A Pump Organ Diagram

If you were ever interested is looking at a typical diagram of the inside of an antique, parlor, pump organ, this is it.

The outside appearance of organs can come in hundreds of different styles, but when you get inside many of the components are about the same.

As you can see, restoring an organ is no small task. There are literally thousands of parts. Some move, many do not, but they all have to work together as one.

It’s interesting to see all the various design improvements that have been made over the past century and a half. It’s quite a musical instrument!