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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


(Message sent Wed 26 Jul 2017, 18:07:44 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  125-note, Estey, Ford's, Henry, Organ, Player

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