Organ: Austin Organs, Inc., Opus 2600 (1977) Click here to download specifications.

Gallery Organ: Austin Organs, Inc., Opus 2599 (1976) Click here to download specifications.

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$25,000

M. P. Möller built hundreds of instruments to this basic design as single, double, and triple Artistes. The photos were taken during dismantling, and show the interior of the two chambers with some pipes removed. The two-manual console with stop tablets is free-standing and separate.

Many Artistes were built in free-standing cabinets — this one was installed in chambers, so there’s flexibility to design one or two organ cases, or to install again in chambers.

1916 Austin

$35,000

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We are happy to offer this large instrument, an interesting early example of the work of the Austin Organ Company. Though the organ has not been played in many years, the chamber interiors are in good restorable condition. We welcome your inquiries.

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$150,000

Wow. What an opportunity. This magnificent and delicate organ was conceived for practice at home. Exquisite details, and all the care of craftsmanship of one our finest organ builders make this organ the opportunity of a lifetime. Let us help you arrange for an audition visit.

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We are happy to offer this unique opportunity to acquire a spectacular newly built organ, as influenced by the great French Baroque organbuilder, Dom Bedos.

Click on the link to download a detailed description.  Be sure to scroll far down to find specifications.  The instrument is priced as a new organ.  Details available by serious inquiry.

The organ was built for a private auditorium, and has been dismantled and is in storage.

The original builder advises that these alterations could be considered at additional cost:

·  The original 392 hz pitch can be modified to 415 hz, as per temperament.

·  Dual pedalboard on the classical consolle: the original French baroque pedalboard can be played only by tiptoe: but a more comfortable pedalboard designed in German style,with more “stikmass” (pedal to pedal distance) can be provided, leaving the capability to install one or the classical pedalboard easily and quickly, to adapt the organ for different musical. 

·  Electronic memory and handling of stops can be added, leaving “as is” the original stop mechanic

·  Depending of final environment, a 5 keyboard enhancement can be improved to have more acoustic impression (69 stops)

·  Double mechanical – electronic transmission can be added, to handle the instrument from mechanical consolle and/or a remote electronic consolle

·  Processing unit can be added, to have soft midi editing, midi recording and playng functions, remote and automatic organ playng. 

·  Carillon-clock: on the upper part of Positive organ, a precious a magnificent clock with a large porcelain dial will be installed, in the same style of the whole instrument. The carillon-clock will be driven by the central cpu (see point 3), with complete organ interfacing and programmable “time carillon” organ function. The time will be hooked to IRIG-B universal time reference, to have always a self-synchronization with absolute time. 

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$45,000

“The American Classic.” Here’s a terrific organ with a full-sized specification, and lots of sixteen foot tone. There’s a fine variety of reed colors including strong swell reeds, string tone from 16’, Principal choruses, and beautiful flutes.

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Free to a good home. Buyer to remove.

Here’s a large and complete organ by Balcom & Vaughan. Building is closing and the organ is available immediately.

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$30,000

We’re happy to offer this lovely organ with two celestes and lots of brightwork. The Ruckpositiv is in the rear gallery with a seperate console. Call us today to schedule your audition visit.

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$37,500.

In the 1950’s and 1960’s, Rieger developed ingenious designs for compact organs with well-developed stoplists. This organ hides the pipes of the 16’ Bourdon in the base platform, and includes a cute little Ruckpositiv case with drawknobs behind the organist. The organ is in good condition, and needs a new home.

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Built by M. P. Möller in 1985. Available complete or as parts. Contact us to discuss the possibilities.

Height 42’

Width 20’

Depth 16’

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Breaking news! Price reduced to $25,000.

Voiced for a large and spacious church, this organ has a broad range of expression, including etherial soft voices, and a powerful full chorus. The Swell Quintade 4’ is an unusually lovely color, and don’t forget the lavish display of four reeds, very unusual for a period organ of this size.

The organ has been professional dismantled and stored. Contact us if you’d like to make a visit.

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This organ was originally built for the Washington, DC residence of Dr. Duncan McKim, which is now owned by the National Parks and Conservation Association.  It was removed to storage in preparation for installation at local Washington Church, and later destined for a church in New Zealand.  The organ is in storage and available now for restoration and installation in your church.  

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All reasonable offers will be considered.

Built by A. David Moore in 1988, this handsome organ is available immediately.

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Best reasonable offer.

The building is being sold and organ must be removed. Tubular penumatic action, romantic voicing with a French accent.

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Available for best offer.

This lovely historic organ was built in 1852 and restored by Bozeman Organbuilders in 1992. It’s a wonderful example of the best of Boston area organ building, and it’s available immediately.

An added bonus is that spring is coming and the organ is on Cape Cod. Plan a nice weekend trip to visit, hear, and play the organ, and enjoy some New England seafood and beautiful walks on the beach. OCH director John Bishop’s family had a home on the Cape for decades, and he can give you hints about the best places to visit.

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$20,000

Offering the American Classic, built by Austin Organ Company in 1965. Antiphonal Division with Antiphonal Pedal. Available immediately. Give us a call.

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$40,000 or best offer.

We’re happy to offer this large and versatile instrument.

According to letters of intent in the early 1980’s as the current building was being built, both organ "chambers measure 26’ long, 20’6” high, and 10’ deep, with the exterior opening measuring “17’6” by 24’."

Sale is made necessary due to church relocation.

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$10,000

We’re happy to offer this lovely small organ built in 1912 by Casavant. It’s smashing stenciled facade makes it a terrific candidate for use as a Choir Organ “down front” in a large church to complement a larger gallery organ.

Give us a call. We’d love to share it with you.

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This large 4-manual organ is a little unusual for M. P. Möller, otherwise known for building very "usual" organs.  The four-manual console is arranged in "horseshoe" style like a theatre organ, and although it was built for church use, its specifications reflect features of a concert organ, such as high-pressure Stentorphone and Tuba.

The building was built as a Unitarian Church, and was sold to a Jewish congregation in 1942.

The organ has not been played for at least 40 years, and will require restoration, but because the chambers are secluded and difficult to get to, the original condition is largely intact.

The creative organbuilder may wish to use this organ as a "pipe mine."

$25,000

We’re happy to offer this lovely residence/practice organ built by Walter Bradford. There are three independent 8’ stops (two manuals and pedal), no couplers. The organ will be dismantled soon because of house sale. Video recordings are available.

Black walnut case, contained blower, 61/32 compasses.

Height: 102”, Width: 81.5”, Depth: 40”

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This is a brand-new instrument, ideal for practice for the serious musician.  Shipment from Ireland is easy to arrange.  Now's the time to take on those difficult pieces you've always dreamed of playing.

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$19,000.

Must be removed April 2019

Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests.

Three manuals. 4 divisions. 28 stops. 44 registers. 32 ranks. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes.

The organ is in center chambers at the front of the room with visible façade pipes or case front. Traditional style

console with roll top. The console is movable.

Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Combination

Action: Computerized/Digital system. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. Crescendo Pedal. Reversible

full organ/thumb piston. Reversible full organ/toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Combination action toe studs. Coupler reversible thumb pistons. Coupler reversible toe studs. Hitchdown couplers.

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Here's a neat and compact instrument, ready to move.

$10,000

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This is one of the largest residence organs built by the Aeolian Company. It is equipped with a full 4-manual console, a 2-manual console that allowed the Echo organ to be used as an independent chapel organ, and an Aeolienne, Aeolian's patented remote pneumatic automatic roll-player.  The original home has been demolished in favor of real estate development, and the organ was removed to storage.

It is in good restorable condition, and was well-documented before it was packed for storage.

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This gorgeous organ was built by E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings in 1879, in the heart of many consider to be one of that firm's strongest periods. Frank Hastings had been made a partner, and George and Elias Hook were both still active.  Built for lofty 900-seat Gothic building, the organ is voiced for grandeur.  It is in storage in New Hampshire, and ready for a thorough restoration.

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While similar to many other instruments in the class of purpose-built practice organs, this organ is unique in its very compact dimensions.  It will fit anywhere.  It's for sale as a new instrument.

This handy little organ was built in 1972 by Rubin Frels, one of the pioneers in the "Texas School" of the revival of interest in tracker-action organs.  It's in good condition and available immediately.

Stoplist is 8' Gedeckt, 4' Rohrflöte, 2' Principal, II-III Mixture, 8' Regal.

The dimensions are 78" high, 57" wide, and 28" deep (+10" for the keyboard).

The asking price is $10,000.  Give us a call.

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Best and/or earliest offer.

Recipient is responsible for removal of the organ, and Organ Clearing House Finder’s Fee ($2000).

Built in 1965, this organ was intended for storage “backstage” in a large multi-purpose auditorium, ready to be rolled out when needed. The organ and console are mounted on separate rolling platforms, connected by a large umbilical. With installation of “aftermarket” solid-state controls and switching, the organ could easily be wired to console with “plug-in” connectors.

The case (white oak plywood) shows repairable cosmetic damage, but the ivory keyboards and cone-tuned pipes are in excellent condition.

As the organ was stored amongst other theater fixtures, it was not possible to open the right-side case door all the way. In these photos, that case door conceals the symmetrically opposite facade of Bass Principal pipes seen at the left end of the organ. There are access panels for tuning and mechanical maintenance at the back of the organ.

The organ has not been played for several years, but it is roughly playable, and easily restorable. Contact John Bishop john@organclearinghouse.com to arrange your audition visit.

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$20,000 (does not include relocation costs)

Here’s a great value for your consideration. Originally built in 1963, rebuilt in 2001, new console and releathering in 2006 — this organ can be relocated with minimal renovation. It’s available immediately. Contact us now to arrange your audition visit.

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Available for best offer. Buyer assumes responsibility for removal and OCH Finder’s Fee.

This marvelous organ is ideal for the classic literature, and brings a French accent to the table. It’s standing in its original location, fully playable, ready for your audition visit, and available immediately.

Contact John Bishop at john@organclearinghouse.com for more information.

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Asking price reduced to $5000 on March 25.

Built by Wicks in 1926, subsequently rebuilt and enlarged. This fine organ is available now. Let us help you arrange your audition visit.

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$10,000

Built in 1961, this Aeolian-Skinner organ (Opus 1419) is in original condition and is available immediately. It’s a great candidate for a smaller church, or for use as the foundation of a larger instrument.

SOLD.

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This is an especially good version of the attractive and useful "Artiste," built by Möller by the 100's.  The organ is in excellent condition, and ready for installation.

$19,875

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Here's a magnificent example of the 19th Century American organ, with freedom for placement and alteration.  The organ mechanical action was replaced with a new electro-pneumatic action by William Laws in 1923. Laws had a specialty, building Austin "Clone" consoles, using identical parts and layouts, but manufactured in his workshop.  He made a practice of equipping organs with new actions without altering original voicing.  

However, in this instrument, he added two divisions to the instrument, using original Hutchings material.  The Echo Division has been removed to storage.  The organ has not been used in many years.  The blower was removed to make space for new air-conditioning equipment.

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$20,000

Available for immediate removal.

Our apologies for the poor quality of case photos. The bright “downlights” and the sunny window made photography difficult during our recent visit.

Built in 2959 by Casavant, reusing the church’s original 1927 Estey console, this is a colorful and clear organ. We give the height of both organ cases as 11-feet from the bottom of windchests to top of tallest pipes. The windchests are mounted high in the gallery, with closet space beneath each one. The organ will be easy to modify and place in compact spaces.

The original console cabinet is exceptionally beautiful, made of quarter-sawn oak, and a terrific candidate for retro-fitting with solid-state controls.

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$30,000

Built in 1975, this organ reflects the tradition of “American Classic” organ design, with tonal elements from several different historical eras. The versatile specification makes it a fine candidate for playing service music and organ literature. It features the “Universal Air Chest,” unique to Austin organs.

There are four separate cases, each of which is 141” tall. The dimensions of the floor plans of the four spaces are 98” x 77”, 97” x 48”, 97” x 48”, 98” x 77”.

Because it’s broken into four separate rooms that are relatively compact, this organ would be relatively easy to move to a new location without modification.

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This beautiful organ is the ideal Choir Organ.  If you're in a big church with a large organ in the rear gallery, imagine how much this instrument would add placed on the chancel floor.  It's recently restored, and ready for installation.

Free to a good home. This excellent Schantz organ is clean and in great condition. Church renovation requires immediate removal. See photos of stop jambs for specifications. More information on request.

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Special offer, available immediately.

$20,000 or best offer (plus OCH Finder’s Fee)

Here’s another version of the much sought-after Holtkamp “Martini.” How many of us worked our way through school practicing on these beauties? This is a simple electro-pneumatic practice organ with five independent voices, including a separate mixture. It’s a workhorse organ, ready to teach you the complete works of … Call now to arrange your audition.

Casavant built their Opus 665 for the Church (now Basilica) of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine in 1916.  It was installed in the "Lower Church," a large secondary worship space with a low ceiling.  Casavant's Opus 1588 (1938) is in the rear gallery of the lofty Basilica upstairs. 

David Enlow, organist at the Church of the Resurrection, grew up in Toronto playing on a majestic Casavant organ from "the teens," and envisioned the acquisition of such an instrument for his church.  David and the rector, Fr. Barry Swain, traveled to Maine to inspect the downstairs organ, and planned its purchase and renovation.  David and John Bishop, executive director of the Organ Clearing House, developed a new specification that would use all of Opus 665, several bass ranks that remained in the church from previous organs, and several newly acquired stops.

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Music at Church of the Resurrection under Enlow's leadership is unparalleled, with a professional choir presenting mass settings every Sunday, and a distinguished list of recitals including Daniel Roth, Paul Morrison, James Kennerley, Stephen Tharp, and many others.

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PRICE JUST REDUCED TO $25,000!

We’re happy to offer this exciting and colorful instrument built in 1933 by Pennsylvania’s Fritzsche Organ Company. Organ Clearing House Executive Director John Bishop recently visited this remarkable organ which includes especially beautiful Flutes at 8’ and 4’, marvelous solo reeds, especially English Horn and Clarinet, and a French Horn that’s at home as a Reed or a Principal.

Distinctive prompt bass voices provide substantial support to brilliant choruses, and as each manual includes an eight-foot Principal and a sixteen-foot flue voice, there’s plenty of warm depth to the sound.

This is a unique opportunity.

The organ was rebuilt by Fritzsche in 2001 in a project that included installation of a new console with solid-state controls.

South Pipe Chamber (Swell/Great): three levels, 21 feet high, 10 feet by 13 feet
North Pipe Chamber (Choir): 12 feet high, 10 feet by 13 feet

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$10,000

Here’s a beauty in distress. Built in 1874, and located in Taunton, Massachusetts, E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings Opus 764 represents the best of one of strongest eras of this venerable firm. American organs don’t get any better than this.

Must be removed before June 20, 2018.

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$7500

Built in 1811, this organ is believed to be the only surviving work of New York organbuilder, William Redstone. It has been thoughtfully restored, is in excellent condition, and available immediately.

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$15,000

Here’s a unit organ voiced for a large room. Available immediately.

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What a beautiful organ facade!  This lovely organ could be easily moved to your church.  Originally built for St. Paul's Methodist Church in Mauch Chuck, PA (now Jim Thorpe, PA), it was removed to storage in 1978 before a planned sale to the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music.  After the cancellation of that plan, the organ was purchased by Thomas-Pierce in 1994 and restored by Thom Thomas.

It was relocated to a church in St. Petersburg in 1998 where Mr. Thomas played the dedicatory recital.

The asking price is $20,000.

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Free to a good home.

This fine organ by Reuter (1971, Opus 1732) has given nearly fifty years of service, has always been properly maintained, and is in excellent condition. The new owners will wish to consider releathering the pneumatic actions to ensure future reliability.

The organ should be removed in early summer of 2019.

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Originally built by Hutchings, and rebuilt according to the style of the day in the 1970's, this bold organ reflects the best of both its periods and personalities.  The building was the parish of St. John the Evangelist on Beacon Hill, just behind the State House, in Boston, Massachusetts. The organ in its original form was distinguished as Everett Titcomb was organist there for many years.  

The parish merged with the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Tremont Street in Boston, and the building is now owned by a developer.

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Here's a mighty instrument with vast resources.  Built by Aeolian-Skinner (1937, 1955, 1965), and rebuilt by Angerstein & Associates (1977), and Letourneau (1995).

The Letourneau project included a new console.  This organ is famously too large for its building, and is installed in various remote locations, including the attic.  It should be approached as an "organ kit," a huge collection of high-quality pipes and mechanical components, ready to be reconfigured into a cohesive whole in a warm acoustical environment.

The best reasonable offer will be accepted.

The Follen Church is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in the heart of birthplace of the American Revolution. Located on the route of Paul Revere’s ride and surrounded by the taverns and battlefields of the legendary Minutemen, it is a place with a strong historical sense. The historic octagonal building was home to a home-made pipe organ, assembled from a collection of unrelated parts by a parishioner.

When the Unitarian Universalist congregation in neighboring Stoneham announced it was closing, selling its building, and offering its historic organ to another UU church that would be able to restore it and give it a good home, the people of the Follen Church advised by OCH executive director John Bishop took on the project.

The fourteen-stop organ, built in 1868 by Boston organbuilders E. & G.G. Hook (Opus 466), was unique as a perfect and unaltered example of the artistry of that fabled firm. We restored the organ in accordance with the highest standards of historical accuracy and installed it in the church where it was first played for worship on Easter Sunday. A large and enthusiastic group of church members volunteered to help with the project, refinishing the black-walnut case, reclaiming original metal action parts, and gathering for an old-time barn-raising in the first days of the installation.

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Here's a lovely and distinguished organ from the age of Queen Victoria.  It's elegance and refinement will bring beauty to worship in your church, and yours will surely be the only 19th century British organ on the block!

In 2005, the Organ Clearing House arranged the sale of Hook & Hastings Opus 1418, built in 1889 to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Valparaiso, Indiana.  Originally built for the First Baptist Church of Harwich, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod), the organ was "decorated" by the addition of side wings.  The historic photo shows the organ in its original glory.

S.L. Huntington & Company restored the organ, including mixing custom milk-based paint according to original recipes to achieve the fantastic reproduction of the original decoration.  Members of the staff of the Organ Clearing House assisting Scot Huntington with the installation.

The hospital system of the University of Pennsylvania was planning to build a new cancer research hospital and had purchased a site from the city of Philadelphia across the street from the main hospital campus. The demolition of the existing building on that site would be complicated technically because it was a 13,000 public auditorium with a two-acre floor. Explosives could not be used because of the sensitive equipment in the neighboring hospitals. It was also politically complicated because the building was a venerable 1929 Art-Deco hall that inspired much public nostalgia.

To partially allay the public resistance to its demolition, the University of Pennsylvania agreed to preserve artifacts from the building, among which were 2600 bronze doorknobs case with the seal of the City of Philadelphia, massive ballroom chandeliers, mosaic murals – and a 100,000 pound Möller pipe organ built in 1929.

The organ was located in a 100 x 20 foot chamber above the auditorium ceiling, 125 feet above the floor. It had two consoles, Concert and Theater, which reflected the dual personalities of the instrument. It had only eighty-nine ranks of pipes, but they included four Tuba stops, a dozen 16 ft ranks, and three 32 ft stops.

We were contracted by the University to dismantle the organ and store it in an adjacent building. Two years later the University notified us that that building would be demolished to make way for additional new construction. The organ had to go. At that same time, University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor John Schwandt, founder and director of the new American Organ Institute (AOI), contacted us looking for a monumental vintage American pipe organ to be the centerpiece of the Institute. We had just the right instrument for him, but there were only a few weeks left until demolition-day.

It was a happy coincidence that the only recording we had of that grand organ was a Medley of tunes from Oklahoma played by Tom Hazelton for a convention of the American Theatre Organ Society. We sent the recording to Schwandt and after a couple days of negotiations, the University of Pennsylvania transferred ownership of the organ to the American Organ Institute for $1.

The organ filled five semi tractor trailers!

The AOI has established an organ workshop on campus where students are engaged in the first academic organbuilding program in the United States. A portion of the Mighty Möller has been restored and is in use in Sharp Hall of the University’s School of Music while funds are being raised for the restoration of the complete instrument.

Here we show two historic photos taken at the time of the organ's installation, and an unusual display of two consoles and four tuning keyboards (all ivory) - a 12-manual organ.

You can read more about this extraordinary organ and innovative educational program at aoi.ou.edu

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This elegant case was originally built for a large organ by E. M. Skinner in New York City.  It's in storage in mid-coast Maine.  All but the 6 largest facade pipes are included.  We can arrange shipment to your door.

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Available complete or as parts.

This organ built by M. P. Möller in 1985, will be replaced in 2021. The console is a great candidate for a Hauptwerk project. Contact us to discuss possibilities.

Wicks, 2 ranks, 1 manual.

$10,000 (plus OCH fee)

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This little cutie is just the thing for learning notes at home.