The Organ Historical Society, Villanova Pennsylvania, is accepting subscriptions for an upcoming book publication by Rollin Smith, Lost Pipe Organs of America.
The book chronicles an era when the organ was frequently found in concert halls, auditoriums, universities, hotels, world’s fairs, and expositions. Organbuilders spotlighted include the Hooks, Jardine, Roosevelt, Skinner, Farrand & Votey, Aeolian, Möller, Austin, Estey, Kilgen, Barton, Wurlitzer, and Aeolian-Skinner. Venues include New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, Chickering, Mendelssohn, and Carnegie halls; Hotel Astor and Waldorf-Astoria; Louisville’s Southern Exposition of 1883; Boston’s National Peace Jubilee of 1869; Chicago’s Steinway Hall, Auditorium Theater, and stadium; Detroit’s Ford Auditorium; and auditoriums in Denver and Washington.
Thirty-three chapters with hundreds of illustrations and supplementary material complete this survey. Subscriptions may be made at organhistoricalsociety.org. Each subscriber’s name will be printed in the book.
