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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1951, 1928)

Location:

RKO Palace Theatre
71 Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604 US
Organ ID: 59877

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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
  • 21 ranks. 4 manuals.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Wurlitzer chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 07, 2017:

Identified through online information from Jonathan Ortloff. -- The theatre was razed in 1965, and RTOS was formed to rescue the organ and find a new home for it. The Wurlitzer replaced Skinner Opus 711 in the then-Masonic Temple (now known as the Auditorium Theater). The Skinner was moved to the Episcopal Church of the Ascension on Lake Avenue.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on February 27, 2017:

Wurlitzer "Style Sp 4m"
Factory date: September 12, 1928
Cost: $67,050

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
<i>Jesse Crawford, Poet of the Organ, Wizard of the Mighty Wurlitzer</i> by John W. Landon, courtesy Lew Williams: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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