Henry Ford's Estey 125-note Player Organ
By Dave Krall
In 1915 Henry Ford purchased an Estey 125-note 3-manual player organ
for his home, "Fair Lane". Some years later his wife, Clara, decided
that since the organ was little used she turned the organ chamber space
into a private study for Henry and the organ was donated to a church.
Does anyone know if the organ itself still exists and where it is
located? How did the 125-note Estey players differ from the 100-note
models, and are there any 125-note Esteys still extant?
In this video at 1:56 you can see the console (in a historic photograph)
in the "gathering room" of the mansion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1QH1DFlIX0&t=150s
Thanks,
Dave Krall
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