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	Wurlitzer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wurlitzer is the common name for band organs or orchestrions, vintage band organs and jukeboxes produced by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.
		Wurlitzer's abandoned factory, in the same complex as that of the Eugene DeKleist company (another maker of band organs and orchestrions, acquired by Wurlitzer), is in North Tonawanda, New York, USA.
		Perhaps the most famous instruments Wurlitzer built were its pipe organs (from 1914 until around 1940), which were installed in theaters, homes, churches, and other public places.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wurlitzer (385 words)

	Wurlitzer 165 catalog
		By the time the first 165 band organ was manufactured, the company must have been equipping its organs only with the long roll tracker frame, because the 165 roll was not issued in two different formats at any time; the ten-tune roll was standard from the beginning.
		If this theory is correct it should follow that owners who purchased their 165 band organs in the mid-1920's or later should not have been able to purchase any of the popular-tune 6500 rolls, but should have been able to purchase evergreen 6500 rolls.
		The reason we suggest that Wurlitzer might have begun with roll 6505 is that there are a few cases we know of where the company began a roll series with the fifth number in the series.
	wurlitzer-rolls.com (5294 words)

	The Object at Hand - It’s a Wurlitzer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Ayars organ, a Model 190 (serial number 2070), was built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York, in 1929 for the Fox Theatre.
		The largest original Wurlitzer still in operation—with more than 4,000 pipes in 58 ranks, ranging from 32 feet in length to the size of a pencil—is also the most famous: the Radio City Music Hall Wurlitzer in New York City, which was installed in 1932.
		Of the more than 5,000 organs manufactured in the early 1900s, only a few hundred remain in public venues; a few others, like the Ayars organ, were rescued by private collectors.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues02/apr02/object.html (1088 words)

	Cafesjian's Carousel--Band Organ
		The Wurlitzer was purchased in 1992 to replace the carousel's original band organ, which was destroyed by fire in 1939.
		This band organ was built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York, which described it as an "orchestral organ suitable for three-abreast carousels." Judging from the serial number stamped on some of the internal parts, it was built in the 1920s.
		The band organ uses Wurlitzer style 150 paper rolls which are similar to player piano rolls except that these usually have 10 tunes instead of just one.
	www.ourfaircarousel.org /bandorgan.html (766 words)

	Building a 105 by Howard Wyman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I had restored a number of player pianos and a player reed organ but this project would be different in that I would be starting from "scratch".
		Organ pipes are voiced and tuned to operate at a specific air pressure.
		Parts of the organ that need to be airtight, such as the wind chest, are usually made of a dense, low porosity wood.
	www.carousels.com /wympt1.htm (918 words)

	Wurlitzer 165 band organ sound files
		All the tunes you will hear were recorded from style 165 band organ rolls played on various Wurlitzer 165 band organs, particulars for which are given with each selection.
		The first group of tunes are ones that nobody has yet been able to identify, the labels on their rolls being lost and no Wurlitzer literature having surfaced that gives the program for the roll the tune comes from.
		This recording was made from the Glen Echo Park Wurlitzer 165 band organ owned by the U.S. National Park Service and expertly maintained by Durward Center, a mechanical music restoration man in Baltimore, Md. The Glen Echo band organ, built in 1926, is the only Wurlitzer 165 still playing on its own merry-go-round.
	wurlitzer-rolls.com /sounds.html (1781 words)

	Tampa Theatre
		The organ was moved to a church in Tampa and stayed there until the 1970s, when the church decided it wanted a new organ.
		The original organ was removed from the church, while the back breaking chore of moving pipes, rewiring, replacing magnets, releathering pipe chests and regulators was painstakingly accomplished.
		The purpose of the Central Florida Theatre Organ Society and of the American Theatre Organ Society is: the preservation, enjoyment, and enhancement of the theatre pipe organ.
	www.tampatheatre.org /wurlitzer.php (817 words)

	Organ Restoration Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Besides its pipes, the Wurlitzer organ has a variety of percussional sounds such as horse hooves, train whistle, car horn, siren, surf and many more.
		Gus Pratt, a resident of the Schenectady area, was one who had salvaged a Wurlitzer organ and thus installed it into his house.
		As he was dying from cancer, he had a wish that his organ would go to a place where it would benefit youth.
	www.hydeparkschools.org /Pride/organ.shtml (524 words)

	Theatre Organ in the Auditorium at Mundelein, Il.
		The organ was acquired at the request of Cardinal Mundelein in 1934 for installation in the new seminary auditorium.
		The Ebony WurliTzer console is from the Chicago Theatre and was the console which rode on the orchestra's lift and was played by Jesse Crawford when performing duets with his wife Helen.
		The organ is now 19 ranks, 10 ranks of WurliTzer pipework, 7 ranks recently added through the addition of most of the WGN organ, recently donated to the seminary by the Tribune Company.
	www.catoe.org /HOWELL.html (352 words)

	The NY/Wichita Paramount Wurlitzer
		Musically, she was ranked at the top, with much credit for that achievement given to the legendary organist Jesse Crawford, lured away from the Chicago Theatre, who dictated in part how she was built and installed, and the man who voiced, regulated, and tended her all 38 years at the Paramount, Dan Papp.
		Crawford, dubbed "Poet of the Organ" by Maurice Ravel, was a star, producing million seller records for RCA Victor, and he even accompanied George Gershwin in a Paramount radio broadcast of the "Rhapsody in Blue." Jesse was often joined for duets at the two of the four consoles by his talented wife, Helen.
		Later that year, the Wurlitzer's future was assured when the Wurlitzer Co. and a group headed by businessman Richard C. Simonton purchased and shipped the organ to California.
	www.nyparamountwurlitzer.org (722 words)

	The Tennessee Theatre
		The organ pipe chambers in the Theatre have been sealed and are protected during construction.
		Acclaimed theatre organist Lyn Larsen was involved in much of the configuration and tonal regulation of the organ, and he was the first to publicly perform it at a gala concert on October 1, 2001.
		Larsen had this to say about the Tennessee's Wurlitzer: "I am so excited about the newly restored Wurlitzer organ in the Tennessee Theatre, and I consider it to be among the handful of the very finest 'in-theatre' installations in the country.
	www.tennesseetheatre.com /wurlitzer.html (527 words)

	Organ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hidden behind the walls were countless organ pipes, drums, bells, whistles and machinery-the thousands of parts that made the theatre pipe organ the most complex musical instrument ever devised.
		The result is very similar to a Wurlitzer organ that one could have found in a 1920's theatre of 1,000 to 2,000 seats.
		In addition to the organ pipes, there are actual orchestral percussion instruments; there is a xylophone, a marimba, a celesta, a glockenspiel, a set of cathedral chimes and a full-sized upright piano These instruments are not synthesized reproductions organ, but the genuine article, with individual hammers operated by high pressure air!
	toweautomuseum.org /html/organ.html (759 words)

	GSTOS Bound Brook 2/8 Wurlitzer
		This organ is currently being restored, check the GSTOS organ crew schedule for more details.
		A pipe organ concert was performed by Jessie Piercy, a well known organist in the area.
		The organ was moved into the theatre and the console has been proudly displayed in the lobby.
	www.gstos.org /brook.htm (609 words)

	Potomac Valley Theatre Organ Society Wurlitzer
		The organ was shipped from the Wurlitzer factory to the Rialto theatre in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 1925.
		In 1970, the organ was acquired by Dow and Edith Evelyn, who intended to install it in their Springfield, Virginia, home.
		The organ was refurbished and moved by PVTOS members to the then-new Harris Theatre at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
	www.pvtos.org /opus1020.htm (417 words)

	The Bardavon Wurlitzer Theatre Organ
		The organ is one of a few surviving Wurlitzer organs to still play in their original location, making the Bardavon and its Wurlitzer a unique combination.
		A FIRST - Wurlitzer Theatre organs were considered to be the first original "synthesizers" in that they were required to produce all the sounds of a full orchestra plus a wide array of percussion's and sound effects.
		In short, this organ was meant for the entertainment of the masses.
	www.bardavon.org /ab_hi_organ.htm (659 words)

	The Riviera Theatre and Its Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On "D" day 1944 the organ was in good enough shape for organist Carlton to celebrate the event by giving the first public concert at the Riviera in at least 10 years.
		The Wurlitzer organ from the Kensington Theatre in Buffalo was donated to the Riviera Theatre project in 1970, and although that organ had been badly damaged by flood and vandalism, many of the parts of this organ were eventually incorporated into the "Riv" organ.
		The organ club (Niagara Frontier Theatre Organ Society) decided an attempt should be made to purchase the theatre, by the club itself, and on August 12, 1988 a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ was reached with the owners.
	www.rivieratheatre.org /wurly_story.htm (2068 words)

	Garden State Theatre Organ Society
		The Garden State Theatre Organ Society, Inc. (GSTOS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) New Jersey Corporation dedicated to the preservation, and restoration of theatre organs and their music in northern and north-central New Jersey.
		The theatre pipe organ was developed around 1900 to serve as the first high fidelity stereo surround-sound system for silent movies.
		The power of theatre organs isn't only measured in sound volume, but comes even more so from their ability to play virtually any type of music from classical orchestra transcriptions to 1930's music, to more modern popular music, movie soundtracks, and jazz.
	www.gstos.org (368 words)

	American Theatre Organ Society
		His bid for the near mint condition Paradise Theatre organ in Chicago was accepted and in the late '40s he began installing it in his home in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles.
		Since 1954, the Organ Loft Restaurant in Salt Lake City has had a five-manual Wurlitzer, which was built by the late Larry Bray from the twin-console Staten Island Paramount Wurlitzer (Opus 2129).
		We are all deeply indebted to Richard Vaughn for having the foresight and skill to obtain one of the finest organs ever built by Wurlitzer, record it with state of the art equipment, showcase the artistry of George Wright, and attain nationwide distribution for his Hi-Fi albums.
	www.atos.org /Pages/Journal/hifi/HiFi.html (1637 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Consequently, the organ that had been ordered for the motion picture theater was reconfigured, according to the influence of someone in the music department of the high school, then delivered and installed in the auditorium, which is now Plummer Auditorium (photo) on the Fullerton High School campus.
		Because of the limitations, the organ was rarely used and then played only for such events as commencements, an occasional concert, and organ classes offered by the high school and the community college which was, and still is, located just across the street.
		Consequently, the Orange County Theatre Organ Society (OCTOS) was founded for completing the work on the restoration and enhancement of the pipework in the chambers, as well as for the continuing effort necessary to maintain the organ in top functional condition.
	home.earthlink.net /~gdaniels6lki/plummer/history-1.html (2255 words)

	Glen Echo Park - The Dentzel Carousel
		The carousel turns to the music of a Wurlitzer band organ, which was installed in 1926 and is a rare attraction in itself.
		As you stroll or picnic in the park during the summer months the sounds of the organ are a background reminder of the park's past function - Washington's major amusement park at the end of the trolley line.
		While the band organ facade was being restored it gave a rare opportunity to see the insides of the organ which has now been covered again and appears briefly during the once a year serviceing before the carousel opens for the season.
	www.nps.gov /glec/caro/carousel.htm (1915 words)

	Wurlitzer Organ
		Once the instrument had been moved from the original church to St. Mark's it was discovered that the wind pressures of the two instruments were significantly different and it was decided that the three ranks of pipes from the Wurlitzer were not worth the effort to augment the antiphonal division and the project was scraped.
		I called in a bunch of favors and removed the organ from the church on Good Friday and moved it into storage.
		The organ has remained in storage since then (about 11 years now) while I finished college and graduate school and started working.
	kc641112002.tripod.com (393 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Mighty Wurlitzer to return in gala Ogden celebration
		OGDEN — Back when movies were silent and theaters were huge, the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ was all the rage.
		Which is one reason a theater organ is high on the wish list when elegant old theaters are restored to their original glory.
		The finished organ will be shown off at a gala celebration on Wednesday and will feature renowned organists Jelani Eddington and Patti Simon in concert, as well as a screening of a classic silent Laurel and Hardy comedy, accompanied by the organ.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595075871,00.html (1067 words)

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		After his death, the organ was installed at the church with a new case and adapted by Merklin, the successor to Cavaillé-Coll.
		The 2-36 organ is beautifully played in a nicely live acoustic in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London by Colm Carey, an Irishman who studied in London and Geneva with distinction, and placed at the St. Albans Competition.
		The recordings feature five splendid organs: the 1555 Raphaëlis organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark; 1991 Aubertin 3-70 at the Church of Saint-Louis in Vichy, France; the 1688 Arp Schnitger 3m organ at Norden, Germany; the 1988 Carsten Lund 3-27 in the church at Præstø, Denmark; the 1696 Arp Schnitger 2m in Noordbroek, The Netherlands.
	www.ohscatalog.org (5543 words)

	Building a Wurlitzer Band Organ #4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the Wurlitzer 104/105 plans that I am using the specifications are shown for brass piccolo pipes.
		In the early model which had a cabinet made of varnished oak the front was open and the piccolos could be seen, however in the late model which had a painted cabinet with more ornamentation the pipes were hidden behind a screen with a landscape painted on it.
		However, the method that ultimately worked the best for me was to cut a block of wood of the proper width for a particular pipe and large enough for all the pieces of the base.
	www.carousels.com /wympt4.htm (1071 words)

	PSTOS - Coliseum Theatre, Seattle Washington
		In June 1918, a new Wurlitzer organ was installed.
		The organ was purchased by Milt Kieffer, owner of Uncle Milt's Pizza Co. in Vancouver, Washington.
		Several parts from the organ (console, 8-rank chest, regulators, some pipework (Krumet/Brass Trumpet/Solo Strings) were sold in March 1981 to a group of investors from Ohio including Dave Marshall and Robert Cowley who planned an organ-equipped restaurant in Dayton.
	www.pstos.org /instruments/wa/seattle/coliseum.htm (778 words)

	PSTOS - Paramount Theatre, Seattle Washington
		The Paramount Wurlitzer is an original 4/20 Publix 1 (opus #1819) shipped from the factory on December 23, 1927.
		Throughout the 1940's and 50's, the Paramount Wurlitzer sat silent, unused publicly for almost twenty years until April 6, 1963 when PSTOS member Dick Schrum gave a benefit concert for the Granada Organ Loft Club.
		Over the next 15 years, members of PSTOS maintained the organ and used it as frequently as possible given the various changes in ownership during the 1960's and 70's.
	www.pstos.org /instruments/wa/seattle/paramount.htm (439 words)

	Riviera Theatre Wurlitzer Organ History
		The organ was extensively used for the first seven years, and featured organists All Bollington, "Dusty" Rhodes, Jack Ward and Art Melgier.
		During the one-year closure of the Theatre, however, the monthly organ concerts continued as usual, the theatre being opened for one night a month.
		Let us all share the dream of the Niagara Frontier Theatre Organ Society Club – that many more successful chapters of the Riviera’s history will be written in years to com, and that this heritage may be shared for many future generations.
	theatreorgans.com /ny/north.tonawanda/riviera_wurly.htm (2114 words)

	Phil Lyons Wurlitzer Organ Page. (Page 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The South Mississippi Gold Coast Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society has resolved to continue to display Phil's organ web site, in his memory and as a tribute to the beautiful workmanship he put into all of his projects and his tireless efforts to help others in this hobby.
		A text book example of what a home organ inatallation should be, Lyons has planned every square inch of this magnificent studio organ to bring out the absolute best in sound and appearance.
		Phil welcomes your E-mail and he is always ready to share his in-depth knowledge of theater organs with other organ buffs.
	atos.stirlingprop.com /philyons/phillyons.htm (426 words)

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