Skyrock Farm

2825 Willow Dr.
Medina (Hamel), MN


Skyrock Farm has a Horse Riding School, but it also houses an extensive collection of theater and mechanical player organs. There are pipe organs of varying size and function. At least 3 are played from keyboards. Owned by Bill Nunn.

Notes about the dance organs:

  • The number of "keys" designation refers to the holes in the cardboard books. Some keys are attached to pipes/percussions. Others control swell box positions, lights on/off, moving characters (some have conductor statues out front with batons that move!)
  • Most organs are on 9” of wind pressure (or more!)
  • Most have swell boxes and “two dynamics” (loud and super loud!)
  • The Vox Humana ranks are all brass, usually UN-enclosed (so you can see them) and have their own trem system.
  • Most have (and did from beginning) electric blowers (two can be pumped in his collection)
    They were often in dance halls (no need for a live orchestra with one of these).
  • Most run on “books” (made out of cardboard sheets) instead of rolls. More stable and long-lasting.
  • He has a person who replicates old “books” so they can play again.
  • They even have a “tuning book” which slowly sets pipes in unisons and perfect intervals.
  • Most ranks are only complete (chromatically) in the higher octaves. Lower/longer pipes only have a few (unison, 5ths, etc.) to round out bass notes.





Organ inventory: