A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
2023
Originally The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1180, 1925)
Lucas Theatre
Auditorium
37 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA, US
18 Ranks
Instrument ID: 69728 ● Builder ID: 7371 ● Location ID: 50803
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Builder: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)2 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Sequencer✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Paul R. Marchesano on September 22nd, 2025:
from theatre website: In the 1970s, when it was feared the theater would be torn down, the organ was purchased and removed by Dr. Ed Simmons. It later came into the hands of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society, who assisted in its care and moving it from Atlanta back to Savannah. For years, the Lucas Theatre's chambers remained empty and the organ sat in a warehouse. As part of SCAD's ongoing commitment to historic preservation across its university locations, including its 100-year commemoration of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, the organ has been reinstalled and restored to its full glory.
from theatre website: In the 1970s, when it was feared the theater would be torn down, the organ was purchased and removed by Dr. Ed Simmons. It later came into the hands of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society, who assisted in its care and moving it from Atlanta back to Savannah. For years, the Lucas Theatre's chambers remained empty and the organ sat in a warehouse. As part of SCAD's ongoing commitment to historic preservation across its university locations, including its 100-year commemoration of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, the organ has been reinstalled and restored to its full glory.
Jacob Woods on April 22nd, 2023:
Organ rebuilt by A.E. Schlueter and reinstalled in the Lucas Theatre, now at 18 ranks, with a typical modern specification, and modern console finish. Unveiled on the 15th of April 2023 with Ken Double at the console.
Webpage Links: The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Related Instrument Entries: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1180, 1925)
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