Estey Organ Serial Numbers

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Appraisals The Estey Organ Museum does not provide appraisals of Estey instruments or related products. We suggest that you look at our Organ Classifieds page or on-line auction sites to determine the value of your item. In addition, the provides guidelines for determining the value of reed organs. Repairs At this time, the Estey Organ Museum does not repair reed, pipe, or electronic organs. There are several reputable organ restorers in New England and throughout the country.

The has member throughout the United States who specialize in this work. For additional information. Determining the Age of Estey Reed Organs Determining the age of an Estey reed organ starts with identifying its serial number. Serial numbers are generally found on a paper label on the back of the instrument. Each Estey reed organ was numbered as it was shipped out.

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By the time the company closed in the late 1950’s they had built over 521,000 reed organs. Some serial number dates are known for certain: • No. 8,700 was shipped in May 1864 • No. 100,000 was built in 1880 • No. 250,000 in 1892 • No.

The 800 series. The 800 series organs was Estey's premium line of home organs. Early versions were tube driven, and later versions were advertised as fully transistorized. These were produced at the Torrance Calif. Plant, and later after 1965, at the Harmony Penn. The 801/802/805 was called The New Yorker.

350,000 in 1905 • No. 500,000 in 1951 The exception was the Estey Virtuoso Organ. These organs were given special serial numbers. A few organs have been identified with lower serial numbers than dates of manufacture, perhaps indicating that they were not made consecutively. Finding the Serial Number Finding the serial number on Estey reed organs can be challenging.

Ned Phoenix, an expert in reed organ restoration, has provided a guide for locating serial numbers. Occasionally the serial number on an older instrument is impossible to locate. Msi 7641 drivers. If you are trying to determine the age of an organ with no serial number, please feel free to for assistance. Make sure to include a photo of the organ. Determining the Date of Manufacture Once you have identified the serial number, you can use the Estey Organ Date Estimator to get an approximate date range.

This is just an estimate, but it will give you a good idea of when your Estey was built. Contact a professional appraiser if accuracy is essential. Estey Pipe Organ Records Pipe organs took longer to build than reed organs and created a greater amount of paperwork. Most of these records were destroyed when the company closed in 1960. However, we do have photo copies of the Shop Orders for about 2/3 of the organs.