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Minshall organ

Alternate name:Electric reed organ

Alternate name:Electronic reed organ

Date: 1944-1953 ca.

Place Made:Brattleboro, Vermont, United States, North America

Serial No: 1566

SignedStencilled in gold-colored lettering above stops: MINSHALL - ESTEY

MarkingsNone on the exterior; instrument was not opened, which is likely where serial number and other markings would be found.

DescriptionAn early foray into electronic organs, this instrument, with its full sets of reeds and a vacuum-tube tone cabinet, was intended for churches, chapels, homes, and auditoriums. An advertisement from 1943 states that the Minshall-Estey organ was "famous for its Cathedral Tones...for its ease of playing...and moderate cost...," and that it "is the piano-size organ with the 'big voice.' Any pianist can play it!"

Compass: C-C (6 octaves), 73 keys

Walnut case.
Volume pedal.

Contrabass switch (left side) and tremolo knob (right side).

Twelve stops (player's left to right): Diapason Bass 8’; Dulciana Bass 8’; Octave Bass 4’; Dulcet Bass 4’; Bourdon Treble 16’; Gedeckt Treble 16’; Diapason Treble 8’; Melodia Treble 8’; Octave Treble 4’; Flute Treble 4’; Flautino Treble 4’; Full Organ

DimensionsHeight: 1025 mm
Width: 1365 mm
Depth: 755 mm

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Electronic organ

Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Not on view

Object number: 03569