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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

C. J. Whitney

music dealer co-founder
  • Whitney Organ Company

Biography

C. J. Whitney, described as a prominent music dealer, bought the business of the failed Detroit Organ Company in 1883 together with practical organ maker E. S. Votey, incorporating it as the Whitney Organ Company. He retired from the firm in 1887, at which point the company was renamed the Farrand & Votey Company.

Highlights

  • A prominent music dealer who, with E. S. Votey, bought the failed Detroit Organ Company's business in 1883
  • Co-founded the Whitney Organ Company
  • Retired from the company in 1887, after which it was renamed Farrand & Votey

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.

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