Pipe Organ Database

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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 253, 1919)

Location:

Perunke (Sunset) Theatre
2502 Sixth Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98406 US
Organ ID: 24355

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Wurlitzer
  • 4 ranks. 2 divisions. 2 manuals. 4 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Wurlitzer chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 2
  • Registers: 4
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Horseshoe style console.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys in horseshoe curves.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 02, 2015:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- In 1942, the organ was relocated to Emmanuel Tabernacle in Seattle by Balcom and Vaughan.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 25, 2006:

Style 135B
Factory date: October 31, 1919

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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