Melodeon
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Reed organ
Maker
Prescott Organ Co.
Date1871-1881 ca.
Place MadeConcord, New Hampshire, United States, North America
SignedPrescott Organ Co. / CONCORD, N. H.DescriptionCompass: Five octaves, FF to f3.
Pitch at A = 447
From Michel’s Organ Atlas, p. 117: “Prescott Bros. Organs – most of the organs were three or four octaves; between 1836 and 1840 Prescott extended the octaves to five; discontinued making organs about 1886.”
Robert F. Gellerman, The American Reed Organ, pp. 6-7. 1871 firm name changed to Prescott Organ Co. 1881 Prescott Organ Co., Inc.
ProvenanceYankton College Music Building, Yankton, South Dakota, at one time.
Published ReferencesM. Jill Karolevitz, “College student restores old pianos,” Yankton County Observer, ca. Fall, 1984.
Credit LineGift of Linda S. Hansen, 1984
Object number03561
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