The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1912, 1928
Ohio Memorial Chapel / Tiffin Developmental Center
Ohio Memorial Chapel
600 North River Road
Tiffin, OH, US
8 Ranks
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STOPLISTS
| Great (II - Expressive) | ||
| 16' | Double Diaphone | |
| 8' | Tuba | |
| 8 ' | Open Diapason | |
| 8 ' | Tibia Clausa | |
| 8' | Flute | |
| 8' | Aeoline | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Piccolo | |
| 4' | Flute | |
| 4' | Octave Aeoline | |
| Cathedral Chimes | ||
| 16' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Swell to Great | |
| 4' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Choir to Great |
| Swell (III - Expressive) | ||
| 16' | Contre Viol | |
| 16' | bourdon | |
| 8' | Tuba | |
| 8' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Tibia Clausa | |
| 8' | Salicional | |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | |
| 8' | Flute | |
| 8' | Vox Humana | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Salicional | |
| 4' | Voix Celeste | |
| 4' | Flute | |
| 16' | Swell to Swell | |
| 4' | Swell to Swell | |
| 8' | Choir to Swell | |
| Swell Unison Off |
| Choir (I - Expressive) | ||
| 8' | Salicional | |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | |
| 8' | Flute | |
| 8' | Vox Humana | |
| 8' | Aeoline | |
| 4' | Flute | |
| 2' | Flute | |
| 16' | Choir to Choir | |
| 4' | Choir to Choir | |
| 8' | Swell to Choir | |
| Choir Unison Off |
| Pedal | ||
| 16' | Double Diaphone | |
| 16' | Contra Viol | |
| 16' | Bourdon | |
| 8' | Tuba | |
| 8' | Diapason | |
| 8' | Cello | |
| 8' | Flute | |
| 8' | Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 8' | Choir to Pedal |
Pistons: Swell 1-5; Great 1-5; Choir 1-5; Ped 1-3. Main Tremulant; Solo Tremulant; Vox Humana Tremulant
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CONSOLES
Builder: Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions38 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Setterboard
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
As of May 15, 2026. The organ is extant and playable. The chapel was a part of the Junior Order United American Mechanics (JOUAM) National Orphans' Home. Founded in 1896, it housed over 5,000 children and was a self-sustaining facility spanning over 170 acres along the Sandusky River before closing in 1944
Database Manager on November 24th, 2017:
Information from The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ - An Illustrated History by David L. Junchen; comp. by Jeff Weiler. The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005
Wurlitzer Style "Sch 61 Sp" - Voiced on 8" wind
Factory date: July 23, 1928
Built for Memorial M.E. Church, Tiffin, Ohio
Database Manager on November 24th, 2017:
Updated by Curtis L. King, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on June 16th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Will Dunklin.
Database Manager on November 19th, 2009:
Identified through on-line information from William T. Pugh. -- The chapel was built as part of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics National Orphans' Home. The campus is now the Tiffin Developmental Center and is run by the state of Ohio.
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