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The Organ Historical Society publishes books, a quarterly journal, an annual study of organs by locale, and also produces sound recordings on CD. Upon creation of the Society in 1956, publication of the quarterly journal began, with the annual study of organs by locale beginning shortly thereafter in connection with the Society's annual convention. The first book was published in 1984.

For a period of over fifty years, one of America’s most influential transitional figures in pipe organ tonal design preached the gospel of organ reform to whomever would listen. His novel ideas were received with alacrity throughout most of the organ design and organ playing community of mid-twentieth century America. Assembled here for the first time are selected correspondence, essays, and lectures of Lawrence I. Phelps—all in chronological order, in which the reader observes first-hand the development of a tonal philosophy that would dominate conventional design and tonal techniques of pipe organs for decades into the future. New, fall 2025

Organ Historical Society

Lawrence Phelps, Organbuilder - In His Own Words, edited and annotated by Bynum Petty

$44.95

Stephen Pinel's 2025 book covering the Midmer & Son Organ Company, Brooklyn and Long Island, NY, from 1860-1920.

Organ Historical Society

Organ Building in Brooklyn and on Long Island; Reuben Midmer & Son, Stephen L. Pinel

$65.00

The OHS Press announces The Great Organs of the Churches of Paris by Félix Raugel. Published in French in 1927, this book has been the classic study of the great organs of the French capital. Now, for the first time, it is available in an English translation by Rollin Smith. Fifty chapters discuss these famous organs in Paris and its environs through 600 years, from the 15th to the 20th centuries, with a history of each, one or more stoplists, and copious illustrations. Free shipping in the USA; now shipping

Organ Historical Society

The Great Organs of the Churches of Paris, Félix Raugel, transl. by Dr. Rollin Smith

$44.95

OHS Press' 2009 annual calendar, featuring instruments in greater northeastern Ohio.

Organ Historical Society

2009 Historic Organs of Cleveland, OH - OHS Press Calendar

$7.50

Excellent monograph on historic pipe organs and their builders in upper New York state. 2014, OHS Press, 61 pgs, black/white with photos and excellent index.

Organ Historical Society

A History of Organbuilding in Syracuse, New York and Vicinity - Michael D. Friesen

$17.50

Volumes 1 and 2 of Dr. Rollin Smith's award-winning books, Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous, Vols 1 and 2. Limited special.

SPECIAL SET: Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous, Vols 1 and 2 - Save over $30 on both volumes!

$145.00

M.P. Möller was the largest organ company in the world and built more pipe organs than any other organ builder in history. Documenting such an enterprise is a formidable task that has been admirably achieved by Bynum Petty, the OHS’s former archivist. This revised and enlarged second edition of his original study of the company, An Organ a Day, traces its beginning in 1854 to its eventual sale in January,1993. A wealth of archival photographs illustrates every facet of the company, including its most important instruments. Many detailed stoplists of the largest organs, a transcript of M.P. Möller’s 1921 diary, and a complete catalogue of Möller Artiste player organ rolls are included. The last of 24 appendixes is a complete Geographical Index of the company’s 11,850 organs.

OHS Press, 2023; 402 pgs. hardcover

M.P. Möller: The Artist of Organs — The Organ of Artists, by Bynum Petty. OHS Press, 2023

$79.95

The second edition of this classic work has been completely revised and expanded with several new chapters, 11 appendixes that include 27 stoplists and a thematic catalog, and 92 illustrations, among which are all the known photographs of Saint-Saëns at the organ.
2023; OHS Press; 414 pgs.

Camille Saint-Saëns, Organist-Composer, by Rollin Smith

$49.99

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Roosevelt facsimile

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