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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

W. B. Fleming

organ builder

Biography

W. B. Fleming built the largest pipe organ in the world for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis at a cost of over $100,000. After being played upon through most of the fair, the organ was purchased by James B. Woodford for the Grand Court of the Wanamaker store in Philadelphia.

Highlights

  • Built the large pipe organ for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis at a cost of over $100,000, later purchased by James B. Woodford for the Wanamaker Philadelphia store.

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), p. 209.

Public domain.

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