The Estey March.mpg

Rebirth of Estey Organ Company's Opus 2525, in the Grand Hall of the Fort Wayne, Indiana Masonic Temple. This is one of the few remaining "luminous" Estey organs, in which the voices are selected by means of light pushbuttons. Noted concert organist Martin Ellis stopped by to try out the organ, and allowed us to tape his session.

"The Estey March" was written by R.O. Eaton in honor of the company's founder, Jacob Estey. The Estey company built more than 3,000 pipe organs, and an astounding 500,000 reed organs.

For more information about this and other pipe organ projects, visit our website, www.reynoldsorgans.com.

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[albanybeardguy]

@HookandHastings I've put up a pretty bad video of me at the Albany masonic hall organ. It's a modest tracker organ and actually suits the hall quite well- as long as there isn't any talk, which drowns out the soft stops.

[HookandHastings]

You are so right "albany" Masonic organist are few and far between. One thing I have found is the instrument seldom fits the room. Either too loud, or not loud enough.

Mr. Ellis does a great job playing this organ. Thanks for sharing.

[albanybeardguy]

I'm an organist (of a sort) in a masonic temple. One big problem for instruments of this type is that masonic lodges don't have the kind of money that they used to have. Another problem is to use them for ritual you need (of course) an organist- but he has to be a Mason as well. That combination is getting hard to find.

[univhearse]

Yes Great organ and you play very well

[pipeorganman1]

@univhearse

Huh???

[Edsnyder486]

But it needs major repairs, We have only bought it a little time. It needs a major renovation,

[TheEdsnyder486]

This is a great Organ well worth being rescued, the Organist is superb.