OHS Pipe Organ Database
On Line Database Addition: Part One

Thank you for assisting the OHS and adding an instrument to our pipe organ database. This form accepts the basic information needed to identify an organ through its present location, its builder, and its date. Through this multi-stage process, you will also have the option to send us further details about the organ. Examples of such additional information include number of manuals, divisions, stops, ranks and/or pipes, placement of the organ in the room, the general appearance of the organ, and details of its console.

Please note that an e-mail address is required. Out of respect for your privacy, your address will be used only to verify your contribution and will not be given to any third party.

If you prefer not to complete on-line forms of this nature,you may print this page, add the requested information, and mail it to the OHS Database Manager at Box 549033 BSC, Birmingham, AL 35254.

First, let us know about you.

Name:
E-mail Address:
Please give us an indication of the capacity in which you know this organ. For example, let us know if you are an organist, a parishioner, an organ technician, or an interested amateur, or if you have some other contact with the instrument.

Now on to the organ itself. First, tell us where the organ is located.

Select the country:
If the organ is located in the US or in Canada, select the State or Province:
Enter the name of the city:
If the city is in the US or Canada, please enter the zip/postal code:
Enter the name of the institution or residence where the organ is/was located:
Enter the street address of the institution or residence where the organ is/was located:

Now give us some basic information about the instrument itself.

Who installed the organ in this location? (If this is a rebuilt or relocated organ, you can tell us about the original builder below.) Please enter only one word from the builder's name. For example, enter "Skinner" rather than "E. M. Skinner," "Aeolian-Skinner" or "Skinner Organ Co." After you click the "Continue" button, you may choose the complete name from a list.
When was the organ installed in this location? If you are not sure, you may use a form like "ca. 1930" or "1950s."
If the organ received an opus number when it was installed here, please enter it in this space.
If the organ as you have described it is not in its original state or location, or if it was originally built by a different person or builder, please give us a short explanation here.

As a final step, tell us something about the current condition or status of this organ.

Please indicate the current status of the organ by choosing one of these options.

 

 

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