Charles Taws, [Tawse; Tawes]

Active: Unknown - Unknown Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 6160

Distinction:

New York, 1786; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1788–1836.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American OrganbBuilders by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

British; in New York, 1786; organs, pianos, harpsichords; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1788, with his sons; died April 1, 1836 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

  • Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), p.80.

  • Stephen L. Pinel.

  • Barbara J. Owen and Thomas Cunningham, "New Revised Builders List", The Tracker 9:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1965), 15.

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  • 2 Instruments
  • 0 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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