Peragallo Pipe Organ Company
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The Peragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, New Jersey
was founded in 1918 by John Peragallo, Sr, who, prior to founding the company, apprenticed with the E.M. Skinner Organ Company (now Aeolian-Skinner
). A family company, Peragallo Pipe Organ Company was run by Peragallo, Sr., and then by John Peragallo Jr.
until his death in 2008.
The company builds, tunes, and repairs pipe organs, and is notable for being the curator of the organ at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
, as well as the Church of St. Paul the Apostle
, and St. Barnabas' Church (Bronx, New York)
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
was founded in 1918 by John Peragallo, Sr, who, prior to founding the company, apprenticed with the E.M. Skinner Organ Company (now Aeolian-Skinner
Aeolian-Skinner
Æolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. — Æolian-Skinner of Boston, Massachusetts was an important American builder of a large number of notable pipe organs from its inception as the Skinner Organ Company in 1901 until its closure in 1972. Key figures were Ernest M. Skinner , Arthur Hudson Marks ,...
). A family company, Peragallo Pipe Organ Company was run by Peragallo, Sr., and then by John Peragallo Jr.
John Peragallo Jr.
John Peragallo Jr. was the president of the Peragallo Pipe Organ Company.- References :...
until his death in 2008.
The company builds, tunes, and repairs pipe organs, and is notable for being the curator of the organ at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...
, as well as the Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Church of St. Paul the Apostle (New York City)
The Church of St. Paul the Apostle is a substantial Roman Catholic church on Columbus Avenue between 59th and 60th streets, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York...
, and St. Barnabas' Church (Bronx, New York)
St. Barnabas' Church (Bronx, New York)
The Church of St. Barnabas is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Martha Avenue near East 241st Street in The Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in July 1910 by the Rev. Michael A. Reilly, separated from the...