Robert Hope-Jones

Robert Hope-Jones
Born9 February 1859
Hooton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Died13 September 1914(1914-09-13) (aged 55)
Rochester, New York, United States
Alma materBirkenhead School
Occupationsmusician, organ builder
Known forinventor of the theatre organ, innovations into electric-organ construction and helped influence American organ development.
Spouse
Cecil Laurence
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(m. 1895)​

Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 – 13 September 1914) was an English musician who is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ in the early 20th century. He thought that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of an orchestra, and that the console should be detachable from the organ.

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