Twelve Different Types of Pump Organs

Of all the different types of pump organs, probably the most widely known or most popular has long been the "parlor" organ. Pipe organs were far too expensive even for most churches so the pump organ was the organ of choice.

Here you’ll see that they generally fall into 12 different categories:

Lap Organ

Lyre-Leg Melodeon

Piano Style Melodeon

Flat Top Instrument

Baby Organ

Folding or Portable Organ

Chapel Organ

Piano Case

Parlor (top or no top)

Two or Three Manual

Harmonium

Roll Player