Pipe Organ Database

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CATOE (Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts) (1992)

Originally The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 942, 1924)
Exhibited in the 2012 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Tivoli Theater
5021 Highland Ave.
Downers Grove, IL US
Organ ID: 53768

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
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
  • 10 ranks. 3 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on October 05, 2014:

Organ relocated without any change. Identified by Mark Demmin II, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Altered/upgraded in 2000 with new relay and combination action.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Copied from console 10/10/16
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Live Radio Broadcast with John Muri, organist: Archival Photograph from the Indiana Harbor Newspaper; image courtesy of Mark Demmin II.

Console (2013): Photograph by Mark Demmin II.

Builder's Nameplate (2013): Photograph by Mark Demmin II.

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