Murray M. Harris (Organ Co.)
1913
Originally Murray M. Harris (Organ Co.) (1913)
Residence: Fred Engstrum
5771 Valley Oak Drive
Los Angeles: Hollywood Hills, CA, US
37 Ranks
Instrument ID: 8314 ● Builder ID: 2663 ● Location ID: 7781
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions40 RegistersElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Leonard Fenton.
The appraisal mentioned was by Manuel J. Rosales. It was for replacement cost of the organ, excluding any historical value.
Database Manager on March 7th, 2014:
Updated through online information from George McCarthy. -- see the Destination America Channel's "Epic American Castles" program for video footage and an explanation of it's restoration by it's current owner. Hope this helps.
Database Manager on October 21st, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jonathan Couchman. -- Briefly mentioned in a section on estates for sale in the November 2012 edition of Architectural Digest, p. 132: "The living room's original Murray M. Harris pipe organ is still intact and was reportedly appraised at $1.1 million." No mention of the appraiser or the date o appraisal.
Database Manager on July 16th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Steven E. Lawson.
Database Manager on January 17th, 2009:
Updated through online information from Jim Lewis.
Database Manager on January 12th, 2008:
Updated through online information from Jim lewis. -- One of the last MMH organs to leave the Los Angeles factory before the move to Van Nuys. The organ is intact, but unplayable to due the electric service.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: Possibly E. F. Johnston or E. A. Johnston?
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Property owned by Lenny Fenton in 1996. Comb. action. Compass 61/32. Oblique drawknobs of rosewood, ebony and tulipwood denote divisions. Player, single tracker bar adjusts from solo to 88 note rolls. [E. A. Johnston?]
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1996
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