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It was renovated with a new console in 1963, and damaged in the earthquake of 1989. It was removed to Austin for renovation in 1991. The organ was returned to storage in San Francisco in 1996, and has remained in storage since. The City of San Francisco will give the organ without charge to a new owner with the stipulation that it must remain intact and historically whole. (Organ Clearing House finder's fee will apply.) This is an extraordinary opportunity for a large church, concert hall, or civic auditorium. The original builder's dimension drawings are available. Organist Timothy Tikker has offered this historical commentary about this important instrument: Timothy Tikker The organ was built for the Festival Hall of the 1915 Panama Pan-Pacific Exposition (the photo posted here is of the Festival Hall installation; in its later home the facade was extended to either side with dummy pipes). Camille Saint-Saens was a featured guest artist, conducting his Third Symphony, as well as a work of his own, commissioned for the occasion: "Hail, California!" Edwin Lemare was the main organist for the Expo, and continued as SF Municipal Organist for some years after. One unusual characteristic of the organ is that the Pedal is almost completely independent and not unified, which may well be due to Lemare's influence (he referred to unified Pedal divisions, which EM Skinner called "augmented," as "diminished Pedals"). After the fair the organ was relocated to the newly-built Civic Auditorium near City Hall, for which Lemare insisted that Austin perform extensive revoicing as well as some tonal changes. There it was used for many events over the years, including the American premiere of Marcel Dupre's Symphony in G minor for organ and orchestra, the composer as soloist. Austin replaced the console in 1963. I heard my organ teacher Ludwig Altman -- then Municipal Organist -- perform the Poulenc Concerto there, Arthur Fiedler conducting, in 1974. The SF AGO Chapter visited the organ in 1981, and I had the opportunity along with other members to play it briefly then. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake shattered a plaster wall behind the organ, severely damaging the instrument, especially the un-enclosed divisions. The organ is immense: 117 ranks, including three full-length 32' voices, two of them completely independent; wind pressures are 10", 15" and 25". The chests are of the "walk-in" type: the enclosed space under the chests is tall enough for an organ technician literally to walk into, after passing through an air-lock entrance, bringing him to direct access to the underside of the toe boards and all the chest action, this space all filled with pressured air for the pipes! 2986, Beckerath, Houston, TX The Opportunity of a Lifetime Rudolf von Beckerath (1974) $200,000 Click here to download specifications. Housed in a dedicated organ hall at the Moore School of Music, University of Houston, this grand organ is a masterpiece of its time. It has loads of power, a kaleidoscope of colors, and beautiful tracker action. The organ is being offered for sale in preparation for the repurposing of the existing hall and the commissioning of a new concert organ to be installed in a new location. Organ Clearing House executive director, John Bishop, visited the organ on February 28, 2023, and confirms its excellent condition and thrilling sounds. We're looking forward to hearing from you, and eager to schedule your audition visit. Height: High center towers 30'2"; Pedal towers 25' 2"; Facade side flat 22' 2" Width: 22' at impost; 16' 4" at floor Depth: 8' + 2' (for maintenance scaffold) + 3' (for pedalboard) 3127, Noack, Redlands, CA Noack Opus 67 (1973) $15,000 Click here to view dimensions and specifications. We're happy to offer this versatile one-manual organ with seven stops divided Bass/Treble. It's in excellent condition, ready for chapel or studio. 3150, Estey, Washington, DC Free to a good home. Click here for specifications. Fifteen ranks with three reeds. This neat organ fits under a 9-foot ceiling. It's located under a stairway in a private home. Footprint on the floor is 5' by 15'. Will need restoration, but ready for your home practice, chapel, or studio. 3143, Odell, Newark, NJ $20,000 Click here to see specifications and dimensions. This venerable organ has a comprehensive stoplist, and plenty of beautiful tone. It's in good restorable condition. We welcome your inquiries. 3117, Skinner, Kansas City, MO Skinner Organ Company Opus 190 (1910 Revised, E.M. Skinner, Inc. (1949) $100,000 Click here to download specification. Introducing this heroic organ from the early years of Mr. Skinner's legendary career. The stoplist speaks for itself. The organ has been dismantled and is now in climate-controlled storage. The acquisition figure quoted covers those costs. There is no purchase price. 3139, Estey, Conway, NH Click here to download specifications and dimensions. This cute organ has beautifully made pipes as expected from Estey. It will be easy to relocate, and is a good candidate for renovation. 3147, Wicks, Montgomery, NJ Wicks Organ (1968), two ranks, one manual. $10,000 (plus OCH fee) Click here to view specifications and dimensions. This little cutie is just the thing for learning notes at home. 3136, Reuter, Washington, DC Reuter Organ (1963) $5000 (Includes Organ Clearing House Fee. Click here to view information and specifications. Height: 138", Width: 118", Depth: 108" This four-rank organ, mounted on a rolling paltform, has been in service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC for sixty years. It will require releathering, but will be an inexpensive, reliable instrument for its new owner. Available immediately. 3137, Schlicker, Portland, OR Free to a Good Home. Click here to view specifications and dimensions. We're happy to offer this fine unit organ, built in the early 1970's. It's available immediately. We look forward to hearing from you. 3144, Kilgen, Dubuque, IA Self contained Kilgen organ. Free to a good home! Click here to download specifications. This neat little organ is ideal for a small church or chapel, or as a home practice instrument. It's a great candidate for renovation. An extended stoplist is derived from four ranks, Principal, Flute, Gamba, Dolce (Dulciana). We look forward to your inquiries. Please note that Organ Clearing House Finder's Fee applies though there is no asking price. 3122, Mander, Rochester, NY $150,000 Click here to down specifications and dimensions. Isn't this a beauty? This spectacular organ is available now. Its classic lines with carved pipe shades will bring elegance and beauty to your church. Contact us today to arrange your audition visit. 3133, Henry Niemann, Baltimore Henry Niemann (1893) Click here to download specifications, dimensions, and description. Wow. What an organ. Henry Niemann apprenticed with Aristide Cavaille-Coll in Paris and brought a unique perspective of organbuilding to Baltimore. This unusual organ is loaded with special sounds, lots of sixteen-foot tone, powerful choruses, a big variety of softer voices. There's nothing else like it. 3134, Johnson, Baltimore Johnson & Son Opus 749 (1891) $7500 Click here to download specifications, dimensions, and description. From one of the best nineteenth-century American builders, with two unusual features: A clarinet on the Great as second color reed, and two stopped sixteen-foot pedal voices (forte and piano). 3135, Hook & Hastings, Baltimore Hook & Hastings Opus 1502 (1891) $7500 Click here to download specifications, dimensions, description. An unusual, free-standing organ by Hook & Hastings, beautiful from all four sides. With two reeds and a mutation, it's a colorful bold organ. Currently in storage. 3090, Skinner, Skowhegan, ME Under contract. Skinner Organ Company, Opus 782 (1929). $15,000 Click here to download specifications. 190" High 160" wide (The case is 190" wide, the organ is off-center behind the facade, against the right wall.) 98" Deep. The console footprint is 65" (wide) x 50" , including the bench. Expression action is mechanical. Here's a charming little organ, 7 ranks plus chimes, compact and expressive. A simple releathering project is all that's needed to make it useful and reliable for the next generations. Because of its remote location, and the very narrow access to its "insides," it's in pristine condition. Stopped flutes and Flugel Horn are especially beautiful. We look forward to hearing from you. Couplers Great/Pedal Swell/Pedal Swell/Pedal 4 Swell/Great Swell 16 Swell 4 Swell/Great 16 Swell/Great 4 Great 4 3 permanent divisional settings for each keyboard. 3116, Noack, Baltimore, MD $25,000, negotiable. Click here for specifications. Depth 91 inches Width 112.5 inches Height 165 inches Lovely organ by Noack, ideal for small church, teaching or practice studio. 3124, Austin, Waukesha, WI Austin Organ Company #2624 (1979) $25,000 Click here to view specifications. The organ case is 8' x 18.5', by about 21' at its highest point. Here's a cheerful and durable organ, ready for relocation to your church. We're looking forward to hearing from you. 2423, Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1071, Portland, OR Free to a good home. Click here to view specifications. Click here to view dimensions. This marvelous organ was sold and dismantled by the Organ Clearing House in 2011 and placed in storage from which it has never been moved. It's still packed in the original crates. Before dismantling, it was in original and excellent playing condition. 3120, Andover Practice Organ, Norman, OK Andover Organ Company (1981) $15,000 Click here to download specifications. Click here to download dimensions. Practicing at home. What a concept. Here's a beauty to help you with your serious woodshedding. Excellent condition. Give us a call 3108, Moller, St. Louis, MO M.P. Moller Opus 8954 (1958) Free to a good home! Click here to view specifications. Fine organ by M. P. Moller, ready to move to your church. 3112, Beckerath, Montreat, NC $45,000 Click here to view specifications and dimensions. Built in 1971, this charming Beckerath organ will bring clarity and brilliance to your worship, or, wouldn't it make a fine residence organ in your Great Room? 3111, J.W.Steere & Sons, Cincinatti, OH $20,000 Click here for specifications and dimensions. 3105, Visser-Rowland, Beaumont, TX Visser-Rowland Opus 10 (1977) Click here to download specifications and dimensions. Price reduced to $20,000. Here's a lovely instrument for chapel, home, or practice room. The pipe shades are made from cut out pieces of organ pipe metal, an interesting design touch. 3103, Walcker, Berlin Click here to download description and specifications. EUR29,000 (plus OCH Fee of 10%) 280" wide, 178" tall, 89" deep (+ 47" for keydesk and pedalboard) Built in 1966, this Walcker organ represents the height of mid-century German organbuilding. It's classic design fits under a relatively low ceiling, and will certainly bring brilliant and reliable music-making to its new owner. We'll be happy to arrange for international shipment and installation, and look forward to your inquiry. 3101, George Ryder, Beacon, NY George Ryder (1895) Free to a good home! Click here to view specifications. George Ryder's workshop was in Reading, Massachusetts, contemporary with the great Boston organ companies of Hook & Hastings, Hutchings, and Stevens. Ernest Skinner worked for Ryder as a shop boy before moving to Hutchings to begin his storied career. The organ in Beacon is a lovely example of his work, ready for restoration and a second life. (The organ case on the right side of the sanctuary is a dummy.) We look forward to hearing from you. 3100, Hendrickson, Sioux Falls, SD $50,000 Click here to view specifications. Click here for a link to an audio recording. Charles Hendrickson, Opus 78 (1994) This grand organ is being replaced because of engineering deficiencies in wind system and mechanical action. Its terrific pipework and striking case give the potential of a superb instrument with some rethinking, even perhaps electric pallet pulldowns to allow flexibility of installation. Contact us to arrange your audition visit. 3069, Austin, Oakland, CA $15,000 Click here to view specifications and dimensions. With two manuals and eight ranks, this little organ has wide tonal and dynamic ranges. It's in great condition, releather the actions and it's ready for another century of use. 3089, John G. Marklove, Syracuse, NY $5000 Click here to view specifications. Click here to view dimensions. Here's a lovely, sweet instrument in excellent condition, a delight in a chapel or studio, or as a "Choir Organ" complementing a larger instrument. 3089, Marklove, Syracuse, NY John G. Marklove, Utica, NY (1872) Click here to download specifications. $5000 A tune little beauty, available immediately, ready to liven things up for your church or studio. 3086, E&GG Hook & Hastings, Yonkers, NY, Tony Meloni E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, ca. 1875 $95,000 includes OCH Fee. Click here to view specifications and dimensions. This lovely little chamber organ has been reclaimed with the addition of vintage pipes to replace missing originals. The Pedal Bourdon is a new addition. Recently completed, it's in excellent condition. We'll be happy to arrange your audition visit. 3084, Aeolian-Skinner, New York, NY What a neat little organ. $10,000 Click here to view specifications. We're happy to offer a compact instrument from one of our greatest organ builders. The enclosed "Positiv" was a later addition, and is located under the exposed Great behind the green curtain. 3081, E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, Barre, VT Available immediately for best offer. Click here to download specifications. This organ was originally installed at the New England Conservatory of Music and is one of our earliest surviving teaching organs. It has come to the end of the road. Let's try to save it. 3080, Casavant, Yonkers, NY Casavant #2408 (1957) Click here to download specifications and dimensions. $7500 (Dismantled, packed, in storage, includes OCH fee) Here's a neat and compact unit organ, a successful design from a great North American organ builder. Ideal for a small chapel, or build a case around it and place it as a Choir Organ "down front." The original electrical system was not preserved, a new solid-state system will be necessary. 3067, J. W. Steere & Sons, Cambridge, MA $15,000 Click here to download specifications. John Wesley Steere (1824-1900) was an apprentice and employee of William Allen Johnson. In 1867, he and George William Turner started their eponymous independent company in Westfield, Massachusetts. The firm suffered significant losses from fire and flood. The firm was renamed as J. W. Steere & Sons in 1897. Sorry, the thumbnail photo of the case and facade is all that's available at the moment. 3071, Austin, Upper Montclair, NJ Free to a good home. (OCH fee $2500 applies) Click here to download specifications. OCH executive director John Bishop was pleasantly surprised by this colorful, useful, compact organ when he visited in April of 2021. The (crawl-in) Austin Universal Air Chest with all offsets will fit in a neat little chamber, and the tasteful unification provides lots of sweet combinations. 3066, W.A. Johnson, Syracuse, NY Click here to view specifications. Click here to view description. Wm A. Johnson, Opus 43 (1855). This charming beautiful organ is a superb example of American organ building before the Civil War. 3065, Builder unknown, Newton, MA Click here to view specifications and dimensions. Free to a good home. Originally installed in a residence, this brilliant and exciting organ is powerful enough to support a congregation. It was built for the home of Robert Casson, partner in the decorating firm Irving & Casson that built interior woodworking for some of America's most beautiful churches. See specifications for further details. The owners of this marvelous organ wish to donate it to a not-for-profit organization that can restore and use it. Contact us for details on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 3063, David Wallace, Portland, ME Click here to view specifications and dimensions. A high spirited chamber organ, easily transported, available immediately. $40,000 3000, Skinner Organ Company, Rochester, NY Skinner Organ Company #560 (1925) $45,000 Click here to download specifications. Here's a marvelous example of the work of the great Ernest Skinner with a well-developed Swell forming the expressive core of the organ. It's in original condition, unaltered with no damage or compromise. Along with the usual beautiful solo sonorities, this organ features the fabulous Skinner Harp/Celesta, a true tonal gem. 3036, Schoenstein Residence Organ, Poughkeepsie, NY Click here to download specifications. Click here to download dimension drawings. Price reduced to $50,000. Built by Scheonstein, 1989. This is a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional residence organ created by one of America's premier firms. This exquisite instrument is inspired by the tradition of Aristide Cavaille-Coll, and includes a rich variety of fundamental tone and tone color. Contact us today to schedule your audition appointment, and dust off your Vierne, your Widor, your Franck. 3032, Aeolian-Skinner, Boston, MA Click here to download specifications. Click here to download further information. $100,000 This distinguished organ was built by one of America's greatest organ companies. With nearly a hundred ranks, it has vast tonal capabilities and variety. Here's a wonderful chance to acquire the best of the American Classic organ. 3034, Zimmer Residence organ, Richmond, VA Click here to download specifications and dimensions. $20,000 This neat little organ is in terrific condition, the perfect vehicle for your serious organ practice at home with air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter. No more sloppy trips to the church for practice. We look forward to hearing from you. 2242, Schoenstein Opus 7 Click here to download specifications. Free (with incentives) to the right home. Felix Schoenstein was born and trained in Germany, and came to the United States in 1868 to work for Joseph Severin Mayer, pioneer California organbuilder. He started his own firm in 1877. The Great Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco in 1906 destroyed most of his life's work -- Opus 7 built in 1891 for St Markus Lutheran Church in San Francisco is the only survivor. The organ was relocated to the church of SS. Peter and Paul in San Francisco in the 1940's, and was replaced with a new Schoenstein Organ in 1986. It is now in storage in New England. Schoenstein & Co. will donate this organ to any institution that will guarantee its tonally faithful restoration, and will provide a starter grant (minimum $25,000) to assist in its restoration and installation. This magnificent organ boasts full-throated German Romantic choruses and a rich variety of tone color. Contact us for further information 3025, Mason & Risch Vocalion, Rochester, NY Vocalion by Mason & Risch. Click here to see a reproduction of an early advertising brochure. Free to a good home. (Recipient to remove.) Here's a unique treasure, a large reed organ designed especially to "feel" like a pipe organ. Rich tones with plenty of variety. Will this be your home organ, the only one on the block? Height: 96", Depth: 48", Width: 79" Swell: Bourdon Bass 16' Bourdon Treble 16' Gamba 8' Aeoline 8' Principal 4' Vox humana Gt: Open Diapason 16' Melodia 8' Harmonic Flute 4' Trumpet 8' Pedal: Double Open Diapason 16' Diapason Dolce 16' Sw/gt sw/gt 8ves Sw/ped gt/ped Bellows signal 2925, Roosevelt, Chicago Click here to see description and specifications. Click here to see description of the organ written by Stephen Schnurr, editor of The Diapason. This heroic organ was built in 1891 as Roosevelt's Opus 494. It was honored by the Organ Historical Society with Citation #50 in 1984. Unfortunately, the condition of the magnificent building deteriorated past the point of safety. The organ was dismantled and placed in storage in 2013 by the Organ Clearing House. Regarded by many to among Roosevelt's finest instruments, the organ waits for a good home. The asking price is $40,000. 3045, Moller, Baltimore, MD Click here to download specifications. While everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous electro-pneumatic organs built by Moller, few realize that the firm produced hundreds of lovely tracker-action organs in the last decades of the 19th century and beginning of the 19th. Here's a beautiful one-manual organ, recently restored by David Storey, ready for relocation, ideal for a rural church, small chapel, or for grand service as a Choir Organ "down front" in a larger church with a principal organ in rear gallery. 2536, Kilgen, Shamokin, PA Click here to view specifications. The Kilgen Organ Company is often hidden in the shadows behind giants like Skinner, Aeolian-Skinner, Kimball, and Casavant. But Kilgen organs reflect the best of the early 20th century American expressive symphonic organ. This fine instrument is relatively compact, and contains a rich variety of specialized tone colors. A real treat for the creative organist. 2600, Skinner Player Organ, Long Island, NY Click here to download specifications. Ernest Skinner Opus 847 was built in 1930 for a private theater. It is equipped with Skinner's Duo-Art automatic player. The organ is privately owned, and the owners will consider donating the organ to an institution that would restore and install it in a place where the public could experience it. The organ is in pristine, restorable, original condition. 2119, Hook & Hastings, Lebanon, NH Click here to download specifications. Here's a perfect example of the ubiquitous twelve-stop Hook & Hastings organ. The Organ Clearing House has relocated dozens of similar organs. Beautiful tone, fine keyboard action, and lots of versatility in a modest instrument. 2913, Giles Beach, Lebanon, NH Click here to download specifications and details. A monumental one-manual organ. Of course it's limited, but it's very grand. Just imagine...! prev / next Back to Organs for Sale 4 3141, Austin, San Francisco 9 2986, Beckerath, Houston, TX 5 3127, Noack, Redlands, CA 7 3150, Estey, Washington, DC 7 3143, Odell, Newark, NJ 6 3117, Skinner, Kansas City, MO 8 3139, Estey, Conway, NH 4 3147, Wicks, Montgomery, NJ 5 3136, Reuter, Washington, DC 7 3137, Schlicker, Portland, OR 6 3144, Kilgen, Dubuque, IA 6 3122, Mander, Rochester, NY 9 3133, Henry Niemann, Baltimore 3 3134, Johnson, Baltimore 3 3135, Hook & Hastings, Baltimore 5 3090, Skinner, Skowhegan, ME 7 3116, Noack, Baltimore, MD 5 3124, Austin, Waukesha, WI 8 2423, Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1071, Portland, OR 6 3120, Andover Practice Organ, Norman, OK 5 3108, Moller, St. Louis, MO 10 3112, Beckerath, Montreat, NC 7 3111, J.W.Steere & Sons, Cincinatti, OH 5 3105, Visser-Rowland, Beaumont, TX 6 3103, Walcker, Berlin 8 3101, George Ryder, Beacon, NY 5 3100, Hendrickson, Sioux Falls, SD 8 3069, Austin, Oakland, CA 8 3089, John G. Marklove, Syracuse, NY 10 3089, Marklove, Syracuse, NY 8 3086, E&GG Hook & Hastings, Yonkers, NY, Tony Meloni 5 3084, Aeolian-Skinner, New York, NY 7 3081, E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, Barre, VT 6 3080, Casavant, Yonkers, NY 6 3067, J. W. Steere & Sons, Cambridge, MA 6 3071, Austin, Upper Montclair, NJ 7 3066, W.A. Johnson, Syracuse, NY 7 3065, Builder unknown, Newton, MA 5 3063, David Wallace, Portland, ME 6 3000, Skinner Organ Company, Rochester, NY 6 3036, Schoenstein Residence Organ, Poughkeepsie, NY 10 3032, Aeolian-Skinner, Boston, MA 4 3034, Zimmer Residence organ, Richmond, VA 1 2242, Schoenstein Opus 7 3 3025, Mason & Risch Vocalion, Rochester, NY 1 2925, Roosevelt, Chicago 2 3045, Moller, Baltimore, MD 4 2536, Kilgen, Shamokin, PA 4 2600, Skinner Player Organ, Long Island, NY 1 2119, Hook & Hastings, Lebanon, NH 2 2913, Giles Beach, Lebanon, NH The Organ Clearing House * 100 Bradley Shore Road * Newcastle, ME 04553 * 617-688-9290