Exquisitely crafted instruments, made in Brattleboro are ready to be seen, heard and played by visitors to the Estey Organ Museum this season. This year’s special exhibition, From the Parlor to the Salon: Marketing Reed Organs to Changing Victorian Tastes, was developed by board member Craig Cowing.
The featured organs and images illustrate how the Estey Organ Company’s marketing adapted to the development of their top-of-the line instruments from 1850 to 1890. As the 19th century progressed and Victorian tastes changed, such imagery increasingly evoked a sense of culture and sophistication associated with Estey reed organs, several of which will be part of the exhibition.
