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Distinction:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1864; closed 1934, succeeded by Lye Organ Co.
Classification: Builder

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May 07, 2018:

For further information see Lye Organ Co.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
October 30, 2004:

Note from the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society, 1991). Edited for the revised OHS Online Database website, 2017. -

Established by Edward Roome Lye in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1864; closed 1934; succeeded by Lye Organ Co.

Staff: Arthur H. Lye; Edward J. Lye; Herbert H. Lye; Walter L. Lye; (William Lye?).

Source:

  • Kallmann et al., Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981) 567.
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We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 29, 2019.

Database Specs:

  • 68 Organs
  • 0 Divisions
  • 10 Consoles

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