Oldest machine

[Chuck Guzis]

Somewhat OT, but on the subject of "organs"...

A not-very-well-known infomorsel is that the organ maker Rodgers (now owned
by Roland) is named after one of its founders,  Rodgers Jenkins, a
Tektronix engineer, who got interested in electronic tone generation after
building an electronic organ from a kit.

Jenkins was not the only one--Howard Vollum was a theatre organ aficionado,
who had a very sizeable Wurlitzer in his home (a birthday present from his
wife).  I believe the instrument is now located in the Regent Theatre in
Melbourne, Australia.

--Chuck