Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28

A Very Prosperous Year In this Depart
ment Of the company's 6uslness-some
Large instruments that Have Been In
stalled, and Others that Are Under Con-
tract.
The pipe organ business of the Estey
Organ company has been very prosperous
| during the past year. The capacity of
the plant has been taxed to it's utmost,
and the floor space at command has
proved entirely Inadequate During 1905
an average Of two organs a week was
shipped. This year the number will reach
115. The instruments have averaged
much larger in size and the money value
of the output has been at least 25 per
cent greater than in 1905. The large
building now nearing completion will only
partially relieve the pressure on the plant.
Several three-manual organs, larger
than the Memorial organ in Brattleboro,
have been shipped the past year. Among
them have been instruments for The North
Presbyterian church, New York city; the
First Baptist church, Greenville. S. c.; the
Central Presbyterian church. Atlanta, Ga. !;
the Holy Trinity Memorial church, Phil
adelphia; and for the new Woodward
Avenue Methodist church, Detroit, Mich,
one of the fine churches of the West
The largest single organ yet constructed
is now on the erecting floor of the fac
tory and is for the Sailors Snug Harbor
Staten Island, N. Y. This is a richly-en-
dowed institution for sailors who are in
capacitated through accident. sickness or
old age. feature of the group of build
ings Is a large auditorium OF architectural
beauty where services are held. Some
time ago the interior of the auditorium
was gutted by fire, its magnificent organ
destroyed and an instrument to replace
the old one was ordered OF the EsIey
Organ company.
Orders for from so to SIS church or
gans are now on the books of the com
pany, besides many for residences. hotels
and lodges. Among them are very large
instruments for the Welsh Presbyterian
church. Wilkes Barre, Pa; the First Pres
byterian church, Poughkeepsie. N. Y,
which is a particularly fine new church,
and the new Temple Israel, New York
city, which is to be the finest synagogue
in the metropolis.
A noteworthy contract which the COM
pany has recently made is for the con-
struction Of great double electric organ
for the Benedctine Abbey st. Meinrad
which is located in southern Indiana. This
elaborate instrument, the plans for which
are now being drawn, will consist of
large west gallery organ over the ves-
tibule, and a complete sanctuary organ
one hundred feet distant. in the north
transept. especially built and voiced for
the accompanying Of the voices of a large
choir OF monks located in the chancel
stalls (the chancel being 90 feet long),
for the rendering of the Gregorian music
ordered by Pope Plus X. Both organs will
be played from the three manual console
in the sanctuary, while the main, or gall
lery organ will have an independent three
manual console for accompanying a fes-
tival choir of mems and boys voices and
for the more f1orid compositions. This
double organ will attract unusual atten-
ton from the fact that 1t is intended to
serve as a standard model for the present
and future requirements OF the Roman
Catholic church, both in the Gregorian
service and on festal occasions.