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FS: 7-Rank Aeolian Duo-Art Player Pipe Organ
By John Blue

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For sale: Aeolian player pipe organ No. 1515, complete, from the
Los Angeles mansion of Latino film star Antonio Moreno.  First
tuned after installation at the mansion on September 20, 1923.

Console: 60" wide, 32" deep, 52" tall; has superficial water damage.
Manual  I: 36 Keys w/ no ivory w/ following switches: String PP,
  String P, String F, Diapason, Vox Humana, Clarinet, Flute.
Manual II: 36 Keys w/ no ivory w/ following switches, String PP,
  String P, String F, Diapason, Vox Humana, Clarinet, Flute.
Pedal: Deep Flute 16.

Harp  I: 25 steel plates w/ wood hammers (72" wide; 30" tall; 30" deep).
Harp II: 24 steel plates w/ wood hammers (72" wide; 30" tall: 30" deep).

Main pipe chest is 90" wide, 43" deep, 22" tall, for approx. 414 pipes,
has extensive water damage.  Assorted wood air chests have various
degrees of water damage, easily repaired.

The wood pipes are in excellent condition; most metal pipes are good
condition but the smallest are destroyed, as the metal was extremely
soft.  The tallest pipes are 11 feet.

Electric motor & blower are in excellent condition; motor has two
stages with belts.

Electronics inside the console are in very good condition.  The
electronic switches and connector boxes are in perfect condition.

Includes 176-hole roll reader (spool 15-1/4" wide) and 21 Duo-Art
music rolls in perfect condition.

Contact: John Blue, tel.: 818-899-5154


(Message sent Tue 21 Aug 2001, 01:30:47 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  7-Rank, Aeolian, Duo-Art, FS, Organ, Pipe, Player

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