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Lone Star Church
Lone Star Church
Victorian-style Loreto Reed Pump Organ in Lone Star Church
Adler Organ Company located in Lousiville, KY was established in the early 1900's. They made Adler, Loreto, Beckwith, Crown, and some Netzow Milwaukee organs. Their factory expanded to 100,000 square feet and occupied an entire city block. They were shipping out 40 organs a day and were the largest manufacturer in Louisville at the time. Adler Manufacturing was eventually purchased by the Sears & Roebuck Company which continued to sell pianos and organs up until about 1949.
Dick Rhea is the owner of Rhea Antique Pump Organ. He recently purchased a building at 117 N. Main in Sharon Springs for a museum to exhibit his restored organs.
Visit his website at: www.rhea-antique-pump-organs.com