Farrand & Votey Pump Organ--rich, carved oak, full upright For Sale

Thank you for looking at this sale item. This is a relisting due to a buyer who did not pay.
This is an excellent condition full upright, hand carved, rich oak finished Farrand & Votey manual pump organ. This is not a small, ornamental pump organ, but a full upright manually pedaled organ. We have owned it for several years and the previous owner was a classically trained musician who was called into full-time ministry as a Catholic priest. It has to be seen to be fully appreciated, but hopefully the pictures will give a decent representation. We are parting with it for the simple reason that it doesn\'t get played enough. We are also able to deliver to many locations for the simple rate of $2.50 per loaded mile with a minimum of $300. We are located 120 miles from Minneapolis MN. I will not ship this organ due to the cost of proper packing. I will not receive payment from you to pass along to your shipper. I will assist a shipper of your choice as far as access to the instrument for them to package and load. Or you can pick it up yourself. Details for pick up will be given on the successful conclusion and payment of the sale.
Payment options: full payment by PayPal prior to any shipping or delivery. Cash payment accepted if picking up in person. From the following information I believe the organ was built about 1896.
The following is a little about the company brand borrowed from pumporganrestorations.com.

The Farrand & Votey was located on12th St. & Grand Trunk Railway, Detroit, MI; and started as the Detroit Organ Co. in 1881.

It was a worker-owned enterprise which proved unsuccessful and was bought out by Detroit music dealer C.J. Whitney and organ builder Edwin S. Votey, a former Estey employee.

In 1883 they incorporated as the Whitney Organ Co. and W.R. Farrand joined the same year as financial manager. Whitney retired in 1887 and the name changed to Farrand & Votey.

They started building pipe organs in 1888 and in 1889 acquired the patents of Frank Roosevelt, successor to Hilborne Roosevelt and Acquired the Granville Wood Pipe Organ Co. in 1890.

Votey did pioneering work on piano players, developing the famous Pianola. However, in 1897 the company split up, Farrand remaining with the reed organs as the Farrand Organ Co., and Votey taking the pipe organ and player piano business into the Aeolian Company where he became a Vice-president.

The Farrand Organ Co. later brought out its own piano player, the Cecilian, and went bankrupt in 1915.