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FS: Gebr. Bruder Elite Orchestra Apollo Organ
By Gary Bagley

Until the start of the restoration of this 65-keyless Gebrüder
Bruder Elite Orchestra Apollo in the fall of 2021, only three other
GB Apollos were known to exist in the U.S.

Discovery of serial number "5149" on the back of the main facade
and on bass drum-holding parts revealed its date and manufacturer:
"July 1914".

A history of the organ and restoration process were included in the
July 2024 issue of "Carousel Organ." These details can be viewed at

https://www.furman.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/218/2025/02/Gary-Bagley-article-in-Carousel-Organ.pdf 
and at
https://www.furman.edu/news/carousel-organ-receives-new-life-through-gary-bagley-69/ 

The organ is for sale at a fair price. I do not have room for it in
my collection or shop.

The organ is located in my shop and home in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia,
about 90 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Gary Bagley
45 Lake Point,
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
tel.: 1-770-335-3816
glbagley@icloud.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

[ The organ features duplex roll frames that play
[ 66-key B.A.B. band organ music rolls; see
[ https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/Numbers/66-key.html 
[ and https://wurlitzer-rolls.com/appendix.html#ORIGINALS 
{
[ Dana Johnson describes a very similar Bruder Elite Apollo organ at
[ https://coaa.us/index_archive/Issues_31_to_40/Bruder%20Bell%20Organ,%20Dana%20Johnson_%20_40.pdf 
[
[ -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 15 Jan 2026, 15:51:49 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Apollo, Bruder, Elite, FS, Gebr, Orchestra, Organ

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