Members of the International Reed Organ Society have chosen Brattleboro, Vermont for their biennial gathering to take place in September 2024. The event will be called EsteyFest ’24 and be sponsored by the Estey Organ Museum, Brattleboro Historical Society, and the Reed Organ Society. Members have been planning a multi-day event to showcase their on-going contributions to reed organ history and preservation, and to promote musical relevance and continued use of reed organs. The Estey Organ Museum at the Estey factory complex will be the gathering headquarters, where attendees can visit, renew old friendships, and play reed organs, as well as the walk-through Estey pipe organ. The Estey factory complex is on the National Register of Historic places, and stands […]
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Two Rehomings Scheduled for October
Estey Organ Museum’s annual rehomings are scheduled for October 7 and October 14 from 2 to 4 pm. Rehoming is a way for EOM to get its duplicate and non-museum quality organs into the hands of those who will use and enjoy them. There will be several dozen restorable instruments available from the collections of both EOM and the Brattleboro Historical Society. There are also a baby grand piano, wooden pipes, clamps, vintage cabinet-sized speakers, and several non-Estey reed organs, including a fully restored Sterling. Most of the unrestored organs are free but donations are appreciated. Many of the surplus instruments could be rehabilitated by cleaning them or repairing the bellows. Others instruments are musically unusable but are valuable to […]
Special Sunday Openings
Annual Meeting
Estey Pipe Organ Inquiries
Estey Organ Company pipe organ records have been transferred to the Organ Historical Society in Villanova, Pennsylvania. All research inquiries regarding the Estey Collection may be directed to archives@organhistoricalsociety.org or via phone at (484) 488-PIPE (7473). Founded in 1961, the Library and Archives of the Organ Historical Society is America’s preeminent research institution devoted exclusively to the study of pipe organs, their history and construction, as well as those who play them and compose for them. For more information about the Organ Historical Society, visit their website at https://organhistoricalsociety.org
2023 EOM Museum Schedule
Remembering John Wilcox
The Board of Trustees of the Estey Organ Museum extends its condolences to the family of John Wilcox, who died recently. Cindy Wilcox, his beloved wife of over 60 years, was an original founder of Estey Organ Museum and has also served on the Board as President and Treasurer. John’s many contributions to Brattleboro, Dummerston and Windham County can be found at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/brattleboro/name/john-wilcox-obituary?id=38630531.
EOM Closed for the Season
EOM Celebrates 20 years!
Remembering Beverly Pease
Beverly Pease, a great friend of the Estey Organ Museum and the reed organ community, passed away on January 27. Along with her husband Nelson, Beverly served as an EOM docent, adviser, and guest presenter. Beverly was Publications Secretary for the International Reed Organ Society, of which she was a charter member, and managed orders for archival material. She also managed the media tables for ROS biennial conventions. Beverly was the business manager of two family businesses: N.B. Pease & Co. (antique cars) and The Pease Collection of Historical Instruments in Palmer, MA. Click here to read her obituary.
