Hi OrganNet:
 
I suppose there will be lots of response to Pete Gifford's posting:
>
> Someone told me it is an old theatre organ rebuilt for church use.
>
> The console has only the name of a local rebuilder - no original builder
> name.  My brother-in-law, who knows his way around pipe organs, inside
> and out, said it is a solid instrument, with some trackers still intact.
> His recommendation was to make it mechanical again.  No chance of that.
>
> How can I find out the original builder or at least if this is a theatre
> organ.
>
It seems very unlikely and probably impossible that it was a theater organ
if it was a tracker originally. Has anyone heard of an electrified tracker
that has been restored to its original mechanical action?
 
I have always thought that a wonderful subject for a book or article would
be something that would describe unique features of various organ builders
that would enable their works to be identified, even when nameplates have
been removed.
 
Best regards,
Dave
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