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Reuter Organ Company marks a century in hands and pipes
The Reuter Organ Company, begun in 1917 in Trenton Illinois and relocating to Lawrence in 1919, has built 2243 pipe organs. Longtime worker Ted Burgess has produced 130000 pipes in 43 years. The firm, now turning 100, fabricates 8000 to 10000 pounds of metal annually and averages ten projects yearly with notable organs including the 60678 pipe instrument for Fort Worth First United Methodist Church in 1966.
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Reuter Organ Company
Trenton
Ill
Lawrence
Masonic Temple
Tenth and
Massachusetts Street
Reuter
Trinity Episcopal Church
Maroon
Illinois
Ron Krebs
Ted Burgess
Burgess
First United Methodist Church
Fort Worth
Texas