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From: Dave Taylor, February 1999
Opus 1271 was lost in a fire in Glendale, Arizona.
I know the fellow who bought it. He stored it
in a warehouse in which there were no sprinkler heads and not even a local
fire hydrant. No one, especially the owner of the warehouse, realized the
danger. I understand that the warehouse owner also rented space to a few
RV's whose butane tanks were charged. The warehouse owner had some of his
pipe work stored as well: including the upper register of the Chicago
stadium organ (whose console I understand is in his home at this time). One
of the butane tanks burst and the result was total loss to the entire
warehouse (including several other consoles and pipes). The impact was so
great to the warehouse owner that he has since not even 'touched' a pipe
organ (and he was a good performer as well as tech). This is truly the
unhappy ending to what could have been some glorious installations. My
friend intended to install his 3/19 (the Lafayette) in his pizza pallor (to
be). I guess this tragedy should serve as due warning to anyone whose has
anything stored in a warehouse. If the house is 'up to spec' (code), one
should be OK.