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Durwood R. Center (Center Organ Restorations)

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2004-10-30/2019-04-29 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, revised edition, by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1997). - Born 1949 in Richmond, Kentucky; operated Center Organ Restorations in Richmond, Kentucky, 1967–1971; graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, 1971; apprentice 1965–1970 with James Akright of Baltimore, Maryland; with Lewis & Hitchcock firm of Silver Spring, Maryland, 1969–1970; museum technician for exhibit Music Machines American Style at Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., 1971–1973; established firm in Washington, D. C., 1973; moved to Baltimore, Maryland, 1976, organ and automatic instrument restoration; active 1997. Source(s): Letter to David H. Fox.  

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