Skinner Player Organ: Opus 742A


The pipe organ at Welkinweir, Skinner Opus 742A, is one of very few examples of its kind to have survived essentially intact to the present day. It has resided at Welkinweir since 1941: acquired by Everett & Grace Rodebaugh during the construction of the estate house, the organ became a major feature around which the formal areas of the estate house were arranged. From its third floor chamber, the organ has graced over seventy years of social gatherings with fine music.

Originally built in 1928 for an apartment on Park Avenue in New York City, the organ has been fully restored by Sean O’Donnell & Associates, with generous with funding primarily from The Historical Organ Trust, without whose support this restoration project would not be possible. The Organ Media Foundation has created a video of our organ, that you can watch here.

A letter dated July 10th, 1941, from a Mr. Frank Taft of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc., to Grace Rodebaugh.
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