2004-10-30/2019-11-10 - 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). — Born July 7, 1885 in Orrville, Ohio; son of Abraham Schantz; with Schantz firm of Orrville, Ohio; father of Victor Bruce Schantz and John Schantz; with Schantz firm of Orrville, Ohio, 1905, superintendent 1925, president, 1948-1965; retired 1965; died May 21, 1971 in Orrville, Ohio. Note: Previously listed incorrectly as Victor B. Schantz {Sr}, his middle name was Abraham. His son was Victor B. (Bruce) Schantz. —Ed. Sources: American Institute of Organbuilders (AIO): 1989 membership directory. Correspondence of David H. Fox. Orville, Ohio Courier-Crescent May 24, 1973, 14. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
2015-10-05/2019-11-10 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, October 12, 2015. — Victor Abraham Schantz (Generation II [son of founder, Abraham (T)Schantz) 1885-1973. Source: Email from Jeffery Dexter, Schantz Organ Co, received October 12, 2015.
2015-10-12/2019-11-10 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, October 10, 2015. — From a 2010 lecture by Jonathan Ortloff: Under Victor A. Schantz-s presidency, beginning in 1948 the firm did indeed expand in national scope, producing larger instruments farther afield from Orrville. In 1952 the firm announced the signing of its largest contract to date, and what would stand as its largest instrument for many years to come. Often cited as Schantz's magnum opus, the dual organ instrument for the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, with 153 ranks, was certainly a coup as a major installation on the East Coast for a builder rarely heard outside the Midwest." material omitted] "The 60s and 70s saw Schantz-s presence expand modestly throughout the country, with new instruments from California to Massachusetts, and, with the fame of the Newark organ, a good number in New Jersey." Source: Jonathan Ortloff, "Schantz Opus 2083 at Westwood United Methodist Church" One of Three lectures given for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists at its 2010 Presidents' Day Event, February 15, 2010.
2015-11-15/2020-04-09 - See main entry: Schantz Organ Co.
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