Arthur LaMirande may have the best take on where.  Maybe one of the weapons
companies in Springfield would pony up some cash.  Far cheaper than moving
it elsewhere, and truer to its origin.
 
The underlying problem is that many (most?, nearly all?) people do not
perceive a need for preserving such instruments, and I suspect that
Springfield has had the same money problems (mainly the lack of it) that
many cities and towns have experienced.  When that happens, public safety
and potholes, and whatever else the populace is hot for, tend to get first
priority.
 
Let's hope it does not get to the rummage sale stage, but if it did, I
can't think of a better place for a Steere than Texas.
 
Neal Holifield
Austin, Texas
 
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Arthur LaMirande wrote:
> I wouldn't know the answer to your question.  I have no input with the
city
> fathers in Springfield --- I've been in New York City for the past 36
years.
 
> It would be a pity to remove that organ from the Auditorium for which it
was built.
> At least: it's still there in storage: they didn't scrap it.
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Earlier in thread:
> From: Swain, Bill <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Steere organ magnum opus
> Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 9:34 AM
>
> Any thoughts as to where it could be installed?
> Bill
>
> > From:         Neal Holifield[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent:         Friday, November 13, 1998 10:22 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re: Steere organ magnum opus
> > Rather makes you wonder how much they'd pay someone to take it off
their hands.
> > Neal Holifield; Austin, Texas
> > ----------
> > Arthur G. LaMirande <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Steere organ magnum opus
> > > Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 9:10 AM
> > >
> > > I believe the magnum opus of the Steere Organ Co. (Springfield,
Mass.) was the
> > > 4M organ built for the (then-new) Municipal Auditorium (now Symphony
Hall)
> > > right in Springfield, circa 1915.  The story is that it broke the
company financially.
> > >
> > > This organ was heard in concert and at numerous public events for
decades.
> > > But by 1960, it had fallen into ruin.  Rather than spend the money
for a
> > > proper restoration, the city fathers put the whole organ into storage
in the
> > > basement of the Auditorium; and there it languishes today, evidently
forgotten
> > > and unlamented.
 
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