In 1887, the Marysville Tribune reported that H. W. Felkner from Ostrander was in the Chuckery area repairing organs. H. W. Felkner was a expert in organ repair, and he was highly recommended by the Tribune.
This is an interesting blurb. . . I wonder how many households near Chuckery had organs in 1887. Today it is very common for a family to own a piano, but not many have organs. However, this all said, the Headings family has an organ that is in working condition. We also have a player piano that my grandmother-in-law had purposely dismantled because she felt that the player mechanism made the piano too cumbersome to move. Restoring this piano is on our TO DO list. . . after finishing the house remodel, raising our daughters, weeding the garden, finishing homework, etc. . .
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