![]() ![]() He had been a pioneer in the research and development of electronic musical instrument since the 1930s, and had, in 1951, developed the Bode Organ. Estey Organ after World War IIįollowing World War II, Estey developed and manufactured electronic organs, joining a limited number of companies that manufactured all three types of organs-reed, pipe, and electronic. The company provided organs for many important locations, including New York City's Capital Theatre, the Sacramento, CA Municipal Auditorium, and Henry Ford's home in Dearborn, Michigan.Īlso during the era of silent films, Estey made over 160 theatre organs. They built and sold more than 3200 pipe organs across the USA and abroad. In 1901, Estey Organ Company began making pipe organs, and became one of the largest American pipe organ manufacturers. It made more than 520,000 instruments, all labeled Brattleboro, Vt. Over its more than one hundred years, Estey became the largest and best known manufacturer of reed organs in the world. Estey Residence Pipe Organ console (1922) ![]()
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