Since 1956, L. A. Carlson Organ Company has served northeast area churches, and across the country, building and restoring pipe organs.

Our first three organ restorations included:

• the rebuilding of a 1902 Steere Organ 
• a restoration of a 1892 Frank Beman Instrument
• an 1872 Votter Organ from Cleveland, Ohio

L.A. Carlson Company has built over 185 instruments.  The smallest of them contains 2 ranks and 146 pipes for Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.  The largest is in the First Baptist Church, Rome, New York with 50 ranks and 2,600 pipes.
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In 1980 the firm became associated with the Rodgers Organ Company of Hillsboro, Oregon.  Since that time, while continuing to build pipe organs, we have designed and installed over 250 Rodgers Instruments, including many pipe and digital combination instruments.

​The firm includes technicians, cabinetmakers, pipe voicers, and organ architects and engineers.

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Leonard Carlson, MSM, Organ Builder

• Graduated from Susquehanna University - 1953
• Graduated from Union Theological Seminary, School of Sacred Music, 1955
• Fulbright Scholarship for study in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 1955

Mr. Carlson has taught and lectured at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, The College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, and The Crane School of Music, Potsdam State College located in Potsdam, New York.

He has worked on numerous organs throughout his career, and was frequently called to service instruments for performances by organists such as Fred Swann, Virgil Fox, Diane Bish, Hector Olivera, and many others.

​ Today, Leonard served as president of the company, as well as designer, tonal director, and consultant on various aspects of projects.

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Mark Carlson, Technician & Vice President
Mark has worked with his father, Leonard, for over 40 years. His expertise in drafting, woodworking and General Contracting provides the well-rounded skills needed to design and execute any organ project. He currently serves as Vice President of the company, and performs most of the on-site calls and tuning.

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Jason Comet, Sales Rep, Technician & Designer

• ​BM, Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College
  

​Jason has been in the church music field for over 25 years, having started at the age of 12. As an active church musician and performer, he is able to help churches of all musical styles and backgrounds develop a music ministry with their existing resources. His extensive career with various musical instrument companies pushes his knowledge of the technical and musical capabilities from acoustic pianos and wind-blown pipe organs to the modern synthesizer and digital organs.

As an educator, Jason has taught both piano and organ for both young and young-at-heart students. As a workshop leader, he has created various workshops for church music ministries; from choir leadership, music liturgy planning, pianists-turned-organists, clergy-music relationships, to praise band workshops.

Jason has performed in many of the world's famous venues from several NYC churches, the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, as well as a choir tours through Italy and St. Peter's Basilica for a Papal Mass with Pope Benedict.

Jason also performs Hymn Festivals for churches of all sizes, as well as Silent Films and theater organ programs on the mighty theater organs of the movie palaces.

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