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History
The Los Angeles Art Organ Company was based, as it's name suggests, in Los Angeles, California. The firm run by Murray M. Harris (see Murray M. Harris) and William Boone Flemming operated only from around 1903 to 1905 at which point it was moved to Hoboken, New Jersey and eventually reorganized as the Electrolian Organ Company. The biggest accomplishment of the Los Angeles Art Organ Company during it's very short lifespan was the creation of the lavish instrument that was on display in Festival Hall at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The instrument was the largest in the world at the time of it's construction and contained more than 10,000 pipes. The organ, even though it wasn't completed on time and was only partially functional during the first weeks of the fair (due in large part to the enormous financial burden the construction was placing on the firm), was played by some of the most famous virtuosos of the time. Most notably is probably Felix Alexandre Guilmant (see Alexandre Guilmant) who played a series of 40 concerts in a six week period. The organ was extremely well received and the Los Angeles Art Organ Company was awarded a gold medal from the World's Fair for it's construction. This instrument is now installed in Philadelphia, PA and serves as the core of the world famous Wanamaker Grand Court Organ.".

Outside Links
For more information about the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, visit the website of the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ at: www.wanamakerorgan.com