Roosevelt Organ Works [Hilborne Roosevelt Organs]
1878

Greenfield Village

20900 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn, MI, US

4 Ranks - 200 Pipes
Instrument ID: 71859 ● Builder ID: 5393 ● Location ID: 6800
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STOPLISTS

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  • Position: Pipes Exposed (in Whole or in Part) at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
  • Notes: (TC)
  • Notes: (TC)
8'56
8'44
8'44
4'56

[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2016-07-08]

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Builder: Roosevelt Organ Works [Hilborne Roosevelt Organs]
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: No Pedalboard
Features:
1 Manuals (56 Notes)✗ No Pedal4 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on August 15th, 2024:

The Roosevelt Organ Company presented a pipe organ to Thomas Edison in 1878. Edison and his workers used it to conduct sound experiments and for entertainment during work breaks. The original organ was destroyed in a fire in 1914. Henry Ford had this replica made in 1929 as part of the detailed reproduction of Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village.

Webpage Links: Pipe Organ in Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, October 26, 1929

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