From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Father of Reed Midmer, Sr.; Born 1824 in Sussex, England; immigrated to the United States, c. 1840; apprenticed with Thomas Hall of New York City, New York; with Ferris & Stuart of New York City, foreman; established his own firm in Brooklyn, New York, 1860; partner with son, 1875; retired 1888; died 1895; succeeded by his son.

Sources:

• The Diapason December 1917, 3.


• Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 279.

 

For more information, See Main Entry Reuben Midmer & Son

Reuben Midmer & Son was succeeded by two firms: Midmer-Losh, constructing new organs; and Midmer-Light, a service firm established by Reed Midmer, Jr. (grandson of Reuben Midmer) and James Light.