[ Ref. "Storlien Swedish Mystery Organ" ]
Hello all! In the late 1800s, barrel organs were indeed built in
Steinkjaer, Norway, by C.H.R. Tharaldsen. I have seen two of these,
one of them in Sweden, one in Norway.
Like in Philip Jamison's description, the Steinkjaer organs I've seen
had "ranks of wood flue pipes, some very small in scale" and "a really
big bass pipe (which) is much larger than all the others and fills the
top of the organ."
Apparently the "mystery organ" was imported to Sweden (perhaps via
Storlien) where it got its Customs Office stamp.
Best regards
Christofer Noering
Stockholm
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