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Estey Harmoniums

2009-02-15 by Mike Dickson

Anyone had any dealing swith Estey reed organs?

There is one for sale near me and I'm tempted, but any pointers of 
things to look out for etc would be appreciated.

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson
Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/

Re: Estey Harmoniums

2009-02-17 by ceccles_ca

Estey made a lot of them between 1900 and 1910.  They all used a
vacuum air system didn't they?  I have seen two Estey parlor organs at
the Antique shop in the past year.  $800 - $1200.  They both had leaky
air boxes and somewhat broken pump pedals. (an easy fix?)  

I'd like to see/play one with the pipe top.
  

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson
<mike.dickson@...> wrote:

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>
> Anyone had any dealing swith Estey reed organs?
> 
> There is one for sale near me and I'm tempted, but any pointers of 
> things to look out for etc would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> 
> Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson
> Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Estey Harmoniums

2009-02-18 by Mike Dickson

Having read some, I see that Estey made about half a million up to the 
1950s. The one I was looking at was listyed as 'valued up to \ufffd1000' then 
reduced from \ufffd500 to \ufffd250 to \ufffd200 or nearest offer'. I eventually tried 
it on Monday and learned why. The reeds were missing from a bunch of 
notes, the bellows were leaky and four of the stops appeared either 
disconnected or just had no effect.

It wasn't a pipe top one - if it was I'd have bought it just as a bit of 
decorative furnitire.

Mike



ceccles_ca wrote:

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>
> Estey made a lot of them between 1900 and 1910. They all used a
> vacuum air system didn't they? I have seen two Estey parlor organs at
> the Antique shop in the past year. $800 - $1200. They both had leaky
> air boxes and somewhat broken pump pedals. (an easy fix?)
>
> I'd like to see/play one with the pipe top.
>
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>, Mike Dickson
> <mike.dickson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone had any dealing swith Estey reed organs?
> >
> > There is one for sale near me and I'm tempted, but any pointers of
> > things to look out for etc would be appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> >
> > Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson 
> <http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson>
> > Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ <http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/>
> >
>
>

Re: Estey Harmoniums

2009-02-18 by ceccles_ca

Missing a bunch of reeds.  That would give it a nice open / airy sound. 

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson
<mike.dickson@...> wrote:
>
> Having read some, I see that Estey made about half a million up to the 
> 1950s. The one I was looking at was listyed as 'valued up to £1000'
then 
> reduced from £500 to £250 to £200 or nearest offer'. I eventually tried 
> it on Monday and learned why. The reeds were missing from a bunch of 
> notes, the bellows were leaky and four of the stops appeared either 
> disconnected or just had no effect.
> 
> It wasn't a pipe top one - if it was I'd have bought it just as a
bit of

Show quoted textHide quoted text

> decorative furnitire.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> ceccles_ca wrote:
> >
> > Estey made a lot of them between 1900 and 1910. They all used a
> > vacuum air system didn't they? I have seen two Estey parlor organs at
> > the Antique shop in the past year. $800 - $1200. They both had leaky
> > air boxes and somewhat broken pump pedals. (an easy fix?)
> >
> > I'd like to see/play one with the pipe top.
> >
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> > <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>, Mike Dickson
> > <mike.dickson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone had any dealing swith Estey reed organs?
> > >
> > > There is one for sale near me and I'm tempted, but any pointers of
> > > things to look out for etc would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> > >
> > > Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson 
> > <http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson>
> > > Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ <http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/>
> > >
> >
> >
>

RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Estey Harmoniums

2009-02-21 by Mark Wallis

Hi Mike, have you considered getting yourself a Bilhorn?

They made splendid folding reed organs from approximately 1890 to the 1940s, the most famous of which is the Telescope model. They were originally intended for travelling missionaries, they weigh bugger-all and sound great.

Mine is nearly 100 years old, the case is disintegrating through years of poor storage in barns but the reeds are all practically at concert pitch..

The guts are almost perfect, the case is easily replicated.

Check them out, I think you'd dig 'em.

In fact, if you look for late footage of the great Ivor Cutler you'll see one in action. At his last gig (Royal Festival Hall?) he was using a Telescope with the word

'SEWER' on the back in masking tape.

Love and Scones,

wallis xx

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: ecclesreinson@rogers.com
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:40:52 +0000
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Estey Harmoniums

Missing a bunch of reeds. That would give it a nice open / airy sound.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson
...> wrote:
>
> Having read some, I see that Estey made about half a million up to the
> 1950s. The one I was looking at was listyed as 'valued up to £1000'
then
> reduced from £500 to £250 to £200 or nearest offer'. I eventually tried
> it on Monday and learned why. The reeds were missing from a bunch of
> notes, the bellows were leaky and four of the stops appeared either
> disconnected or just had no effect.
>
> It wasn't a pipe top one - if it was I'd have bought it just as a
bit of
> decorative furnitire.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> ceccles_ca wrote:
> >
> > Estey made a lot of them between 1900 and 1910. They all used a
> >; vacuum air system didn't they? I have seen two Estey parlor organs at
> > the Antique shop in the past year. $800 - $1200. They both had leaky
> > air boxes and somewhat broken pump pedals. (an easy fix?)
> >
> > I'd like to see/play one with the pipe top.
> >
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > ngroup%40yahoogroups.com>, Mike Dickson
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > Anyone had any dealing swith Estey reed organs?
> > >
> > > There is one for sale near me and I'm tempted, but any pointers of
> > > things to look out for etc would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
> > >
> > > Free Music Project: http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson
> > <http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson>
> > > Or http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ <http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/>
> > >
> >
> >
>

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