Wilcox & White 44-note Reed Organ
By Phil Dayson
Eugene Rogers wrote:
> I am in the process of restoring a Wilcox & White Symphony reed
> player organ ... The problem is that the wind motor was missing when
> I purchased this organ and was wondering if anyone has an original
> wind motor for this instrument.
I have a Wilcox & White 44-note organ as described. It has the
original roll drive motor but is missing the foot pump bellows and the
carvings. Perhaps we can do a swap ? Failing this I can probably get
some drawings made; contact me directly.
The organ is quite interesting: although only the roll only plays
44-notes it has 7-1/2 sets of reeds and pouches/pneumatics for all of
the 61 keyboard notes. I have often wondered about this. For the very
small cost of making the roll wider a 58- or 61-note player could have
been sold.
Phil Dayson
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