Category:John Compton (organ builder)
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British organ builder (1876–1957)  | |||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1876 Newton Burgoland | ||||
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| Date of death | 6 April 1957 London Borough of Ealing | ||||
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Compton organ company was a UK organ firm established by UK organ builder, . He first setup business in 1902 in Nottingham with James Frederick Musson, as Musson & Compton, but the partnership was dissolved in 1904.
After death of Compton in 1957, the business was wound up arround 1965. The pipe organ department was sold to Rushworth and Dreaper; the electronic department became Makin Organs. [1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Douglas Earl Bush, Richard Kassel, The organ: an encyclopedia. Routledge, 2006, p.122.
Media in category "John Compton (organ builder)"
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37 Audley Road Ealing London W5 3ES.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.88 MB
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Compton theatre organ console (1936), Louth Town Hall, Lincolnshire.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 2.31 MB
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John Compton green plaque - 37 Audley Road Ealing London W5 3ES.jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 3.89 MB
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