Benjamin FlightBenjamin Flight (c.1767‑1847), was an English organ builder and part of the firm of Flight & Robson.more... |
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Flight was the son of Benjamin Flight (fl. 1772‑1805), who belonged to the organ‑building company Flight & Kelly. With his son J. Flight and Joseph Robson, Flight built the apollonicon, an instrument with five manuals, forty‑five stops. This ingenious device was exhibited from 1817 to 1840. The partnership with Robson was later dissolved, but Flight continued to be interested in certain inventions and improvements. in the mechanism of the organs. Following the death of his father in 1847, J. Flight continued the business until 1885. |
