2004-10-30/2019-11-15 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — John Firth was born October 1, 1879*; he was a partner with John Hall in Firth & Hall of New York City, New York, c. 1820-1847; he was also a music publisher and instrument dealer. *“1879” in David Fox’s Guide is a typo for “1789.” Firth died in Newtown, Long Island, New York, on September 10, 1864. See Robert E. Eliason, “Firth, Hall & Pond,” in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001), 8:889 —Ed. Staff: Henry Crabb(e); Thomas Robjohn. Sources: New Grove Dictionary of Music, Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 149. John Ogasapian, Organ Building in New York City, 1700-1900 (Braintree, MA: Organ Literature Foundation 1977), 144. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
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