Kegg Pipe Organ Builders
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Kegg Pipe Organ Builders is a manufacturer of pipe organs based out of Hartville, Ohio, U.S.A.
The company was founded by Charles E. Kegg in 1985. Kegg had previously worked with a number of organ building firms, including Casavant Frères. He worked on organs of a wide variety of sizes, from four stops up to over 100 stops.
Kegg founded his own company out of a desire to provide electric action instruments that were well designed and cost effective. His company's philosophy when it comes to instruments is to build organs that are "American" in character instead of copying other older styles.
Since the founding of the company, Kegg has produced over thirty instruments. His company also has been involved in restoring instruments - for example by making replacement consoles.
[edit] References
- "Massive music maker", The Times-Standard, Eureka, California, April 26, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- Cizmar, Martin. "Local pipe organ builder tuned in to niche market", Akron Beacon Journal, February 28, 2005, p. B1. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- Associated Press. "SLOW BUT STEADY\ PIPE ORGAN CRAFTSMAN BUILDS THEM TO LAST.", The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), March 23, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
