BRATTLEBORO — Estey Organ Museum will be open for extended hours the weekends before and after the Organ Historical Society Convention, June 24-29 in Burlington.
The museum, in the Engine House of the Estey Organ Company's factory buildings at 108 Birge St., features displays of various styles of reed organs as well as a playable, walk-through, 1915 Estey pipe organ. Many of the other instruments on display are also playable, and visitors of all ages are encouraged to take a turn at playing them.
The museum will be open Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a special open day on Monday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring gallery docent and host Edgar A. Boadway of Claremont, N.H.
The Museum will be open Saturday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It is usually open by appointment, with visits arranged on request.
Boadway, founder of the Organ Historical Society, is a leading Vermont organ historian. He has long had a special interest in Estey organs, and the museum promises that his vast knowledge and lively commentaries will provide a unique treat for museum visitors.