2004-10-30/2019-04-27 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.; Organ Historical Society, 1991). - Established by Alfred Gautschi in Pekin, Illinois, c. 1922; associated with the Hinners firm of Pekin, Illinois. Sources: Allison Alcorn-Oppedahl. David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 902.
2018-05-07/2019-04-27 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed., 1997, with updated information). — A metal pipe shop operated by Fred W. Krebs and Alfred Gautschi [Gautchi] within the Hinners Organ Co. factory of Pekin, Illinois, c. 1922; firm probably closed in 1936 when Hinners ended pipe organ work. Sources: Allison Alcorn-Oppedahl. David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 902.
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