2004-10-30/2019-09-19 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). - Born 1922; son of August A. Klann; succeeded his father in Klann Organ Supply of Waynesboro, Virginia, 1952; active in 1982. Patents: Patent #2,909,094; October 20, 1959; electropneumatic valve Patent #3,407,699; October 29, 1968; mechanical combination action. Patent #3,605,546; September 20, 1971; electric action. Patent #3,795,170; March 5, 1974; electropneumatic action. Patent #3,967,522; July 6, 1976; electric pipe valve. Patent #4,151,774; May 1, 1979; pedal board. Patent #4,651,615; March 24, 1987; electric pipe valve. Sources: Information taken from the text of those United States patents listed here. David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 184.
2015-09-27/2019-09-19 - From the OHS Database Builders Listing editor, December 13, 2016. - President of the firm 1952–1995, succeeded by his son, Phillip. Source: Klann Organ Supply website, accessed Sept 27, 2015, http://klannorgan.com/. See main entry: Klann Organ Supply.
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