Wirsching Organ Co.

Active: Unknown - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 6822

Distinction:

Salem, Ohio, 1888; incorporated, 1905; succeeded by Wirsching-Binder Co., 1914.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Established by Philipp Wirsching in Salem, Ohio, 1888; incorporated, 1905; acquired the Electrolian Organ Co. of Hoboken, New Jersey {formerly the Art Organ Co. of Los Angeles}; succeeded by Wirsching-Binder Co., 1914.

Staff: August W. Bauer; W. L. Deming; Jerome B. Meyer; Carl Riedler; Rudolf A. Ritter; Stanley Williams; Philipp Wirsching.

Sources:

  • The Diapason December 1914, 1.
  • Piano and Organ Purchaser-s Guide, Purchaser-s Guide to the Music Industries, (New York: Music Trades, undated)
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Database Specs:

  • 39 Instruments
  • 1 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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