Pipe Organ Database

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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1383, 1926)

Location:

Franklin Theatre
510 Main Street
Nutley, NJ 07110 US
Organ ID: 52478

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • 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: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 4 ranks. 2 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 27, 2014:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in David Junchen The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, an Illustrated History, p.663. -- The Franklin Theatre remained in operation as a movie theatre until 1999. The building still stands as of 2014, though it is closed. The organ was a Style B, 2 manuals, 4 ranks in a single chamber. The Style B was Wurlitzer's smallest model with a horseshoe console. Fate of opus 1383 is unknown.

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

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