The Mellotron Group

On 2/26/14 12:27 AM, Bruce Daily wrote:

Hi all-

    Recently, I have spent quite a bit of time sifting through my family's estate.  I discovered a travel case, belonging to my grandfather.  I am led to believe he used it to carry everything a circuit-traveling Lutheran pastor would need for his congregations and services.  The emblem on the inside indicated it had a quite different origin.  It housed a folding pump organ.  A quick look-up on eBay showed the original instrument, and it looks kinda familiar in a way...

 

     http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Organ-Bilhorn-Brothers-Style-K-Folding-Telescoping-Organ-Good-Condition-/131120997302?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item1e876ba3b6

 

 

     -Bruce D.

 

 

 

Oh wow.. I have a Bilhorn Telescope, in appalling condition. The one pictured is the finest I have seen yet. These things sound gorgeous.

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: marabus@charter.net
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:58:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Something familiar

 

Cool!

On 2/26/14 12:27 AM, Bruce Daily wrote:

Hi all-

    Recently, I have spent quite a bit of time sifting through my family's estate.  I discovered a travel case, belonging to my grandfather.  I am led to believe he used it to carry everything a circuit-traveling Lutheran pastor would need for his congregations and services.  The emblem on the inside indicated it had a quite different origin.  It housed a folding pump organ.  A quick look-up on eBay showed the original instrument, and it looks kinda familiar in a way...

 

     http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Organ-Bilhorn-Brothers-Style-K-Folding-Telescoping-Organ-Good-Condition-/131120997302?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item1e876ba3b6

 

 

     -Bruce D.