2004-10-30/2019-10-28 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Son of Joseph A. Schaefer, Sr.; brother of Albert and Joseph, Jr. Schaefer; with Schaefer Organ Co. of Slinger, Wisconsin, after World War II, president, 1970s; active in 1983. Sources: The Cypher Newsletter (Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Organ Historical Society). 9/10:7. Correspondence of David H. Fox. David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 2 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989), 588. Organ Handbook 1984 (Richmond, Va., Organ Historical Society), 29.
2015-10-16/2020-04-09 - His grandfather, also named Bernard Schaefer, founded the company. See main entry: Schaefer Organ Co.
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