Seibert Losh

Charles Seibert Losh (1880–1934) was an American musician, conductor, and organ builder. He was president of the Midmer-Losh Organ Company and oversaw the initial installation of the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ[1], which is often described as the largest musical instrument in the world.[2] Losh designed this organ with Republican New Jersey State Senator Emerson Richards, although the relationship ended in lawsuits and acrimony[3][4].

Losh also installed a custom Midmer-Losh organ in 1926 in the recording studio of Thomas Edison[5] and wrote about his collaborations with Edison in trade publications.[6] The Edison organ was sold to the Derry Church in 1933.[7] Composer Charles Ives also corresponded with Losh about purchasing an organ, but the sale was never completed.[8]

Before running his own company, Losh installed the organ at the West Point Cadet Chapel[9] in 1911, which also became one of the largest in the world, while working for the Moller Organ Company,

He was the brother of singer and composer Samuel S. Losh.

References

  1. ^ "C. SIEBERT LOSH.; Former President of Organ Factory in Merrick, L. i." The New York Times. January 10, 1934.
  2. ^ Preston, Laura (2022-08-15). "Helping the World's Largest Instrument Get Its Groove Back". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  3. ^ Smith, Stephen D. (2002). Atlantic City's musical masterpiece: the story of the world's largest pipe organ. Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society. Portsmouth, N.H: Published for the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society, by Peter E. Randall. ISBN 978-0-9708494-4-1.
  4. ^ Vic Ferrer (2012-07-06). The Senator's Masterpiece - Chapter 03 - Atlantic City Convention Hall Pipe Organ. Retrieved 2026-01-12 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Smith, Rollin (February 2021). "Edison's Organs" (PDF). The American Organist.
  6. ^ Losh, C. Seibert Losh (October 1932). "Edison and the Organ". The American Organist. 15 (10): 597–8.
  7. ^ George, Susan (2025-04-24). "Bobbie Atkinson • Heritage Committee Member and Elder". Derry Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  8. ^ "Charles Ives Papers at Yale University" (PDF).
  9. ^ Pappas, George S. (1987). The Cadet Chapel: United States Military Academy. U.S.M.A. West Point, N.Y.?: U.S.M.A. Class of 1927. ISBN 978-0-917218-28-6.
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