OHS Press

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.

The pipe organ varies more than any other musical instrument in tonal quality and architecture. Written for the professional organ builder, tonal designer, and pipe voicer, this book explains how the vast range of organ sounds are achieved, and explores in depth the relationships between the scaling and voicing of organ pipes, acoustics, wind system dynamics, and temperaments. First published 2012 by CC&A, LLC; hardbound, 191 pgs.

The Sound of Pipe Organs, book and cd - by Michael McNeil

$49.99

Compiled by Allen Kinzey and Sand Lawn according to company records, this revised edition of the E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List also contains information on the Ernest M. Skinner & Son Company.
OHS Press, 1997; 258 pgs, softbound

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E. M. Skinner / Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, plus information on Ernest M. Skinner & Son Co. - by Allen Kinzey and Sand Lawn

$17.98

Schoenstein and Company Organs - by Orpha Ochse

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Schoenstein and Company Organs - by Orpha Ochse

$35.99

Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous - by Rollin Smith

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Pipe Organs of the Rich and Famous - by Rollin Smith

$59.95

Peter Williams brilliant 2012 volume on how the organ became a part of Western culture. 165 pgs, OHS Press

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The King of Instruments: How the Organ became part of Western Culture - by Peter Williams

$29.95

Clarence Eddy (1851-1937): Dean of American Organists - by William Osborne

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Clarence Eddy (1851-1937): Dean of American Organists - by William Osborne

$60.00

Organists' Journal and Review (1874-1877) - by Eugene Thayer

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Organists' Journal and Review (1874-1877) - by Eugene Thayer

$34.95

By Louis Luberoff - Introduction by Bynum Petty. Louis Luberoff was M.P. Möller’s East Coast sales representative and super salesman. In the late 1920s, he developed a systematic plan to monopolize American organbuilding through a large holding company. His notebook, now in the American Organ Archives, contains his candid, informed assessment of the organ industry with an evaluation and recommendation of 44 companies and a complete financial report for each. A fascinating glimpse into the industry at its height.
OHS Press, 2010; 110 pgs, softbound

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The Organ Industry Takeover: A Scheme to Monopolize American Organbuilding - by Louis Luberoff (ed. by Bynum Petty),

$34.99

From the first organ in Los Angeles, built by Joseph Mayer for St. Vibiana’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, to the E.M. Skinner organ in First Congregational Church, this book chronicles organs by Bergstrom, E. & G.G. Hook, Jardine, Farrand & Votey, Hutchings, Kilgen, Austin, Estey, Möller, Casavant, Wangerin, Kimball, Skinner, Murray Harris, Welte, Aeolian, Morton, Wurlitzer, and Kimball in churches, schools, lodges, department stores, apartment houses, outdoor theatres, cemeteries, and cinemas. There is even a stoplist of a proposed Welte for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. With more than 35 photographs of the period, the book is an enjoyable travelogue guiding the reader through one of America’s most fascinating cities.
OHS Press 2010;124 pages, softbound

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Organs in the Land of Sunshine: Fifty-Two Years of Organs in Los Angeles (1880-1932) - by James Lewis

$24.95

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