The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 910, 1924
Orpheum Theatre
618 Hampshire Street
Quincy, IL, US
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CONSOLES
Builder: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal1 Divisions5 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Information from The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ - An Illustrated History by David L. Junchen, comp. & ed. Jeff Weiller. The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005. Wurlitzer "B X - with Tibia Clausa. Factory date: September 24, 1924.
Database Manager on June 24th, 2014:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Stephen Maxwell, using information from this web site: http://www.theatreorgans.com/AU/opus/OPUSLIST/opus.asp?searchfd4=QUINCY&searchfd5=IL&searchfd6=USA&searchfd0=&searchfd1=&searchfd2=&searchfd3=&searchfd8=&searchfd9=&searchfd17=&search_fd-1=.
-- The organ was located in the Orpheum Theater from 1924 until 1959. It was sold when the theater was demolished and relocated to a private residence in Rushville IL. It was featured on PBS' "Illinois Stories" in Oct 2013.
Related Instrument Entries: Jeffery L. Weiler & Associates (2023-2024)
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