any body seen one of these?

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Re piano-organs:

I tuned one in Phoenix for several years. It was a story and Clark, #247734.
The tilt out bottom board had 25 lbs of tubes and rheostats and whatever on
it, I think there was a speaker in it also. Above the keys was a board of
different stops that could be set, and - I cannot remember if it had an extra
set of keys up there for the organ, I dont think so, but the boards that
normally hold the music rack were just loaded with cables of fine wires. Real
pain in the neck to get into. There was a fold down paddle that would swell
the sound when the organist pushed it with his knee to the right. Looked like
an impressive factory installation, not aftermarket at all. I Think the piano
keys doubled as the organ keys, but I cannot remember.


Bill Simon
Phoenix