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Douglas Reeve, Organist, at Dome Organ, Brighton, England. Story on Page 4. a Also in this Issue: LOGAN WURLITZER • "MISSING LINK" • WURLITZER LIST . Bismarck, North Dakota, Chosen for 1963 Annual Meeting. D George Wright to be one of the Performing Artists. See page 3. ,.. . '
"ORGAN ADVENTURE INTO CINEMA PAST" S. F. Fox Soon to be "Just a Memor y" AT SAN FRANCISCO FOX THEATRE
At midnight on Sa turday, December 1, nearly 3000 orga n buffs gathered at the F ox Thea tre in San Fran c isc o to witne s s an tt Organ Adve nture Int o Th e Cinema Pa s t", as the tick ets for the ev e nt called it. Littl e did anyone realize the marvelous treat in store for them until Gay lord Carter, the star of the evening, came up out of the pit at the console of the delightful 4 manual 36 rank Wurlitzer! For the next three hours, Carter held his audience spell bound, as he cavorted through color ful reminiscing of his career as a theatre organist, demonstrating the types of playing used for various silent movie situations and bringing on the vau.deville comedians (and doing it again when they missed their cue, etc.). Every one participated in the sing time presentation, complete with slides, parodies, and th~ operator missing the (Above) The 5,000 seat auditorium of the Fox Theatre in San -=rancisco . cues and forg e tting to change the slides (Below) Main console of the 4/36 WurliTzer in the San Francisco Fo x in time! All this .was made more en joyable by being able to hear Gaylord's remarks throughout, as he wo;e a mike which was left on throughout this part of the program. Th e experien ce of again se .eing a fu ll le ngth, first rat e silent movie with organ acc ompanim e nt handled by an ex pe r ie nce d arti st is one tha t every thea tre organ e nthus ias t s hould not miss ! " The Mar k of Zocro", fe atur in g D oug las Fairbanks, Sr. , was a great op p ortunity for Gaylord to go b ac k into the pa.st an,d bring up to date an art form that is almost lost to modern day audiences! It was so tastefully and artistically done that it almost defies description ! Many who were present, but too young to have attended silent movies in years past, marv ,elled at the A $25 million upper Market Street redevelopment program to replace San Francis iwhole effect so professionally achieved. co's historic Fox Theatre starting with the first stage of an ultra-modern 36-story At the conclusion of the movie, office building was announced December 18 at a press conference attended by Judd Gay lord announced that he would close Walton. The program, he says, includes the block-sized F-ox property on Market the program with some ttquiet music", Street in addition to a corner site diagonally across market. playing until 3:00 a.m. when the clean The new 36-story, three-winged building will contain about 500,000 square feet ing crew would come in. The next 30 of rentable space. Demolition of the 5,000-seat Fox Theatre, a San Francisco land minutes were an experience that alone mark since 1929, will start in late February, according to Walton. Work wi II then would have justified the price of ad begin on the first stage of the new office building. mission. The great Wurlitzer came National General Corporation, Los Angeles-based owner of the Fox Theatre as alive with a flash of fire and .brilliance part of a 220-theatre circuit it operates throughout 16 western states, and one of ne·ver before heard - music of Jerome the developers of the venture, began a broad diversification program early in 1962, Kern, - music from the "West Side aimed at eliminating unprofitable operations and boosting income from others, it Story" C'Maria" was so beautiful that was announced at the press conference. Gaylord later said, "It sounded so per fectly gcrgeous that I just had to play 8', Solo Tibia 4' and Octave Coupler ! tion possible: Jim Day, a fine organist it over a second time for my own en The final number ,ended on just one of in his own right , who manned the booth; joyment") - then ,gradually tapering the Tibia at 8' and at the ,end the spot T,ed Hofler, who managed the appear down to the quietest combinations was faded out and the console lights ance of Carter; B. K. Billings, .who imaginable. The entire audience sat went out as the house lights were sponsored the presentation; genial Bob hushed, quiet and relaxed as this ~ently brought up to end the ,ev,ening's pre Apple, managing director of the Fox beautiful music poured from the fingers sentation. What an experience ! Theatre; and Judd Walton and Bob Jaco of this gifted artist, becoming qui 7ter Recognition should be given to the b'tts, who have kept the "monster" in and quieter and ending with ,combina other members of the "Flicker Fingers" t op playing condition for the past 10 tions like French Horn 8', Quintadena organization which made the presen~a- or 12 y,ears.
$5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 $5.00 2 th ea t re orga n " cn1\Jl\r.- r MCA r ra.:UffljArf ~IETY WINTER~1962-~'_v,~v 4 NO. 4 WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS You won't want to miss your issues 'of THEATRE ORGAN when you move theatre org-.n so please tell us, well in advance, what your new address will be. Your• JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION local Post Office has a convenient form for this purpose. OF THEATRE ORGAN ENTHUSIASTS
ATOEAnnual Meeting is Set IN THIS ISSUE The Dome, Brighton 4 for Bismarck,N.D., July 6-7 Case of Ha I Logan 8 The Link Organ 10 The ATOE Board of Directors is including Geo~ge Wright. "The Missing Link" 11 pleased to announce that the 1963 Fallowing the weekrend meeting in Letters to -the Editor 15 ANNUAL MEETING will be held in Bismarck, plans are being made for a Trip to the New World 18 Bismarck, North Dakota, on Saturday tour of theatre organs in the Twin Alexandria Arena 20 and Sunday, July 6 and 7. The Land Cities area, with the hope that most of Chapter Activities 22-27 O'Lakes Chapter, through the com the members can plan to particip:ate and WurliTzer List 28-29 bined efforts of Reiny Delzer and see several home installations as we 11 Questions, Answers - Classified 30-31 Harry Jorgenson, extended the invita as the possibility of seeing the twin tion to A TOE members, with the as console Kimball in the Minneapolis A.T.O.E. Membership - $5.00 per surance of the full cooperation and Auditorium. This area is also fortunate year includes subscription to support of Chapter members in hosting in having a wonderful skating rink or THEATRE ORGAN. Make your the convention. gan on 20" ~essure that is a real ex check or Money Order Payable to perience to see and hear, as well as A.T.O.E. and mail to P. 0. "13ox Organs to be featured are Reiny Del many original church organs made by 248, Alameda, California. zer's 4 manual 20 rank Wurlitzer, and Wurlitzer. Charles Welch's 2 manua 1 6 rank Marr The Board of Directors is grateful to A.T .O.E. HONORARY MEMBERS & Colton. According to the letter from Land O'Lakes Chapter members fee 1959 Jesse Crawford the Land O'Lakes Chapter bidding for their invitation, and recommends that 1960 Farny Wurlitzer the convention, several organists have each member make plans to attend if 1961 Mel Doner already indicated their acceptance of at all possible. Watch for more inf cc 1962 Leonard MacClaln the Chapter's invitation to be featured, mation in the next issue. EDITOR .•.••.. George F. Thompson Associate Editor ..•••.... Bud Abel Production Manager ... Phi I Lockwood
STAFF FOR A. T.O.E. • • NEWS.. ANO VIEWS PRESIDENT ...... • W.' Tin/ James Vice President ••••• Dick Loderhose Secretory • • • • • • • •. ~s. Ida James We hear that Bill Peters on of · Port in the Mosque - Reg. Foort (No. 10501), Advertising Manager •••• Dewey Cagle land, Oregon, is trying to compile the Organ Percussion and Pedal - Reg.. history of the Woods Pipe Organ Com F oort (No. 10523), The Organ At Sym THEATRE ORGAN is a quarterly pany, and would appreciate any he.lp phony Hall - Reg. Foort (No. 10545), publication devoted to the interests of A TOE members can give him . . . His Organ Pops, Reg. Fooct (No. 10579), theatre organ enthusiasts, and to pub address is 2708 N_orth Portland Boule Waltz and Ballet - Reg. Foort(No. 1058), lishing of official notes and pro vard, Portland. _Eastern Regional Vice and King Of Organs - Bill Floyd at the ceedings of the American Association President makes the headlines with a NY Paramount (No. 1150) ... These of Theatre Organ Enthusiasts. Al I com• munications and material should be story about his home installation and are available at this price DIRECT sent to THEATRE ORGAN, P. 0. Box ATOE in the United Air Lines employees from Cook Lab
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by David H. Hayes Organ specially designed for the dome, 0righton, England.
The Dome and Jazz performances. It is also possi of Christie Unit Cinema Organs) at a In 1804 the seaside palace of King ble to lay a flat floor over the centre cost of- £8,8 00. seats of the stalls to convert the build George IV, the Royal Pavilion, Brigh The Organ ing into a ballroom. A modern dual ton, was completed. On the estate was purpose organ was specially designed The organ, in four chambers, is di a large domed building designed as a by Dr. Stanley Roper, then organist at vided to either side of the proscenium: stable. The building was circular and the Chapel Royal, Windsor; Dr. Alfred on the left the Solo, with Swell beneath; round, the outer walls were stables for Abdey, Borough organist at that time, on the right the Great, with Ac compani 44 horses. The upper floor comprised and Quentin Mac lean . The latter of - ment beneath. A single blower above harness and saddle rooms and ac ficially opened the instrument when the left chambers feeds this enormous e ommodation for g_rooms. To illuminate completed. It was built by Wm. Hill & cxgan, a supply trunk over the stage the building a large glass dome sur Son and Norman & Beard, Ltd. (makers taking wind to the right-hand portions. mounted the roof. It was 65 ft. high from the floor, in the centre of which was a drinking fountain for the horses. Brighton Corporation purchased the estate from Queen Victcxia in 1850, and opened the gardens and grounds to the public. The interior of the Dome was converted into a concert hall, the work being finished in 1867. From 1914 to 1920 it was used as a military hospital. This concert hall had a four-manual Father Willis Organ. In 1935 the interior of the Dome was again remodelled, this time to convert it into a great theatre, with fully raked flocx and permanent fixed seating for 2,096 persons, every seat having a per fect view of the stage on which 250 performers can appear at any one time. The original Willis organ was removed, and the pipework used in various church projects in hand at the time. The wcrk was completed in 1936 at a cost of £45,000. 'From pictures I have seen of the · Mosque Auditorium at Richmond, Virginia, the Dome is very similar, but smaller· 2096 seats as against 5026. A; ; civic centre the Dome, Brigh ton has many uses: Orchestral and Choral Concerts, Opera, Ballet, Variety The Dome Concert Hall in 0righton. $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00
4 th ea tr e organ RANK CHAMBER PITCH NO. OF PIPES Bells, Sleigh Bells, Chimes and Chrysoglot / Vibraphone, the latter being *Open Diapason (wood) Great 32 32 Open to, G. sensibly placed immediately behind the 7 notes electronic shutters in the Accompaniment chamber. Open Diapason - II Great 16 85 Swe 11 pedals number four, the last (Metal) one being for Crescendo. The four sets Contra Gamba Swell 16 85 of swell shutters may be coupled as de Viola Accomp. 8 73 sired to the remaining three pedals by Tib ia Clause Solo 16 97 means of small levers, one of which Bourdon Great 16 73 when pushed to the extreme right Ophicleide Great 32 56 disconnects the Great shutters from the Open Diapason - I Great 8 61 swe 11 pedals, and opens them fully, Open Diapason - II Great 8 61 forming the nearest possible approach Octave Great 4 61 to the "unenclosed" Great of the Wald Flote Great 4 61 "straight" organ. This obviously is for Twelfth Great 3 61 when the organ is required for concert Fifteenth Great 2 61 use, and at such times percussions and Mixture Great IV 244 traps can be disconnected via a switch. Contra Tromba Great 16 85 With four- Diapasons and plenty of Rohr Gedeckt Swell 16 97 other suitable ranks, the instrument is Violin Diapason Swell 8 73 an exce !lent Grand organ (it is used for Fifteen th Swell 2 61 Religious Services every Sunday), but Voix Celeste Swell 8TC 49 its Tibia build-up, sweet voicing, and Mixture Swell IV 244 good tremulants, make it a perfect thea Double Trumpet Swell 16 85 tre organ. Contra Oboe Swell 16 73 The Organ I st Horn Swell 8 61 Douglas Reeve is the name that has Dulciana Accomp. 16 97 been and always will be associated Ha r. C larlb e l Solo 8 73 with the Dome, Brighton, but they did Tuba Horn Solo 16 85 not officially meet until 1941 when, the Tuba Mirabllis Solo 8 61 Dome having been converted into a dance Orchestral Trumpet Solo 8 61 hall, he was appointed dance organist Saxophone Solo 8 61 as re lief to the dance band. Thousands Clarinet Solo 8 61 of servicemen and women became Orchestra I Oboe Solo 8 61 familiar with his style, the use of the Vox Humana Accomp. 8 61 snare drum, and Che expressive use of Con. Viole Accomp. 16 61) the powerful reed stops, during those Quintadon Accomp. 8 61) five years. Thus commenced an as Viole d'Orch. (2 ranks) Accomp. 8 110) sociation which has lasted to the Lieb. Gedeckt Accomp. 4 61) String present day, because he was appointed Voix Celeste (2 ranks) Accomp; 8 110) Organ Bcrough Organist when the Dome was Violette Accomp. 8 61) reconverted into a concert hall again Cor des Violes Accomp. IV 244) in 1946. Musette Accomp. 8 61) Douglas Reeve was born in Brigh ton. He learnt the piano at an early *This Open Diapason Is available on the pedals only age, and at only nine years old had (See complete specifications on next page) graduated to a local church organ. Al ready cinema organs were being in stalled in the town's main cinemas, so Instead of the normal re lay room , the re in the Accompaniment chamber, but at at the age of 14 he became a pupil of lays are rather cleverly installed in the the console are treated as a separate Terence Casey at the Regent Cinema, chambers to which they correspond, and manual with their own group of stopkeys who was making recording and broad thus minimise both the length of wiring which are coupled to manuals as re casting fame for himself and Brighton and any possible time-lag. quired. This String department con with the 2/ 9 WurliTzer (this now famous The all-electric console is surprising tains a 4-rank Violes mixture; the two little WurliTzer has just been saved ly neat and compact for an organ of this other 4-rank mixtures being on Great from destruction by an individu a l club size, the four manuals being named (up and Swell manuals . member). Under Terence Casey's expert wards) Accompaniment, Great, Swell, The organ is well equipped with tuition he soon mastered the cinema or Solo. Stopkeys, which number over 250, couplers - 23 manual-to-manual oc manu gan techniques, and was appointed as are coloured ivory for "flues'', light al-to-pedal, and 11 octave, etc. Each •sistant organist at another Brighton brown for ''reeds". They are arranged manual has 10 thumb-pistons, with ex cinema, the Savoy, which had a 3/ 12 in the following groups from left to tras for couplers, "full organ", etc. , Compton. Reginald Foort was the musi right: Pedal, Swell, Great, Accompani and a "doubles-off" tilting tablet by cal director of the circuit and on a ment, String, Solo, and cancel bars the Great pistons cuts off 16 ft. regis visit to Brighton he was so impressed are fitted above each group. A useful trations on that manual. 20 toe-pistons with Douglas Ree ve's playing that he feature is that when every stopkey of a operating peda l and manual stopkeys engaged him for a tour of the · circuit , particular unit is on the " off" position, are provided , and traps may be switche d bille d as "The Wonder Boy Organist" . a ventil is brought into operation; thus to eithe r 1s t or 2nd touch on Peda l an d The experience wa s no doubt very help shoul d a cipher occur , it is only neces Accompanimen t. All combination pis fu l as he p laye d organ s of various sary to cance l all stopke ys of the uni t tons are adjustab le a t the console by make s an d s izes . Later he settle d in concerned , an d win d is automaticall y means of a sette r piston . th e L ondo n are a, at the Rega l, Golders cu t off . Although the manua l names c or T here is the usua l se lec ti on of non Green , an d ha d his firs t br oadcas t in .re s p ond to those of the chambers, the y t ona l percuss ions an d trap s, an d tona l 1937 at th e old B. B .C. theatre organ . are not confine d to the particu lar cham percuss ions cons ist of Xylop ho ne, On the outbrea k of Host i lities, he, bers , an d the organ is generall y we 11 Marimb a, (use d ma inly f or acc ompani unified . Most of the Strings are house d men t purposes ), Glockens p ie l/ Orchestr a P lease turn to pag e 7 $5.0 0 - DUE S ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 $5 . 0 0 Winter, 1962-63 5 SPECIFICATIONS OF DOME, BRIGHTON, CHRISTIE -ORGAN
PEDAL ORGAN 8 Saxophone (2nd Touch) 2 Dulcet SOLO ORGAN 32 Double Open Diapason 4 Tibia (2nd Touch) 2 Tibia 2 Tibia (2nd Touch) 16 Tibia Clausa 16 Open Diapason (wood) 1-3/5 Flute Tierce 16 Tuba Horn 16 Open Diapason (met,:il) Triangle (2nd Touch) Xylophone (37 notes) Tolling Bell (2nd Touch) 16 Contra Tromba 16 Contra Gamba Glockenspiel (37 notes) 16 Contra Oboe 16 Major IBass Cymbal Crash (2nd Touch) Orchestral Sells (37 notes) 16 Double Trumpet 16 13ourdon '31rd Whistle (2nd Touch) Chrysoglott (37 notes) 8 Tibia Clausa 16 Double Dulciana Tambourine 16 Tibia (2nd Touch) 8 Harmonic Claribel 16 Contra Viole Castanets 8 Orchestral Trumpet (2nd Touch) 8 Open Diapason 16 Echo Sourdon Chinese Block 8 Tibia Clausa (2nd Touch) 8 Flute l 0-2/3 Qu intadena Sand Slock 4 Tibia Clausa (2nd Touch) Sleigh Bells 8 Tuba Horn 8 Octave Great Octave Cplr. Tom-tom 8 Tromba 8 Principal Swell To Great 8 Snare Drum Roll 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Cello Swell To Great 4 Cymbal Tap 8 Orchestral Trumpet 8 Sass Flute Swell To Great 16 Switch-1st Touch Traps 8 Saxophone 8 Tibia Clausa Accomp. To Great 8 To 2nd Touch 8 Clarinet 5-1 /3 Twelfth Accomp Octave Cplr Accomp. to Great 4 8 Trumpet 4 Fifteenth Solo To Accomp Accomp. To Great 16 8 Orchestral Oboe 4 Flute Solo To Ac comp 8 String Organ To Great 8 8 Oboe 32 Ophecleide (2nd Touch) Solo To Great 8 8 Vox Humana 16 Trombone Solo To Accomp 4 Solo To Great 4 4 Octave 16 Double Trumpet (2nd Touch) Solo To Great 16 4 Tibia Clausa 16 Contra Tromba Solo To Accomp 16 Solo To Great 8 4 Octave Claribel 16 Tuba Horn (2nd Touch) (2nd Touch) 4 Flute 8 Trumpet Swell To Accomp 8 Solo To Great 16 4 Clarion Bass Drum Tap F (2 Touch) String Organ To Accomp. (2nd Touch) Bass Drum Tap P (2 Touch) 4 Tuba Horn Sass Drum Roll (2nd Touch) GREAT ORGAN (And Collective) 4 Trumpet Cymbal Crash (2nd Touch) 16 Double Open Diapason SWELL ORGAN 4 Vox Huma na Cymbal Roll (2nd Touch) 16 ijourdon 16 Contra Gamba 2-2 / 3 Tibia Twelfth Triangle (2nd Touch) 8 Open Diapason l 16 Lleblich Gedeckt 2 Tibia Clausa Snare Drum Roll (2nd Touch) 8 Open Diapason 2 8 Violin Diapason Marimba Harp Accompaniment To Pedal Cplr 8 Open Diapason 3 ~a Gamba Chry sog Iott Great To Pedal Cplr 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Vole Celeste Xylophone-Re-it. Swell To Pedal Cplr 8 Viola 4 Gemshorn Xylophone-Tap Solo To Pedal Cplr 5-1/3 Quint 4 Flute Glockenspiel 4 Octave 4 Gambette Orchestral Bells ACCOMPANIMENT ORGAN 4 Principal 2 F lfteenth Cari lion (25 notes) 16 Contra Dulciana 4 Wald Flute 2-2/3 Twelfth Sleigh Bells 16 Gedeckt 2-2/3 Twelfth IV Mixture Chimes (17 notes) 16 Vox Humana TC 2 F lfteenth 16 Double Trumpet Solo Octave Cplr 8 Open Diapason IV Mixtures 8 Trumpet Solo Sub Octave Cplr 8 Viola 16 Contra Tromba 4 Clarion Solo Unison Off 8 Flute 8 Tromba 16 Contra Oboe String Organ To Solo 8 Dulciana 4 Clarion 8 Oboe 8 Gamba 8 Horn ORCHESTRAL SWELL ORGAN 8 Tibia Clausa COLLECTIVE GREAT ORGAN 8 Tuba Horn 16 Tuba Horn 16 Tibia Clausa STRING ORGAN 8 Orchestral Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 16 Contra Gamba 16 Contra Viola 8 Saxophone 8 Orchestral Trumpet 16 Lleblich Gedeckt 8 Quintaton 8 Clarinet 8 Saxophone 16 Contra Dulciana II Violes d'Orchestre 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Orchestra I Oboe II Voix Celeste 8 Vox Humana 16 Tuba Horn 8 Clarinet 8 Flute 4 Violette 4 Octave 8 Vox Humana 8 Dulciana IV Cornet de Violes 4 Viola 8 Harmonic Claribel 8 Gamba 4 Musette 4 Flute 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 4 Lieblich Gedeckt 4 Dulciana 4 Tibia Clausa 8 Harmonic Claribel Octave Cplr 4 Gambette 4 Harmonic Claribel Sub Octave Cplr 4 Tibia Clausa 8 Tuba Horn 4 Vox Humana Unison Off 4 Vox Humana 8 Clarinet 2 Tibia Clausa 2-2/3 Flute Twelfth 8 Vox Humana 2-2/3 Tibia Twelfth 2-2/3 Dulciana Twelfth 8 Orchestral Oboe Swell Octave Cplr 2 Flute -8 Orchestral Trumpet Swell Sub Octave Cplr 2 Dulcet 8 Saxophone Swell Unison Off 1-3/5 Flute Tierce 4 Flute Solo To Swell 8 1-3/5 Dulciana Tierce 4 Dulciana String Organ To Swell 8 Ill Dulciana Mixture 4 Tibia Clausa Chrysoglott 4 Gambette Marimba Harp 4 Octcive Claribel 8 Tibia (2nd Touch) 4 Tuba Horn SEE GENERAL INFORMATION 8 Tuba Horn (2nd Touch) 4 Vox Humana ON NEXT PAGE 8 Open Diapason (2nd Touch) 2-2/3 Tibia Twelfth 8 Clarinet (2nd Touch) 2-2/3 Flute Twelfth 8 Orch. Oboe (2nd Touch) 2 Flute $5.00 _DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00 6 theatre organ THE DOME, BRIGHTON: ITS ORGAN AND ORGANIST
day at the Dome" variety series. This thing to suit every taste. An average of (Concluded) show has now been running for 16 three or four finale encores are in years and has played to approximately evitable, such is the popularity and like many other Organists, was called 1,500,000 persons, the organ being high esteem achieved by this Brigh up, but on being invalided out of the used to accompany first class variety tonian in his home town - yes indeed, Army in 1941, he returned to his home acts as we 11 as a solo spot. On Thurs the local newspapers can say with J town, Brighton, and became the dance days he gives a popular organ recital; pride - "Local boy makes good!., organist at the Dome. the writer has attended many of these, It would be most rude of me if I did Apart from his duties as bcrough or and there are very few empty seats, in not record my thanks to Douglas Reeve ganist, he was also busy on civic en fact you have to be there early to get himself for scrutinising this article for tertainments during the holiday seas on, a good seat. He inuoduces each item accuracy, and to Frank Hare for some and was the inaugurator of the "Tues- personally, and there is always some technical information. GENERAL INFORMATIONON ORGAN Double Touch Thumb Pistons - l Oto Great, l Oto Swell_ l Oto Accompaniment, l 0 to Solo. All adjustable on 1st Touch by setter piston at the keys. 2nd Touch brings on Suitable Pedal Pistons. 5 Single Touch Thumb Pistons for String Organ. 18 Single Touch Pedal Pistons, 8 to pedal and 10 duplicating Swell Thumb Pl stons. 6 Reversible Thumb Pistons - Swell To Great Coupler, Great To Pedal Coupler, Solo To Great Coupler, Solo To Pedal Coupler, Swell To Pedal, Full Or gan. 2 Reversible Pedal Pistons - ·Swell To Great, Great To Pedal. Rocking Tablets (under great keys) Doubles Off. Thumb Piston - Octave Couplers Cancel 5 Vibratos. (Tremulants) Cancel Bars - one to each department (Editor's Note - These are the small hori zontal tablets above each division of the organ tablets that resemble name plates for each division) Balanced Swell Pedals - one to each enclosed section. The Swell Pedals Selector Switchboard {lower right) enables any of the enclosed sec tions to be operated from any desired pedal. Balanced general , cre!9cende pedal. Ventil controls operated in conjunction with stop keys to all unified stops. Tumble switch to cut out cinema effects. 3 stop keys to control Vibraphone, Chrysoglott Damper, and Muted Chimes. Great Trumpet, No. l Diapason, Stopped Diapason, No. 2 Diapason. Electro-pneumatic action and a duplex blower. Stop Key Console placed on a lift, and can also be used on a mobile platform.
William Ashby, Tuner. String organ including Vibraphone, Mu Tuba Mirabilis, Saxophone, Tuba ~orn, Orchestral Trumpet, sette, Celeste, Quintad _on, Viol d'orchestre, Gedeckt, Cornet Clarinet. d'violes 4 rank mixture, 16 Contra Viol. $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00
Winter 1 1962-63 7 A WARNING! THE CASE OF HAROLD A. LOGAN
Anyone considering the purchase of an electronic organ will do well to ig nore any information he may see con cerning theatre pipe organs. Don't even listen to a theatre organ recording. If this warning is not heeded, you may end up with more than bargained for. Let's take the case of Harold A. Lo gan of Niagara Falls, Ontario, as an ex ample of what can happen. Mr. Logan has been interested in the organ, both classic and theatre, most of his life. This in itself is · a "mistake". About five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Lo gan were contemplating building a new home and were considering the purchase of a small electronic organ, a· spinet or perhaps one of those more deluxe 25- note pedal board jobs. About this time, Logan also subscribed to the little theatre organ magazine put out by Al Miller known as the KINDRA. This magazine was subversive as far as el ectronic organs were concerned since it dealt strictly with pipe organs, theatre style. Harold was amazed to find out that people actually put regular, full size theatre organs in their homes! The idea seemed rather unique and intriguing; therefore, the Logans started investigating the idea further. Armed with the addresses of several theatre organ owners in the New York area they went v1s1t1ng. After .thoroughly Harold Logan~ Niagara Falls attorney, at the console of his 3/19 Wurl iTzer. questioning these theatre organ owners, Shortly after returning home from an a great deal of information and advice jecting upward to the end of the living information gathering trip, Logan re was acquired. It was then deci4ed to see room. An alcove was arranged at the op ceived word that Shea's Toronto Theatre if a theatre organ was available in their posite end of the living room to house was to be torn down and the well kn~wn area. (The Logans were rapidly ap the console. To stop the transmission Wurlitzer, played for many years by proaching the "point of no return")! of sound through the floor, a suspended Quentin Mc Lean, was to be sold. A bid ceiling was installed in the organ cham was promptly submitted, but then it was bers, and the entire ceiling we 11 insul learned that the owners of the Maple ated. Harold, incidentally, says this Leaf Gardens were also bidding, so the works very well. Logan bid was withdrawn. Rumor in The problem of Customs Duty with dicated that another Wurlitzer located in Canadian Customs nearly proved in Loew's Downtown, Toronto, was avail surmountable. As the WurliTzer was able, but this rumor had traveled slowly, ncx a usual object for importation, the as Jack Ward of Picton, Ontario already Department was completely baffled in had the bill of sale on this instrument. assessing duty. The whole matter ul As is natural with all true organ timately ended up in Ottawa, the buffs, these frustrations only increased Canadian Capital, where a reasonable determination. The Logans jumped a assessment was finally worked out. cross the border to Buffalo, N. Y ., to size up the situation, and after consid Then came the moving. The organ erable investigation, purchased the 3 was brought to Niagara Falls, Ontario, manual 19 rank Wurlitzer at the Centre in three vans, and, as any organ man Theatre (formerly Shea's Hippodrome). knows, the mass of parts is something This organ is well remembered by resi to cope with when an organ is dis dents of Western New York as it accom mantled. The parts filled the Logan panied many dozens of vaudeville shows garage and entire basement for several at the Hipp. months. After purchase of the organ, plans for The installation progressed nicely the new home in Niagara Falls went for with the mitreing of only a few pipes. It ward. These plans called for a basement was a disappointment to learn, however, Logan standing in Main Chamber of his room with eleven-foot ceilings with that all of the cables to the solo cham residence WurliTzer •.. openings into a four-foot tone chute pro- ber had to be lengthened. This job, a- $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 $5.00
8 theatre organ long with the repa1r1ng of switches bro ken in the moving, proved to be some what time consuming. After solving an unforseen electrical problem in the blower, the organ was playable, but it soon became apparent that the leathers, which didn't look too bad, were much more deteriorated than had originally been thought. Next fol lowed the re-leathering of some four thousand primary and secondary pneu matics so the organ would be complete ly re-leathered. To those who have not indulged in this pastime, it should be recorded that it is no small task. With the console all refinished in the meantime, and the keys rebuffed, the Logans were ready for a performance. That is, ready as soon as many dead magnets and broken wires were traced out and fixed. The Logan family: Linda, Mrs. Dorothy Logan, Gordon, and Kathy, seated ~t Finally, after some three years, the one end of living-room in front of louvered tone chute. WurliTzer was ready for a christening party. So it was that in the Fall of 1961 SPECIF !CATIONS OF LOGAN 3/19 WURLITZER thatNiagara Falls Chapter of the ATOE ACCOMPANIMENT held its meeting at the home of Mr. and SOLO Mrs. Harold Logan with 78 in attendance, 16 Ophecleide · 8 Oboe Horn 16 Contra Viol (TC) and Don Scott at the console of the 16 Bourdon WurliTzer. 8 Trumpet 8 Quintadina 8 Tuba Horn Harold Logan's comment on the pro 8 Tuba Horn 8 Krumet 8 Diaph. Diapason ject is that he looks forward to many 8 Diaph. Diapason 4 Clarion 8 Open Diapason years of pleasure from the Mighty Wurl 8 Tibia Clausa 4 Piccolo iT zer. Meanwhile, his wife, Dorothy, 8 Orchestral Oboe Bells 8 Tibia Clause 8 Clarinet has threatened to write a book entitled 8 Kinura Glockenspiel 8 Saxophone "My Three Years In An Organ Factory". 8 Clarinet Xylophone 8 String The Logan children, Gordon, Kathy and 8 Str.i'ng Cathedral Chim~ Linda, are not making any statements, 8 Krumet except to note that since the organ is GREAT 8 Viol d'Orch. done, they see more of Daddy. 8 Viol Celeste 16 Ophecleide 4 Piccolo Logan's only further comment is to 8 Salicional 16 Diaph .one 4 Viol notify others that unless they have lots 8 Voix Celeste 16 Tibia Clausa 4 Octave Celeste of spare time, some extra money lying 8 Oboe Horn 16 Clarinet {TC) 4 Salicet around, considerable tenacity, and a 8 Qu intadena 16 Saxophone (TC) 4 Celestina very understanding wife, it is better to 8 Flute 16 Contra Viol (TC) 4 Flute haunt the showrooms of the electronic 8 Vox Humana 16 Bourdon 4 Vox Humana organ dealers for your home organ. 4 Octave 16 Vox Humana (TC) 2-2/3 Twelfth 4 Viol 8 Trumpet 2 Fifteenth THE RELAY ROOM 4 Octave Celeste 8 Tuba Horn 2 Piccolo 4 S alicet 8 Diaph. Diapason 1-3/5 Tierce 4 Celestina 8 Open Diapason 16 Piano 4 Flute 8 Tibia Clause 8 Piano 2-2/3 Twelfth 8 Orchestral Oboe 4 Piano 2 Piccolo 8 Kinura Harp 16 Piano 8 Clarinet Bells 8 Piano 8 Saxophone Sleigh Bells 4 Piano 8 String Xylophone Mandolin 8 Krumet Glockenspiel Harp 8 Viol d'Orch. Chry soglott Chry sog Iott 8 Viol Celeste Cathedral Chimes Snare Drum 8 Salicional Sub Octave Cplr Tambourine 8 Voix Celeste Octave Cplr Castanets 8 Flute Solo To Great Cplr Chinese Block 8 Vox Humana Tom Tom 4 Clarion ACCOMPANIMENT 2nd tOUCH Sand Block 4 Octave 8 Tuba Horn Octave Cplr 8 Tibia Clause Solo To Acc. Cplr. Cathedral Chimes GREAT 2nd TOUCH Sleigh Bells TREMULANTS 16 Ophecle idet Bird Main 8 Tibia Triangle Vox Humana Solo To Acc. Cplr Photo shows Relay Room in Harold Lo Solo To Great Cplr Solo gan WurliTzer installation. Solo To Great Pizzicato Solo To Acc. Pizzicato Tibia Clausa $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00 Winter, 1962-63 9 PIPE ORGANS and PILOT TRAINERS
As Told to Duane Arey by E. A. Link, Jr. Pipework for the Link Organ was by preventing the possibility of warpin g ... Gottfried. However, due to production the addition of fil ters to the wind line s schedules some pipework was fur in a location before they entered the In the usual discussion of theatre nished by Organ Supply Company of pipe chests ... a v-ery simplified va lve organs, four or five makes of instru Erie, Pa., under the guidance of Gott action for the windchests, eliminating ments always dominate the conversa fried. primaries on all but the largest va lves tion, leading one to believe that no Pipework on the Link closely re on the largest pipes. (The chests other builders were in the field. This, sembled that of Barton and Page. The greatly resemble those of the Kilgen of course, is not true, as there were Vox pipes have greatly extended boots design). Another innovation was the several dqzen manufacturers serving the which give very smooth speaking adaption of vacuum f cx the operation of theatre industry, including most of the characteristics while the Kinura is actions on the pouches of the relays, makers of church organs. rather refi11ed in tone with not too much key switches, console ~ombination If it hadn't been for Al Jolson's ''bee in the bottle" resemblence. The action, swell shades, tuned percus "Jazz Singer" on the V itaphone, it is Kinura resonators were small and sion, traps, and of course, the piano ... entirely possible that Link might have shaped much like small trumpet bells special vacuum magnets were used in been a "name" along with WurliTzer, rather than funnels. great numbers, and, as other magnets in Robert Mocton, Kimball, and others. The Link Organ was a well designed the organ, were of very heavy design. E. A. Link Sr. was first associated instrument. Some of the features are not The use of vacuum was undoubtedly de with the Shaff Bros~ Piano Company necessarily unique; however, the de cided on after many successful years of Chicago. In 1910, Link sold his in sign showed great far-sightedness and of use on the many as sorted autom a tic terest in this company, and moved .to practical sincerity for production of a instruments built by this firm. Binghamton, N .Y. where he began the quality product . The Link Company was espe cia lly building of the Link piano. Link, like A few worthwhile f.eatures were the proud of its automatic playe r, and de - his big competitor, WurliTzer, slanted cast aluminum key frames, adding his production to the musical desires rigidity and strength to the manuals, P leas e turn to pa ge 14 of the masses. In his six-story factory building he turned out a formidable PARTIAL LIST OF LINK THEATRE ORGAN INSTALLATIONS array of musical instruments including coin-operated pianos, nickelodeons, Jefferson Theatre ...... Auburn , New York phonographs, and finally Link Pipe Lafayette Theatre ...... ; .. Charlottesville , Virginia Organs. Jefferson Theatre ...... Charlottesville, Virginia The Link factory started production Rex Theatre ...... Bessemer , Michigan of pipe organs for funeral establish Bush's Egyptian Theatre...... San Diego , California ments, residences, and concert halls Bradley Theatre ...... El ko, Nevada just prior to World War I. True theatre Lincoln Theatre ...... New Martinsville, Wes t Virginia organ production began in the early James Theatre ...... , ...... Utic a , Ne w York 1920's. The total pipe organ output, Elmwood Theatre ...... Syracuse, New York of all types, was approximately 1,000 Clyde Theatre ...... Clyde, New York instruments. Of these, about 200 were Savoy Theatre ...... Buffalo, New Yark theatre organs. Many of them were Ridge Theatre ...... Lackawanna, New York single manual models with player at Astor Theatre ...... Cleve land, Ohio tachments. The bulk of the production Plaza Theatre ...... Cleveland, Ohio was made up of two manual instruments, a good percentage having the Link Haltnorth Theatre* ...... Cleve land, Ohio Automatic . Player. Many of these units Morenci Y .M.C.A ...... Morenci, Arizona were installed in hotels and plush resi Capitol Theatre* ...... Binghamton, New York dences. There were only about 12 three Merrill & Peralta Theatre ...... Culver City and Downey, California manual theatre organs built, and these Fred Whrenberg Theatres ...... St. Louis, Missouri were not adapted for use with the auto Capitol Theatre ...... Elmira, New York matic players. Glen Theatre ...... Williamsville, New York In later years, besides the Link Seminole Tb~atre ...... Tampa, Florida family, the regular staff of the Link or Glenwood Theatre ...... Binghamton, New York ganization included the services of the Symphony Theatre ...... Binghamton, New York late C. Sharpe Minor, well-known thea Warner's Egyptian Theatre ...... Pasadena, California tre organ personality and authority. Schuchert's Theatres ...... Buffalo, New York Mr. Minor's influence was reflected in Pontiac Theatre ...... Saranac Lake, New York a special model bearing his name. Valley Theatre ...... Spring Valley, Illinois Three organs of this model were in Rialto Theatre ...... Edgerton, Wisconsin stalled, one in the Capitol Theatre, Holland Theatre ...... Old Forge, Pennsylvania Binghamton, N.Y., another in the State Empire Theatre ...... , ...... Binghamton, New York Theatre Ithica, N .Y ., and the third in Jensen's Melrose Theatre ...... Los Angeles, California the Hal~north Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio. William Mead Residence...... Los Angeles, California This last named "C. Sharpe Minor" State The~tre* ...... Ithica, New York mode 1 is now the property of Duane Arey of Cleveland, and is described • Denotes installation of "C. Sharpe Minor" Model elsewhere in this issue. Link bad a five manual model on Company recac:ls were lost many years ago therefore list is incomplete as to total the drawing boards but it was never ; number of theatre installations. Dates of installation and size of organs, except as built. noted; are not known.
10 theatre organ The Missing Link ... ♦
As is c ommon with most avid thea tre organ enthusiasts, Duane Arey dreamed of having a genuine theatre organ in his living room. Again, like most be rserk enthusiasts he wanted a WurliT ze r, or - as a second choice - maybe a Morton. But after considerable searching, he found thes .e choices hard to locate , at a price somewhere this si de of bankruptcy. A rumor was float ing a bout that an organ was available in one of Cleveland's older theatres, bu t it w asn't thou ght to be worthwhile, inasmu ch as removal would be almost imp ossi ble and the instrument was of som e un.known make. Duane Arey and 16' Violone, which should odd plenty of authority to Arey, after many disappointments boss end of Arey's Link. in seeking his "dream organ", finally decided to check out the Clev~land seating capacity was 2300 with all chambers were completely void of any rumor, which proved to be fact. After seats on one floor. The house decor damage, and were in remarkably sound inspecting the organ, Duane decided to was very plain ... a contrast to most condition. Aside from bushels of coal take the plunge, even though the organ theatres built in the same era. The dust and a bird nest or two, everything was neither a WurliTzer or a Morton. acoustics are reported to have been was in its proper place, unharmed. In fact, it was a Link "C. Sharpe cclive". Under the dust, all the pipework, per Minor" Model, Opus no. 616. Never The organ itself was originally in cussion, and traps were like new. The theless Duane now says, "As the own stalled id July of 1926, on an Otis brown leather of the chests was in a er of Link no. 616,. which I have named water-lift, centered in the orchestra good state of preservation, and most of 'The Missing Link', I find every bit of pit with the piano installed along side, the rubbercloth on the vacuum divisions excitement and pride that would come on the right. This organ played regular was pliable and would not need renew from being the possessor of one of the performances until 1931, then was si ing. name brands. I was somewhat disap lent until 1938, at which time it was The person who claimed that re pointed at first that I was unable to used for a shoct period. Some work was moval would be impossible was al locate one of the more famous makes, done on the organ at that time. "After most right. The organ was installed in but I have since gained much respect the 1938 programs, the instrument two chambers, solo and main, one on for the effort that must have gone into fell silent and remained so from then each side of the proscenium arch. The the engineering and design of Link until its removal in 1960. only access to the chamber was through Unit Organs. And I give them an c A' Through the ensuing years die usual thirty-inch trap doors located at the for effort at a time, when I'm sure there deterioration took pl.ace, the console top of stee 1 ship's ladders which en must have been very keen competition. being badly beaten by carelessness and tered into the ventiJating blower rootns. The Link most assuredly contained vandalism, with great quantities of These were barely negotiable in them the qualities foe performing the spine dirt and debris covering it and the or selves, with the huge blowers allowing tingling entertainment demanded from chestra pit. Mice and moths had taken little more than a man's width on all these 'Kings of the Movie Palaces'." their toll of the action leathers and sides. The chamber doors were directly As h.ad been rumored, the organ felts. A hot-water radiator standing in behind these blowers with only 36" was located in an older theatre, the the pit had been dripping water on one wall to wall at this point. Haltnorth, located in an older section of the cables for years. All in all, The key relay and switch stack unit of Cleveland. The theatre was built in from the orchestra pit the project 1914 and was remodeled in 1926, to looked almost hopeless. accommodate the etMissing Link". The Unlike the pit components, the Please tum to page 14 $ 5 • 0 0 - D U E S A R E N OW D :UE F. 0 R '6 3 - , $ 5 . 0 0 Winter, 1962-63 11 SPECIFICATIONS "LINK" ... C. SHARPE MINOR... Unit Organ
OPUS 616 Installed in the Haltnorth Theatre ... Cleveland, Ohio ... July 1926 "The Missing Link" Removed January-Apri I 1960 ... to the residence of Duane D. Arey Manufactured in Binghamton, New York ... Cleveland, Ohio .. Ranks .. MAIN ..• (Left Loft) SOLO ... (Right Loft) Concert Flute ...... 10" .. 101 pipes Kinura •..•..•.••.••....•..•... 10" .. 49 pipes Open Diapason ..•....•.. 10" .. 73 pipes Tuba ..••...... •...... 10" .. 61 pipes Viole d'Orchestra ..•••.. 10" .. 101 pipes Orchestral Oboe ...... 10" .. 73 pipes Viole Celeste •...... •.••. 10" .. 49 pipes Tibia Clausa ••...... •.... 15" .. 97 pipes Vox Humana .....•.•.....• 8" .. 61 pipes All Percussion and Traps, 16 oz. ('Zl" vacuum) .. STOPS. PEDAL ORGAN SOLO ORGAN TREMOLOS 32' Basso Profundo PP Cymbal 16' Tibia Major Main pp 16' Tibia Profundo Tympani 16' tc Vox Basso Vox 1 16 Viol one FF Bass Drum 8' Tuba Trumpet Solo 16' Bass Flute FF Cymbal 8' Open Diapason Tibia 8' Trombone FF Tympani 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Octave Crash Cymbal 8' Orch. Oboe Suitable Bass-All Manua ls 8' Tibia Marti a I Drums 8' Kinura Combination Pistons- 8' Orch. Oboe Traps Reverse 5-1/3' Tibia Quint. 10 all manuals 1 8' Violon Cello 16 Piano 8' Clarinet Syn. 8' Fl ute 8' Grt. to Ped. 8' Orientale Syn. Toe Studs ... L to R p p Ba ss Drum 8' Solo to Ped. 8' Viole d'Orchestra Operator 8' Viole Celeste Pedal l 8' Concert Flute Pedal 2 ACC OMP ANIMENT ORGAN 8' Vox Humana Thunder PP 16' Contra Vi ole Mar imba 4' Plenette Wind 8' Tuba Trumpe t 8' Pi a no 4' Sol o Vi olin Thunder FF 8' Open Diapason 4' Pi ano 4' Fl ute Tra ver s o Boat 8' T ibia Clausa 4' Acc . to Acc . 4' Mi xture Train 8' Orch. Oboe 8' Grt . t o Acc . 2' Ti bia Pi cco lo Siren 8' Kinura 8' Solo t o Acc . Harp Fi re 1 8' V i ole d Orchestra 4• Solo t o Acc. Gl oc kenspie l Auto 8' Viole Ce leste P P Snare Drum-T ap Xyl ophone-Stroke Blan k (Ho rse Tr ot) 8.' Concert F lute PP Snare Drum-Roi I Mar imba 8' Vox Humana PP Drums Ensemble Orchestra Be II s T OE LEVER S 4• Plenette FF Snare Drum-Tap Xy lophone- Roll Drums and Crash 4• Oboe FF Snare Drum-Roll Cathedral Chimes Thun der-w ith Traps 4' Octave Viole FF Drums Ensemble 16' Solo to Solo 4' Octave Ce le ste Tambourine 4' Solo to So lo 4• Flute Traverso Castin et l-0-2/ 3' Dominant 4' Vox Choral Tom Tom 6-2/ 3' Terz TAB COLORS 2-2/3' Tibia Sand Block *White with Black Letters ... 2' Tibia Piccolo Wood Block Diapason 2' Harmonic Piccolo Sleigh Bells Tibia l;tarp 2' Tibia Piccolo Traps Reverse 2' Fifteenth PP Traps ACCOMP. 2nd Touch 2' Harmonic Piccolo Piano 1-3/ 5' Martial Drums 1 Tierce 8 Tuba Piano Mandolin Birds Bird Song (Main) 8' Open Diapason Piano Clog Triangle 8 1 Tibia Triangle Pizzicato ... Grt. & Acc. Chimes 41 Plenette 8 1 Great Re-iterating ... entire organ Glockenspei I 1 8 1 Solo 4 Chimes Sforzando Sleigh Bells Orchestra Be II s GREAT ORGAN Harp Re-iterating 161 tc 0phicleide 8' Viole Celeste Glockenspiel Piano Mandolin 161 tc Diapason 8' Concert Flute Xylophone-Stroke Piano Clog 16' Tibia Major 8' ·vo.;_ Humana Marimba 16' tc Contra Bassoon 4' Clarion Orchestra Bells *White with Red Letters ... 16' Contra Viole 4' Octave Xylophone-Roll Flute 16' Bass Flute 4' Plenette 16' Piano 16' tc Vox Basso 4' Octave Oboe 8' Piano "Light Blue .•. Black Letters 8' Tuba Trumpet 4• Kinura 4' Piano Sforzando 8' Open Diapason 4• Octave Viole 2' Piano 8' Tibia Clausa 4' Octave Ce le ste 16' Grt. to Grt. *Brown (Wood Grained) ... White 1 8' Orch. Oboe 4• Flute Traver so 4 Grt. to Grt. Marimba Letters s· Kinura 4' Vox Choral 8' Solo to Grt. Harp 8' Viole d'Orchestra 2-2/.31 Twelfth 4' Solo to Grt. Xylophone $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00 12 th eatre orga n *Tortoise Shell. .• Black Letters FF Traps Strings Pizzicato Tom Tom Sand Block Wood Block
*Red ... White Letters Tuba Oboe Vox Kinura Clarinet Syn. Orientale Syn. Tambourine Castinet & Crash Cymbal
* Black ... White Letters Couplers Traps Reverse (a) Synthetic Clarinet
Vio le d'Orchestra 8' Flu te 8' Twelfth 2-2/3'
(b) Synt he tic Orienta le
Kinura 8' Solo Violin 4' Oboe 4' Celeste 4' T v.e lfth 2-2/3' Tierce l-3/5'
(c) Mixt ure
Celes te 4' Piccolo 2' Tierce 1-3/ 5'
(d) Solo and Main Expression pedals with visu al indicators
(e) Ba lanced Crescendo Pedal
(f) Piano Sustain on Solo Pedal Duane Arey registers a smile as he examines a pipe from a newly acquired set of english Post Horns which will be added to his "Missing Link." (g) Piano-Link 88 note upright-exposed keys-vacuum action. MORE PMOTOS ON NEXT PAGE
(h) Marimba 49 Bars (Deagan) (j) Console Combination Action, Relay, (o) Natural Pedal notes-Maple Shades, Piano, Traps, and Percu s Sharp Pedal notes-Mahogany with Glocken spei I 37 Bars sion powered by vacuum. Ebony caps. (Liberty Chime) (k) Combination setter boards behind re (p) Chambers were pie shaped. Xylophone 37 Bars movable panels on each end of con Wide end 8' (Liberty Chime) sole. Narrow end 4½' Solo ... 24' long Chimes 20 Tubes (I) Horse Shoe ... Gold and lvory ... Con Main.- 18' long (Li ber;y Chime) sole, Mahogany bolsters and key Ceilings 20' jambs. Ivory and Gold Bench. (All Drums and Traps trim added.) (Entire unit originally (q) Theatre seated 2300-no balcony. (Leady and Ludwig) Mahogany) (i) Blower-Spencer Orgoblo (r) Dedication played by 5 H.P. 15" wind (m) Piano ... Mission Oak. C. Sharpe Minor. (Deceased)
Exhauster-Spencer Orgoblo (n) Console originally on Otis Water Other organists ... 1 H.P. 27" Vacuum Lift in Theatre Orchestra Pit. H.J. Voges (Deceased) Walter Trimmer (Still Active) Generator-Electric Specialty also unknown woman organist. ½ H.P. Motor Generator Comb. 10 volts ... 15 Amps. $ 5 • 0 0 - D U E S A R E N OW D u ·[ . ffO R. ?e; ~ , Winter, 1962-63 13 THE MISSING LINK 6 feet high by 4 feet deep. This section 16, tibia pipes to turn corners that are (continued) took seven days to dismantle down to difficult for a person to get around? small units that would pass through the Or, how do you get a 32,, bass dru m limited access openings. And the through a 30,, opening??? ... Duane says -presented the biggest removal problem. thousands of wires interconnecting the it required patience, care, and ex ce l it was located on the Solo side, and various relay - switch components lent luck to accomplish the remova l, since the unit contains all the switches make such dismantling extremely b-esides 23 days of skinned knuckle s for keys, pedals, pizzicato, second tedious. and frayed nerves. touches, and the pipework unification Many other problems had to be con The Link was removed completely switches, it measured 6½ feet long, fronte PIPE ORGAN, PILOT TRAINERS (continued) While in the Haltnorth Theatre, this console was in mahogany finish. Mr. Arey signed an unusual model which was in has very carefully refinished it in white with gold trim. The appearance is very stalled on several instruments. This striking. type automatic player used large paper endless rolls which registered the or gan, gave full expression and flawless ly reproduced the original artists' playing. The auto player allowed the setting up of as many as four separate rolls with remote control so that music could be switched, on cue, to fit the ever-<:hanging moods on the movie screen. The rolls were cut at the factory by well known performers and offered to Link Organ owners at nominal fees. Link could furnish music foe storms, train wrecks, sing-a-longs or popular tunes of the day. Whatever was needed, foe any music cue, was available to the owner of this unusual player attach ment. E. A. Link Jr. was a very young man at the time his father was es tablishing the Link Organ in theatrical circles. However, his recollections fur nish us with the realization that selling and installing an organ in those days wasn't always without frustratio.1s and minor calamities. A story related by Mr. Link occurred at Jenson's Melrose Theatre, Los Angeles. Approximately six weeks had been spent in erecting the Link in this Above is a view of the Link percussion section. Note oldtime movie star house, and final tuning was being done posters in background. the day before the dedication was to $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00 14 theatre organ much more than a "horse shoe console,, to qualify an instrument as a theatre lb TM.Laith~ -- . organ. However, electronic techniques .- -_~Tre.r~ can produce worthwhile effects not - . ' possible in the original theatre pipe organ. Where should the line be drawn? Gentlemen: for myself and friends up until the de What is an Entertainment Organ and It was most interesting to read mise of the pipe organ. Occasionally what is a Theatre Organ? There is con letters from fans of P. Hans Flath or after that, transcriptions of his pipe fusion: • shall the Theatre Organ be ganist - till his death - for KMBC Kan organ programs were interspersed with traditional with the "gimmickry" re s as City. Mr. Ke ilhac k is c orrec't that live programs on the Hammond. served for the Entertainment Organ ? KMBC's organ was a Robert Morton. Mr. Flath's style was uniquely matched Certainly, the AGO has had an impor - However, I recall Mr. Flath saying it to his pipe organ, being light, airy, tant part in standardizing the Classic had come from a residence or studio uncomplicated, and quite different from Organ. and the organ's light tone and moderat: most other T.O. styles. We have all faced the embarrassing volume would seem to indicate some May I take this occasion to c ompli'" moment when seated at an unfamiliar such origin. ment your "Question and Answer" man? instrument with non-standard (is there The KMBC organ possessed a second These columns have been of utmost a standard?) pedal placement. Physical 2-manual movable console to facilitate interest. Your writer has not only much design _of the console is an important program accompaniments. I can remem authoritative information but writes consideration. You can think of many ber some programs I listened to simply very well besides. Would he like to more. Color coding of stop tablets for the organ fill and themes. At one come forward for a bow? should be uniform. Manufacturers justify time, Mr. Flath teamed up with Leigh their choice by, for instance, the Havens, possibly still in Kansas City, Hal M. Davisod statement that "Podunk Theatre Organs on a program called "Twin Organs." Washington, D.C. had purple piccolo tabs in 1924' '. It featured not only organ duets, but (Editor's note - Former ATOE President What that is traditional can we con also piano and organ numbers. Judd Walton has provided most of the sider to be standard? Perhaps we Mr. Flath's 25-minute program at answers t_o questions submitted by our should look to the later WurliTzer and 11:05 each night was "must" listening readers. ) Robert Morton techniques? ATOE members - think it over - then let your Board of Directors know An Open Letter to ATOE Members how you feel. Shall we help the in dustry so that we both can be proud? With this letter a challenge is They must be made to realize that the Shall we ignore them so that we both hurled to the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Electronics Industry has the potential shall be ashamed of the term "theatre OF THEATRE ORGAN ENTHUSIASTS. to build instruments 'that are MtGHTY-, organ'"'? Let's hope that, some day The time is ripe for this, the only GREAT and GRANDE. The organists soon, we will see manufacturers ad National theatre organ organization , to in ATOE seem more aware of this situa vertise their instruments with "meets set up a STANDARDS COMMITTEE for tion than the non-organists. ATOE standards of design"! the organ industry. All major organ When the electronic theatre organ is manufacturers are conside"ring, or a l perfected may de pend in gre ·at measure Dewey Cagle ready marketing , a line of "Theatre on ATO:~ mem~rs. If there is help, the Organs" (the quotation marks are time when satisfactory instruments significant). Many mistakes have been become available can be shortene d. made and more will be made . Guidance The period of development has only i~ sorely needed. begun. Have something on your mind? Why not Probably hall of the A TOE member What standards should be set? What write a "Letter to the Editor"? Do it ship are blinded by their enthusiasm shwld be left to the manufacturers' now ! for the authentic theatre pipe organ . ingenuity? It takes, as we all know, take place. Mr. Link Sr. and bis crew tinued to grow until the advent of NEWSAND VIEWS were to be on band for the dedication, sound movies, which, together with the (continued) and after several careful hours readying stock market crash of 1929, sounded the organ for the big day they had re the death knell of the Link Pipe Organ what happened to the organ in the tired to their hotel for a good night 's factory. This combination of events Paramount Theatre (Shea's Great rest. Fate stepped in, and that very removed the Link family from the field Lakes) Buffalo .. It seems that Brother night California was shaken by a mild of music. Redmond was there this summer to see earthquake. Next morning the Link crew The Link name c:Iid not pass from. the a show and like any good organ en went to the theatre to make a few last manufacturing picture, however, as it is thusiast went down to inspect the or minute adjustments, only to discover now well known as the developer of chestra pit and found it empty . . . that many good-sized chunks of ceiling the famous Link Aircraft Trainer. C'mon, you Buffalo members, give a plaster had been dislodged into the or Models now designed for the space age helping hand ... Brother Redmond also gan chambers and bad all but filled the are gaining favor as did the first trainer says that while in Cleveland this surn open resonators. models. These ground-training machines mer, he attended a theatre showing the Many famous persons in the movie were partially born on principles "West Side Stoey", and upon entering world were to be on hand for the open originally utilized in the company's the theatre heard organ music which ing. Therefore, to save the reputation automatic piano and pipe organ con certainly did not sound like a theatre of the Link Organ, putting the instru struction. E. A. Link Jr. can take the pipe organ . Upon entering the ment in shape was mandatory. The lion't share of credit for the success, auditorium and looking down to the feverish activity of the next few hours through a perseverant be lief in this stage he saw a small electronic organ can be well imagined. It is repcrted twentieth century invention, as well which made him feel like a child finding that the organ was ready for the first as in his current exploits into the de no pcesents under the Christmas tree cue on time. velopment of advanced under-water ... we wonder bow many times this Sales of the Link Unit Organ con- diving apparatus. happens ? ? ? ? • $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 $5.00 Winter 1 ·-1962-63 15 Thank you Mr. Robinson and Station WUFM for the above honor. Tom Sheen and I both appreciate your kindness. Have you this fine album Renwick Vol l in your collection? If not, why not? , See adv:erti .sement on opposite page of this issue for this record and others Jn our catalog, ~nd if you ,,dec;id.~ to order, use the enclosed ye ,llow order card. ,,! ·I Si nce~e ly ~ · HL (, .. ·, . ~ • • l {1. Dick Loderhose c.' : ' ~ zn_ 1 .,_,., Renwick Records Co. .-. ,j • ~ ( , u :-_, i' .....: I • J . ·1 16 thecttre . organ BOBMACK Current Solo presentation otganist for New York Paramount Theatre, pupi I of the late Jesse Crawford. As a very young man he was the only outside organist to be al lowed to sit in when the Master was recording or practicing on the Studio 4-21 Wurlitzer located on the 8th floor of the New York Paramount Theatre Building. Out of the 12 tunes on this record Bob has played 3 tunes, marked by (*) in the true Crawford style. You've asked for it, and we give it to you recorded on the same organ, studio size (slightly larger), by the newest star in our Catalog. Bob's style is dif ferent and we know you shall enjoy his wonderful foot tapping numbers listed below. Side I Side II 1. Ain't Misbehavin' 1. Boogie Woogie Shoeshine Boy * 2. Wonderful One * 2. Remember 3. Georgia On My Mind 3. Basin Street * 4. When Day Is Done 4. You Took Advantage Of Me 5. Blue And Broken Hearted 5. Sheik Of Araby 6. Lulu's Back In Town 6. There'll Be Some Changes Made PERFORMING ON THE RENWICK RECORDING CO. 4- 38 STUDIO WURLITZER STEREO t4.98 MONO •4.50 NOTAVAILABLE IN STORES USE THE ENCLOSED CARD TO ORDER DIRECT FROM R.em»i.ck~ &. 100 Sutton St., Brooklyn 22, N. Y. Winter, 1962-63 17 - L:I•-~~ - ,,.,,, . ..._ ' I.I.JPH . ,.'I' ~ II '-~' II -J:tlli ---llflll.. . I ' A \\\\\\\\\ ...... TRIP TO THE NEW WOHLD.• • Michael Candy (see story below) at Compton 2/5, Odeon Theatre, Weald. stone, Harrow, Middlesex, England. Note large surround added to two manual console. -- ~hoto courtesy John D. Sharp. ((Memories are Made of This" by Michael Candy visited the Convention Hall Auditcrium, THE DAY of the whole trip. The des and again what a thrill it was to play tination was Richmond, Va., but the the mighty Midmer-Losh. Later we went first stop was Alexandria, whither Ray In October, I was fortunate enough to the Ballroom and had a session at and I drove first to the home of Eastern to be able to visit the United States the Kimball. This is indeed a delightful Regional Vice-President Captain Erwin through a private charter flight &om instrument, and my thanks go to Bill Young. In his home we had a brief-far London to New York. The visit lasted Rosser foe hosting us in the Convention too brief - appetizer, his 2/7 Wurlitzer, a little over three weeks, and what a Hall building. which was absolutely delightful. The visit it was! I was foctunate in being Having returned to New York City, room and chambers are high and this able to stay witll very kind friends in I went the following day nocthwards to height undoubtedly contributes to the Brooklyn, New York .City. But I was also Waterbury, Conn., to attend the Con fine acoustics which appertain there. exceedingly fortunate in being able to necticut ATOE Chapter Meeting. We However, it was Destination Rich visit Washington, D.C., and places in started in the home of Everett Bassett, mond, so we had to move. We had been Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, where is located a very nice 2/ 4 Robert joined by another member, Frank Myers, Pennsylvania and Virginia (relatively Morton with additional tonal percus for the trip. We located Tommy Landrum, small though this area is when com sions. Later we retired to the State custodian-in-<:hief since the sad de pared with the whole country), through Theatre with its divided 2/10 Wurlitzer. parture of the late Harold Warner, in the tremendous hospitality of, for the One cannot hear the main chamber very Dick Barlow's watch and jewelry 1 shop. most part, members of ATOE. I must well at the console, but nevertheless We repaired to the Byrd Theatre, not also acknowledge the help given me by it is a Wurlitzer! far away, where we had an excellent Member Keith Phillipson, who came In the early hours of the next morn session. This is certainly some organ, over on a visit from England with fel ing I went on to Hartford with Chairman though it can become somewhat loud at low enthusiast Jeffrey Barker earlier Al Miller and his folks and another the console, and the theatre is not that in the year. guest. (Al is building a 3/3 in his bed large. After lunching in Miller & I was not organeering all the 1time, room.) I spent the (rest of the) night in Roades, where Eddie Weaver was play but I was for quite a portion of it. My Al's home. The next day I visited with ing a Hammond combination, we went first visit, through the kindness of Jack him the 3/12 Austin in the Allyn Thea to the Mosque. Here, Tommy indicated Ward, was to the Radio City Music tre, Hartford. This ocgan I found de that I should play first, and my goodness Hall, with a session around Monday lightful, with a good balance at the me, what a sound - cloud 9, if I may midnight. What a thrill it was to be able console. use an American expression! It wraps to play that instrument, though the wocd I returned to New York that Sunday you up in it. We had about 2 hours or 'play' should perhaps be followed by a evening, and the following day went mere here altogether. It is to be hoped query. I might say that I was as ner down to Washington, D.C., where I was that the sale of the Mosque will not vous as a kitten, but apart &om that I to be the guest of Ray Brubacher and materialize if anything is to happen to like to introduce myself by saying that his folks in their home. On the Monday that wonderful Wurlitzer in con~equence I am an enthusiast, not a competent evening Ray and I went to Silver thereof. musician. Later that week, on Thurs Springs to see the 2/5 Marr & Colton in After dinner we returned to the Byrd day, I went down to Atlantic City, and the home of the Wendell Hills. This is Theatre for Eddie Weaver's evening in was the guest of Senator Richards in a very nice installation. terlude, after which we met Bob Coulter, his home. The following morning we The following day was probably the Manager. Then it was au revoir to $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00 18 theatre organ Richmond, and return to Alexandria and Washington. The following afternoon, Wednesday, Ray and I drove to Fred erick in Maryland, where Potomac Valley Chapter Chairman Die k Kline presides at the divided 2/8 Wurlitzer in the Tivoli Theatre. This was a nice instrument, although opening the shut ters could make it rather loud at the console. Also present was member Warren Thomas. Sincere thanks are due to Dic.i.: for the hospitality extended to us later that evening. Later in the week, oo Friday evening, I went with Ray to his Church in Washington, where there is a 3-manua 1 Moller. This sounds very well indeed. The church is not too large, but the organ acoustics are ex cellent. We collected en route another member, Francis Early. I returned to New York City the fol lowing Sunday via Philadelphia. In the Sedgwick Theatre, Germantown, the Delaware Valley Chapter was holding a meeting, and I was the special guest! Chairman Mrs. Mac Clain had publicized Michael Candy at Compton 3c/7, ADC Theatre, Edgeware, Middlesex, Eng - me as being featured daily on a 3/7 land. Top manual is coupler manual only. Compton. I appreciated the honor very much, but I am afraid it was not strictly Island, N.Y. Unfortunately, I did not And that concludes my organistic ad correct. I play weekly, and not neces meet John. venturing. I brought baclc 19 phono sarily every week at that, for the Minors The following Friday morning at graph recocds (including the RenwicJc Matinees on Saturday m THEATRE ORGAN REVIEW brings you illustrated features on famous organs and organists, news items, record reviews, and reports of meetings enjoyed by theatre organ enthusiasts in Great Britain. Published quarterly in London by The Theatre Organ Club ( President: Robinson Cleaver) Annual Subscription $1, Post free Subscription Agent for U.S.A. Theatre Or.9an Society of Au stra I ia member IAN DAVIS, seated at the con R. GROVE sole of the 260 WurliTzer Special in the 2210 INDIANA AVENUE CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, Australia. • Ian has delighted organ lovers all over Overseas Distribution from: Australia with his many broadcasts on this wonderful organ. (Photo courtesy 121 CLYFFORD ROAD, RUISLIP GARDENS, MIDDLESEX T.O.S.A.) $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00 Winter, 1962-63 2-1 specifications, and gave some of the CHAS,TER highlights of the t imes when Mr. and Mrs. Crawford pla yed two organs there. Oth er s who entertained at the A C T I V ,.I ,-ti E S meetin g we re Carl Weiss, Stan Warzala, Ed Weimer, Wayn e Hawthorne, Barbara A TOE is still growing! We are very York area. May it pros per. See the re Fesmire, Ed Gre!:>s, Don DeWitt, Jack happy to extend greetingstoTHE NEW port of this Chapter's first meeting Ward, Leroy Le ~is , Esther Higgins, YORK CHAPTER. This is Chapter in the following list of Chapter Activi George MacNeil, Bolton Holmes, and Number 19 in our family of crgan en ties. thusiasts, and covers the greater New Roger Ryner. And at llo'clock Chair - man Dorothy MacClain received a real thrill when she was asked to put the CHICAGOCHAPTER DALLASCHAPTER great instrument to sleep. It was her first experience descending with the Chairman - William F. Barry, 620 Chairman - Walter Kuehne, 4106 So. organ, and she loved it. Pleasant Ave., Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Better, Dallas, Texas. Between 350 and 400 persons, in Secretary - Nancy Tahlman, 1280 Secretary - Grace J obnson, 5436 cluding many members and guests from So. L~oyd Avenue, Lombard, Illinois Glenwick Lane, Dallas, Texas. other chapters, attended the Paramount, which was undoubtedly the highlight of CONNECTICUTCHAPTER DELAWARECHAPTER the De la ware Valley Chapter year in a year of great meetings. Chairman - Allen R. Miller, 383 Chairman - 'Dottie' MacClain, "Mel Forbes St., East Hartford 8, Conn. ody Hill", Rees, Road, Devault, Penn. Secretary - Miss Judy Derby, 109 Secretary - Mrs. Roger Bloom, Ches - Layton St., West Hartford, Conn. ter Springs, Penn. The Fall meeting of the Connecti The last meeting of the Delaware cut Chapter was held at ,the home of Chapter was held on Sunday, Novem Everett Bassett, and in the State Thea ber 25, at the famed New York Para tre in Waterbury, on Saturday, October mount, with house organist Bob Mack 13. A short business meeting and a as featured artist. Once again Dela sex: ia 1 hour were followed by a chance ware members are grateful to John for members to hear and play the Bas Armstrong, who contacted Mr. Shapiro, sett 2/ 4 Robert Morton. The meeting manager of the Paramount, and ar then adjourned to the State Theatre fol ranged the meeting. lowing the last show, where the 2/ 10 The program was opened with Bob WurliTzer was enjoyed by all. There Mack, house organist, welcoming the was a recent fire backstage in the club members to the theatre, and play theatre, but luckily the organ was not ing a few numbers in his appealing damaged. · style, including a request number, On November 30, Connecticut Chap "Stomping at the Savoy." He then gave ter members were treated to an unusual a very complete and interesting de - concert by Ashley Miller, of Radio City scription of the times - what was HaU fame, at the Allen Custom Theatre going on in the world, Y{hat was playing 1 organ. Miller played "grab-bags' of at the Paramount and other theatres in tunes, his finale being a superb ar the area, etc. - when the Paramount rangement of "Dizzy Fingers." The or opened in November of 1926. He also gan held up quite well, and sounded its described the organ and how it was best on ensemble combinations ... an Miss '3arbara Fesmire entertains at the made· to conform to Jesse Crawford's Paramount Theatre organ. unusual feat for an electronic. Un fortunat~ly, the reeds were -dist orted at times, due to a voltage drop. The Connecticut Christmas party was held at the new home of the Man ions in Wapping in December, starting at 2 :00 p.m., and running through the evening and affording the chance to see and bear another electronic theatre organ, the Gulbransen "Rialto." ' Membership cordially invited - USA - $3.00 per year, includes a regular news magazine containing news items, record reviews, articles on electronic organs and specifications of theatre · organs in all States of Australia. Address all communications to THE ' HONORABLE SECRETARY, T.O.S.A., Bob Mack, New York Paramount Theatre house organist, welcomes Delaware 10 Caloola Road, Wentworthville, N.S.W. Valley Chapter members to .h e theatre. -- Photos by Sam Daugherty $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00 22 theatre organ EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS LAND O'LAKES CHAPTER with Land O'Lakes Chapter as hosts. CHAPTER Meetings are lined up monthly for all Chairman - Harry E. Jorgenson, 1711 of 1963, so it looks as if we are really Chairman - James Rankin, 73 Grand Winnetonka, Minneapolis, Minn. on the •move. Secretary - Harry Steege, 928 Grand treet, Re ding, Massachusetts. Land O' Lakes members held their Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Secr,,tary - Dav e Hartshorn, 8 Little December meeting, for a change of Tree Lane, Framingham, Mass. The Mark Dalquist home was the pace, at an exhibit of automatic player Our October meeting at Stoneham scene of the October 19th meeting and musical instruments, mostly all play Town Hall was a tremendous success. found some 45 members and guests in able. Mr. Van Der Boom, president of Stanley Cahoon, as is usual for him, attendance to hear the original 3/7 United Furniture Distributing Corpora was terrific. The only thing to mar the WurliTzer organ designed for the Mac tion, Minneapolis; as host, exhibited evening was a persistent Tuba cipher. Phail School of Music in Minneapolis. some thirty 1860 through 1925 automa A close inspection of the magnet re The installation has the chambers in tic player pianos, calliopes, nickelo vealed what we suspect was a small the basement while the console is lo deons, band organs, music boxes, and tidbit of Al Winslow's lunch caught in cated on the first floor level. Mark even one immense portable Welte pipe the armature. Dahlquist has done a real fine job of . organ, made in Germany. Members had The fali concert was held on No engineering, as ·the organ has a real a chance to personally inspect all ma vember 19 . . . a musical event fea fine acoustic reverberative sound. chines while pperating. Piano and organ turing PIPE ORGAN meets the HAM Artists f~r the evening included Jim player rolls were in evidence aplenty, MOND, starring John Kiley and Ralph Kennedy, Clyde Olson, Ed Borowiec, so many variations of music were Woodworth Jr. The concert was he ld at Elaine Ulman (now Mrs. Gary Franklin), played. Stoneham Town Hall, and featured both Harry Steege, Don Peterson and Rose Alden E. Miller the Mighty WurliTzer and the Concert Morley. Business ia: the evening was Corresponding Secretary Hammond, with Albert Santerre sup conducted by Harry Jorgenson, v who plying the silent movies. helped Re iny Delzer of Bismarc}c, The regular November meeting was N .D. to get the 1963 Annual Meeting, LOS ANGELES CHAPTER held in the Hammond Museum on the . Chairman - Don Wallace, 2736 Holly 23rd. John Hays Hammond Jr. (no re la ridge Drive, Hollywood 28, Calif. tion to the Ha mmond organ inventa:) Secretary - Chuck Baker, 829 Grand conceived, has collected and assembled View, Fullerton, Calif. a huge organ (150 ranks of strings, an entire division of Trumpet and Tuba Formation of an organ builder's reeds) to suit his personal ambitions. school fer members of the Los Angeles The huge medieva l castle was selected Chapter has created widespread inter and fitted aroun d the organ concept. est in the local area. Designed as an Austin, Skinner , Dennis on, and others aid to members who are planning er were then co mmissi oned to e volve installing a pipe organ, the school is what today is the largest privately the brainchild of chapter secretary ow~d pipe organ in the world. Al Chuck Baker. Winslow played a varied program to Aided and abetted by L. A. member demonstrate th e organ's many fa cets. Dick Simonton, the two outlined a The "Battle of Music" on November course of instruction. Simonton, who 19 was a histo ry-maki ng concert. There has had extensive organ building ex was no victor . The lowly Hammond perience, agreed to give a series of with eleven big speaker boxes was lectures on theatre a:gan theory and transformed into a mighty beast in serve as advisor when actual erection deed, and the closing numbers of the instrument got underway. "The Wild Blue Yonder" and "Stars Ralph Woodworth Jr. addresses audience Witli a minimum of publicity, the and Stripes Forever" -- resounding un of 6_S0 at .WurliTzer-Hammond "~attle of · Please turn page der the joint thunder of both organs Music. 11 brought the house to its feet. Ann Leaf at console of Wiltern Theatre John Kiley and Ralph Woodworth do a little extemporaneous ribbing during 4/38 Kimball at conclusion of November the ••Battle of Music" on No'lember 19. Los Angeles Chapter concert. $ 5 • 0 0 - D U E S A R E. N OW D U E F O R 1 6 3 - $ 5 • 0 0 Winter 1 1962-63 23 first meeting was attended by twelve The Wakefield Theatre has a 3/12 NIAGARA FRONTIER CHAPTER Welte Organ which was installed in the interested members, each of whom is Chairman - J oho R. Spaulding, 289 late twenties, and although this make either planning •or actually installing Fayette Avenue, Kenmore 23, New York was not as popular as others such as a theatre organ. After three lectures, Secretary - Laura Thomas, 3534 Bo WurliTzer and Robert Morton, Welte did the 'students' started work on rehabili wen Road, Lancaster, New York tating and installing the Baker organ. build a fine instrument. Dick Loder By the time the sessions end the men hose, Vice President of the National Niagara Frontier Chapter is the only will have had practical experience in ATOE was of the opinion that 1 Welte has A TOE group that can cross into a all phases of organ construction and many features similiar to the Kimball foreign country for 25 cents (each way, rebuilding, and will be able to set up Theatre Organ. Loderhose gave a short that is) to hear a theatre organ pro their own instruments without assist talk welcoming the New Y otk Chapter gram. The Sept. 7 visit to Harold Lo ance. to the A TOE and also provided some gan's installation at Niagara Falls, On On November 3rd, Ann Leaf was very useful information on theatre tario, attended by about 55 members presented in concert at the midnight organs in the New York area. and guests of the 94-member Chapter, meeting of the club. The celebrated Dennis Awe, a local New Yorker, would have been worth a trip by Slow organist presided at the console of the was the featured organist, and although Boat to China! Hal Logan's home 3/19 4m/38r Kimball in the Wiltern Theatre he is a newcomer to the ATOE, his W\lrliTzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra without an intermission, and played for fine artistry will be long remembered. (ex-Buffalo's old Hippodrome Theatre), over an hour and a half for the 174 mem Dennis .accompanied \ two silent films: is the kind of installation that every bers and their guests. Sometime after a Keystone Cop Comedy with plenty ATOE'er dreams about. Hal built his 2 a.m., and twenty-odd selections later, of "pie in the face" action, and an home around the organ. After 4 years Ann finally lowered the console and "Our Gang" one reeler with ghosts of work (and patience by Mrs. L.), the the reluctant-to-leave audience slowly and skeletons chasing the kids all over whole thing works. 'Nuff said. le ft the darkened theatre. the place . The organ background Quite a succession of volunteer rt:a Her concert will be the last one brought forth many fond rememberances lent showed how different every ·player heard on the big Kimball until the in of old days, and judging from the ap sounds. Preliminary doodi'ing promised strument has been gone over and final plause at the end, Dennis played as if true theatre atmos pher'e, for the floor re building ac e omplished by the organ he had been a movie house organist and the walls shuddered just enough to ma inte nanc e c ommittee . in the 20's. recall movie houses • in which patrons The organ was then made available MID-WEST CHAPTER were surrounded by vibrations. Louis £or the members to play, and Dick Lo Dolinic , organist at the St. John Chairman - Kay McAbee, High Road derhose gave an exciting demonstration Vianney Seminary, led off. After the bi R-3, Lockp,ort, Illinois. of the many varied sounds and effects national anthems, he demonstrated his Sec retary - John Seng, c/o Jack that the Welte Organ has. Many of the ,versatility derived from lessons from Gibbs, 7333 N. Bell Ave., Chicago 45, newer members got a big kick out of Frank Martinez (onetime Shea's Buffalo Illinois. the bird calls and crashing drums and organist) , and Cecilia Roy Kenny, a NEW YORK CHAPTER cymbals. For the .next two hours most top church musician in Buffalo. Al everyone played, and in general, all Chairman - David C. Schmidt, Lowery phonse Saia, long-time duet partner had a wonderful time , Jim Daugherty Organ Studios, Roosevelt Field Shop of Louis, played the concert grand on gave the members a tour thru the organ ping Center, Garden City, New York. some numbers with the organ; some - chambers, and at noon , the meeting Secretary - E. A. Marten, Route 2, times the piano kept playing without Al came to an all-too-soon end. Judging Half Hollow Road, Melville, Long Island. (in the chambers), for there's a piano from the turnout at this meeting, it on Hal's manuals , too. The New York Chapter of ATOE, would seem that the New York Chapter After Irv Toner presided at a brie f which was formed in August of this has made some real progress in these business session (and told members of year, had its first meeting at the Wake early months, as another concert was having the Elmwood theatre organ to field Theatre in the Bronx on Novem scheduled for December on a local ber 18. 3/19 WurliTzer Theatre Organ. New Y ork Chapter officers -- Chairman David C . Schmidt, Sec First meet ing of New Y ork C hapte r at Wa ke fi e ld T he atre, No retary E. A. Marten; and James LaVake , vice chairman. vember 18 . Dic k L oderhose demons tr at es t he 3 /12 Welte. $5.00 DUES ARE NOW D UE FOR 1 63 $5.00 24 theatre organ restore, too - all 4000 wires of it), NORTHERN CALIFORNIA season was held at the Shady Nook Jerry Schwab took over, and offered a CHAPTER Steak House, Hamilton, Ohio, with brilliant performance. Then Harry Picken owners Stan and Virginia Todd as (who played last year for the first time Chairman - Fred Clapp, 5610 Castle hosts. 17 year old Robert McRaven, a in 25 years - ~o scarce did he find thea Drive, Oakland 11, California student of Stan's, was the guest or tre organs until he found ATOE) gave a Secretary - George Morris, 1447 A Sil ganist for the evening. He displayed most harmonic and melodic performance, ver Avenue, San Francisco 24, Calif. an uncanny ability for theatre organ strictly Jesse Crawford style. Harry is styling and his technique was breath a former Theatre Organist. November 3 saw about 125 Chapter taking. The sixty-some A TOE members Host Hal Logan found resources no members turn out for a meeting at the present were held spellbound by Mc body present even suspected in a brief famed SF Fox 4/36 Wurlitzer featuring Raven's fine performance on the special set. His "Showboat", with wind noises Everett Nourse, popular Northern 3 manual Hammond. and 32-foot stuff, had the listeners ex California organist. Nourse has, no pecting to see steam curling up thru the doubt, a more intimate knowledge of The second Ohio Valley Chapter floorboards. Hal proved he didn't in this particular instrument than ~ny meeding of the season was held De stall all those pipes to sit silent. Of other organist, and the many years cember 10 at the residence of Mr. and course, the toy counter got a workout. spent at the console have paid off Mrs. John Strader. Among the 7 8 me m Dean Robinson, a former T .O. man, handsomely, as evidenced by the en be rs and guests was member Eddy Os ended the night. His "Moon River" - thusiastic applause that followed each borne, "Faimlous Eddy," noted Bald Sec'y Laura Thomas was so anxious to selection. win organ recording artist. Chairman hear this that she almost dispossessed Decerwer 1 saw a meeting at the brought to the attention of the member Host Hal from his own console - came Pizza Joint in San Lorenzo, California, ship the fact that Eddy was celebrating at about the proper hour for that number, where a much traveled 2/9 WurliTzer his birthday. Stan Todd played a thun and deserves to become Dean's theme. has found a popular home. Popular derous rendition of "Happy Birthday," Dean ended the night. However, Al organist Dave Quinlan plays this organ as a specially prepared cake, aglow Saia started the next morning, and for four nights a week to an almost capa with candles, was carried in. Eddy all we know Niagara Frontier Chapter city crowd. He was the star perfcxmer seemed to have some difficulty in cut never did go home. for the Chapter meeting in December, ting the first slice. Perhpas the fact A word about hosts such as Hal, and and was followed by many other local that it was made of foam rubber had hostesses, too. Even tho' Niagara organists who are members of this some bearing on the situation. Frontier Chapter brings its own refresh group. Following the brief "celebration,n ments - there's a lot of cleanup wct'k Strader introduced Jack Doll Jr., a for the owner's family - undertakers' OHIO VALLEY CHAPTER 15-year-old organ enthusiast, who chairs for overflow to be returned - kids Chairman - J oho J. Strader, 363 0 played several selections in fine style. whose nocturnal schedules are dis Clifton Ave., Cincinnati 20, Ohio. He was followed by Glenn Merriam, who rupted. Ben Hall's LIFE article men Secretary - Mrs. John Strader, same chose a medlev of river tunes and tions the problem; it calls visitors address. Christmas select'ion. Then the members THEM. Fortunately, NF hosts such as were invited to try the console them the Logans and the Spaldings don't The first meeting of the 1962-'63 selves. seem to mind. This is heroism! On ·Saturday, November 10, we were privileged to hear Jerry Schwab at the WurliTzer in the Rapids Theatre, Ni agara Falls, N.Y. This exceptionally fine 2;8 WurliTzer was restored and is maintained by Director Dave Vender hoek. Last Spring Dave added an octave of 16' Bourdons and Chimes. This is a highly unified instrument and even has second touch on the pedals. Dave has given a great deal of time to this instru ment and we all feel that it sounds better now than it must have when it was first installed many years ago. Jerry Schwab is the talented young organist who played the farewell con cert on the 3/15 WurliTzer at the Lafayette Theatre last month without any advance preparation, due to the very short notice. The organ was cer tainly not in tip-top shape, but Jerry gave an excellent performance. We might mention that last month Jerry took a turn at two Detroit WurliTzers ... 4/20 in the Arcadia Roller Rink and 4/36 in the Detroit Fox ... along with other reco~ding organists, and had those professionals sitting up taking notice. This concert was also a fare we 11 to Jerry, as he has received his "greetings" from "Uncle Sam". 11obert McRaven seated at the specially built 3 manual Hammond, with Stan Secretary Laura Thomas announces Todd standing directly beside him. Seated at table with back to camera is that chapter membership now stands Herb Wottle, Mrs. Wottle facing the camera. Mrs. Glen Merriam looks on in at 107! William Kessel, Publicity Chairman the background. $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR '63 - $5.00 Winter, 1962-63 25 PUGET SOUND CHAPTER Chair man - Bi ll Blunk, Viking Roller Rink, Astori a, Oreg on . Secretary - Leonard G. Vernon , 962 - 14th Street , Astor ia, Oregon. The fourth meeting of the year was held Sunday, Dece mber 9, at the Ben net Fisher Conservatory in Seattl e, Washington, with Dick Schrum at the console. This organ was first installed in the Granada Theatre (Ex Egyptian) Seattle , then moved to Radio Station KOMO, and then installed in 1961 in a two story mode rn building approximately 100 feet by SO feet. One wall is glass overlooking the Bay . The organ? Why, it is a 3/ 10 WurliTzer. Our February meeting will be held at the Paramount Theatre in Portland , with Don Baker as guest. E. W. White, a professional organ tuner from Greensboro, N.C. explains how Received in the mail a clipping, relays and pneumaticswork together. See below. apparently from the "Portland Oregoni an": "Died: Roy Carnathan, 66, ATOE Pl EDMONT CHAPTER showing how pneumatics change to re member in Portland , Oregon , after a lays and vice-versa. Following a look short illness. Last played for North Chairman - Paul M. Abernethy, M.D. at the 3 manual Reuter console, Wynn we st Chapter at the Oriental Theatre 1610 Vaughn Road, Burlington, N .C. Riley demonstrated the 40 rank organ. when he play ed a thrilling sequence Secretary - Edwin G. Baldwin, 2711 The members who tried their hand at similar to the old silent theatre days. Bedford Street, Burlington, N .C. the console received the great thrill Began at age 15, playing piano in si The first regular meeting of Pied of playing this marvelous organ. lent pictures, then played pipe organ mont Chapter was held on November On Monday, November 19, we were through the whole silent era. Opened 17, with a business meeting and dinner guests of the Carolina Organ Club at a host of Northwest Theatres. First at the Southern Grille. The members the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro for theatre organ broadcast in northwest and guests then moved to the Auditori a concert following the movie show. from Walla Walla , Washington . Firs t um at Elon College where E. W. White Sid He llier performed and showed off simulcast of theatre organ in theatre of Greensboro gave a talk on the "In the 2/7 Robert Morton in grand sty le. and vocal studio from Marsh fie Id , Ore ner Workings of Pipe Organs." For his The members had a good time touring gon . Devoted the last 30 years to music talk he had a cutaway of a pipe chest the organ lofts and trying the organ be and teachin g . A veteran of W.W.l." as well as other pieces and pipes fore calling it a late nigh t . POTOMAC VALLEY CHAPTER busy chasing win d lea ks and putt ing THE SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTE R Chairman - Richard Kline Jr . , Fred the fina l touches on it . J im Boyce ' s Chairma n - Car l Norve l, Grif fin, erick, Marylan d . big 4/ 34 Wurlitzer is now progressin g Georgia . Secretary - Woody Wise, 370 1 Eaton again ; The console is in place an d Secretary - Charles Walke r, Roo m Place, Alexandria, Virgini a part of the pedal division is up on the 616 , YMCA , Atlanta , Georgi a. gallery along with a few main chests . The much-awaited Stanton Theatre Warren Thomas's 3 / 8 Morton is coming The Septembe r 16 meet ing he ld in meeting came off on Sunday, Sept. 23rd along nicely - pipes are in the chests the Baptist Churc h in J ackson , Georgi a, without a hitch. We had excellent at~ and Warren soon hopes to begin win d was quite a success. This churc h is tendance and time for everyone to try ing and wiring . Norm Ziegler has begun the new home of the 2/ 7 Wurli T zer his hand at the big Kimball. Dick Haf moving part of his 4/ 17 Marr & Colton originally installed in a Savannah Thea fer and his crew deserve much credit back from Wheeling. The console is tre. The Southeastern Chapter was al for the fine job they've done and con here now along with several ranks of lowed the use of this fine WurliT zer in tinue to do! Ted Schiller , district pipes and it's a real honey! Loew's return for helping with some of the manager {oJ' the J-F theatre chain , is Triboro Theatre in N .Y. City recently maintenance. Several of the members extremely pleased with the organ and sold its beautiful 3/13 Wurlitzer to of the church were astonished to find with his new house organist, R. G. Mr. and Mrs. Marv in Lautzenheiser of that a group would so willingly work on Pierce, who now plays there every Springfield, Va. They are presently an organ merely for an opportunity to Friday and Saturday evenings and on constructing a room for the organ and play it . Sunday from 1:30 to 2:00. Dick is work will begin installation in the very near Asother meeting, on October 28 , ing on the swell shades now, so the future. Lots of luck, Marv and Jean. was held in the Allen Organ Studios in organ may soon again be under expres On November 3rd, our meeting started sion. Many thanks to Ted Schiller and with dinner at the Francis Scott Key Valley Chapter, and wife of Our H ono r the Stanton management for allowing Hotel, then on to the Tivoli Theatre ary Member Leonard MacClain ). The us to use the organ and the building at 9:00 p.m. where the 2/ 8 WurliTzer meeting then recessed to Lem Ke ll er's and to Ray Brubacher and R. G. Pierce, was used for an intermission spot be home where members ha d an opportun i who opened the meeting as our featured tween shows (Editor's Note - We un ty to try the 3/1 2 Keller specia l, a nd artists. derstand that the featured artist for following the last show a t th e Tivo li Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bartlett's 2/7 the evening was none other than Dottie a ll were invited bac k to the T iv oli to Wurlitzer is now playing and they are MacLain, chairman of the Delaware try their hand at the Migh ty Wurl iT zer . $5.00 - DUES AR E NOW D UE FOR 1 63 - $5 . 0 0 26 theatre orga n Atlanta. Ned Marshall opened the pro WESTERN RESERVE CHAPTER again had been chosen to provide the evening's entertainment. Fred had pro gram by demonstrating the many voices Chairman - Duane D. Arey, 215 East mised an evening of surprises, and it to be found on the new Allen Theatre 206 Street, Cleveland 23, Ohio. was with excited anticipation that the Organ, fallowing which several mem Secretary - Clayton D. George, 20101 house gew silent, the house lights bers played the instrument and were Beachview Drive, Cleveland 17, Ohio. very favorably impressed with its re dimmed and to a rousing welcome Fred sponse and tone. The December 9 meeting was held seated himse 1£ at the console. Opening Work is progressing on the WurliTzer at the Don Wheeler residence in Cleve with the same six ranks which were all in Mr. Braley's home and enthusiasm is land. Don is the proud owner of a he had available that first night a year very high as we look fcrward to hear WurliTzer 240 Special which was ago, Fred again played "Valencia", ing the first home installation in our originally installed in Warner's Uptown which had so thrilled the weary workers Chapter. Theatre. Another WurliTzer coming to on September 25, 1961. Gradually ex On December 9, HAtlanta's Fabu Painesville, Ohio, is the "260" from panding the tonal complement of the lous Fox" played host to the South the Lafayette Theatre in Buffalo, which now complete organ installation, the eastern Chapter. This theatre is the has just been removed by new owners theatre was finally filled with the home of the Moller Deluxe, a 376 .stop, Don and Mary Borden with the help of mighty voice of this magnificent instru four manual instrument. Installed in Harry Radloff and Earl Gilbert. Plans .ment. Finally quieting the enthusiastic 1929, it was the 5,566th instrument call for a new home especially designed applause of the appreciative audience made by the company. The organ has for a pipe organ installation. and setting- the cadence with the snare spent all of its well-rounded life on Western Reserve Chapter members and bass drum, Fred paraded forth the elevator in front of the world's were the guests of Harry Radloff of with the "Repasz Band March". widest theatre stage. Buffalo for a Christmas party held at With a quick change of pace, Bayne Attending the December 9 session the Roosevelt Theatre through the demonstrated his versatility in a smooth, were W. "Tiny" James, ATOE National kindness of manager-owners George soothing arrangement of "Autumn Noc president, and Regional Vice President and Morris Rosing. This was a gala turne," followed by Kreisler's "Lieb Erwin Young. party, with the well known Dr. Bebko esfreud." A tribute was then paid the late featured at the 4/ 18 Marr & Colton Or Jesse Crawford with "At Sundown" and gan. "L'amour Toujours L'amour." Fred later introduced his former NEWS FROM DETROIT members of the Club and the popular teacher, the well-known Mildred Fitz organist at the Farmhouse in Hazel Patrick, under whom he had studied in By Claude H. Sheridan and Bob Connor Park, had thrilled the then small group Chicago in the mid-1930's. She assumed of participating members on that excit control of the console, and for the Members and guests of the Detroit ing night a year ago when he took com following three-quarters of an hour held Theatre Organ Club were treated to an mand of the console and brought forth her audinece enthralled as she coursed outstandingly successful First An melody from the only six ranks of pipes from one musical idiom to another. }Her niversary Party at the Club headquarters in one chamber that were at that time arrangement of a Jerome Kern medley in the Iris Theatre on Sunday evening, in operation. earned her a standing ovation. September 23. The celebration was in The cel~bration in September began As her tribute to Jesse Crawford, Miss commemoration of the first sounds from with a buffet for members and their im F itzPatrick -- who had introduced him to the mighty Wurlitzer, 4-manual, 34-rank mediate families. Some 140 participants her student Helen Anderson, later theatre organ, formerly in the Detroit enjoyed this first hour and a half of Mrs. Crawford -- played "Laura" in the Fisher Theatre, which after more than recollections and sociability. By 8:30 later .Crawford style. six months of devoted effort on the p.m ., an additional 150 members and part of the Club members was again guests had arrived for the musical por playable, Fred Bayne, one of the original tion of th~ celebration. Fred Bayne MILDRED FITZPATRICK ST. LOUIS AREA CHAPTER Chairman - Edgar 'Ned' L\lstig, 10117 Carolynne Drive, St. Louis 28, Mo. Secretary - Wendell Whitcraft, 445 FR ED BAYNE Bak er Ave., St. Louis 19, Mo. $5.00 DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00 Winter 1 1962-63 27 WURLITZERFACTORY SHIPMENT LIST ( cont-inued from last Issue) 2107 2Man Perry Okla. Meth. Church 5/10/30 . 2108 3Man Chicago, Ill. Gateway 5/20 /30 2143 Ch. St. Paul, Minn. Beth. Eng Luth Ch. Rep D New Castle, Eng. West Gate 5/24/30 10/28/30 2109 RJ4 Wynberg, s. Africa Hugh Tevis 2144 RJll Cincinnati, Ohio Christs Hos. 10 /31/30 5/26/30 2145 3Man Montreal, Canada H. s. Berliner 2110 3Man Corpus Christi, Tex. 1st Pres. Church 11/ 5/30 5/27/30 Rep. 150 Colchester, Eng. Regal 11/22/30 2111 3Man Centennary, N.Y. Sam. Katz 5/29/30 2146 Chap Youngstown, o. St. Francis Assisi Ch. 2112 3Man Providence, R. I. Strand 5/31/30 11/28/30 2113 RJ4 Olean, N.Y. Mrs. Gilligan 6/ 6/30 Rep. B Highland Park, Mich. Cardinal Tea 2114 3Man Middletown, N. Y. Paramount 6/12/30 Room 12/16/30 2115 3Man Peekskill, N. Y. Paramount 6/14/30 2147 Chap Salt Lake City, Ut Consolidated Co. 2116 220 Bradford, Eng. Victoria 6/20/30 1/16/31 2117 2Man Gastonia, N. C. Meth. Ch. 6/21/30 2148 Bal. #3 Chicago, Ill. Weston & Dexon St. 2118 3Man Lynn, Mass. Paramount 6/30/30 2/ 5/31 2119 Chap Chicago, Ill. Metropolitan Funeral 2149 190 Pretoria, S. A. His Majesties 2/13/31 7 / 3/30 2150 190 Durban, S.A. 2/26/31 2120 4Man Manchester, Eng. Paramount 7 /14/30 2151 Bal. #3 Cincinnati, o. Peebles Corners 2/26/31 2121 3Man Salem, Mass. Paramount 7 /18/30 2152 Chap. Laredo, Texas A. Ferrer 2/26/31 2122 4Man Denver, Colo. Paramount 7 /23/30 2153 240 Erie, Pa. New Warner 3/ 7 /31 2123 3Man El Paso, Texas Plaza 7 /30/30 2154 Spec. Saranac Lake, N. Y. St. Bernards Ch. 2124 3Man Milwaukee, Wis. Riverview Rink 3/18/31 7 /31/30 2155 240 Youngstown, Ohio Warner 3/26/31 2125 #lPuh Dallas, Texas Palace 8/16/30 2156 Spec RJ 8 New Rochelle, N. Y. Goodenough 2126 Chap Asbury Park, N. J. Exhibit 8/16/30 4/18/31 2127 3Man 2157 Bal. #2 Aurora, Ill. Paramount 4/27 /31 Ch Sious Falls, S.D. 1st Luth Ch. 8/19/30 2158 Chap Flushing, L.I. T. Quinn & Sons4/28/31 2128 #3 Bal Ft. Wayne, Ind. Paramountq 8/26/30 2159 Bal. iA Steubenville, 0 Paramount 5/ 8/31 2129 3Man Stapleton, S.I.N.Y. Paramount 2160 2 Man Clinton, S. C. 1st Pres. 5/ 9/31 8/28/30 2161 190 Johannesburg, S.A. Plaza Cin 5/20/31 Rep. H London, Leicester Sq. Buchanan 8 /29 /30 1242 Rep. E Windsor, Ont. Canada St. Clare 2130 2Man Youngstown, Ohio Calvary Bapt. Ch. 5/27 /31 9/ 2/30 2162 Bal. #4 Newcastle, Eng. Paramount 6/19/31 2131 Bal #2 Mattapan, Mass. Oriental 9/15/30 1523 Reb. H London, Eng. (Toot. Cinema) (Granada) 2132 Bal#3 Nashville, Tenn. Paramount 9/17/30 7 /13/31 2133 Ch. Clifton, N.J. Trinity M.E. Ch.9/19/30 2163 Spec Chap Oxford, Mich 1st Ch. Sc 7 /17 /31 2134 3Man 1426 Rep. 2M Toledo, Ohio Station WSPD 7 /25/31 Ch Boyertown, Pa. St. John's Luth. Ch. 1174 Reb. 190 Beckenham, Eng. Regal 7 /27 /31 9/25/30 2164 Pub. 1 Oakland, Cal. Pararoount 7 /28/31 2135 RJ8 Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. & Mrs. Gibbs 2165 Sp. 2M Chicago, Ill. MadisonG. 7/29/31 9/26/30 1186 Reb. E Cologne, Ger. Theatre 8/24/31 2136 Chap Danvers, Mass. Annunciation Church 2166 3Man Buffalo, N. Y. (Seminary 8/25/31 9/27 /30 2167 2M Minnesota, Minn. Hope Luth Ch. 2137 RJl Camden, N. J. Harleigh Cemetery 8 /28 /31 9/29/30 2168 4Man Mexico City, Mex. 2138 Chap Moravia, N. J. St. Patrick Ch. Our Lady Guadalupe 9 /30 /31 10/ 6/30 2169 Bal. #4 Leeds, Eng. Paramount 10/10/31 3 Man Console Stapleton, S. I. N. Y. Paramount 1150 Reh. D Sp Amsterdam, N.Y. St. Mary's 10/ 7 /30 10/12/31 2139 270 London, Eng. Elephant & Castle 2170 Bal. #la Charlottesville, Va. Paramount 10/11/30 11/11/31 4 Man Console Chicago, Ill Marhro 10/17 /30 1962 Reb. RJ4 Mexico City, Mex. Luis Oca 11/12/31 2140 1220 Walthamstow, Eng. Princess Pavilion 2171 Bal. #la Glen Falls, N. Y. Paramount 12/ 4/31 10/17/30 2172 R 13 Wilmington , Del. E du Pont 12/ 5/31 2141 3Man 2173 Bal. #2 Boston, Mass. Paramount 12/30/3 1 Con. Twinsbury, O. Crownhill Cemetery 2174 Reh. Kingston, Eng. Regal Cin 1/ 4/32 10/20/30 1354 Reb. Sp. B London, Eng. Filmophone 1/16/32 2142 Ch. Gowrie, Iowa Swedish E. L. Ch. 1505 Reh. Jackson, Michigan State Pris 2/25/32 10/23/30 Addition Boston, Mass. W.N.A.C. 3/ 4/32 $ 5 . 0 0 - D U E S A R E N OW D U E F O R 1 6 3 - $ 5 . OO· 28 theatre organ 2175 Chap Brooklyn, N. Y. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Ch 1795 Reb. B Boston, Mass. Broadcast Manger H. 3/ 4/32 11/ 7 /34 1684 Reb. B Cincinnati, 0. Longview State Hos. 2187 3M Blackpool, Eng. Tower Bal 12/ 8/34 3/21/32 1280 Reh. 100 Gowanda, N. Y. St. Mary's 12 / 11/34 2176 Spec . RF-4 Middletown, Conn. W.W. Wilcox 2037 Add Blackpool, Eng. Empress 12/22/34 5/16/32 394 Reb. 3M Dayton, Ohio Miami V Broadcast 2177 Spec 240 Johannesburg, S. A. Loews 6 /20 /32 12/31/34 1483 Reb. B Windsor, Ont. Station WKLW 1/16/35 411 Reb. 235 Los Angeles, Cal Hotel Ambassador 1270 Spec 2M Detroit, Mich. The Beth. Luth. Ch. 7 /22/32 3/29/35 2178 Spec. 4M Radio City, N.Y .C. Thea. 8/ 2/32 2013 Reb. 205 Spec. #8 Victoria, London Metropole 4/27 /35 1959 Sp. B Hampstead, Eng. Regal Th. 8 /12/32 1543 Reh. 190 Port Elizabeth, SA Grand 5/ 7 /35 2097 RJll Hyde, Maryland G. Seglin 8 /16 /32 2188 Spec. 3M Rockville Center St. Agnes 5/18/35 2179 Sp. 4M Radio City, N.Y.C. Thea#l0 9/28/32 1080 135 Coldwater, Mich. 1st 'Pres. 5/31/35 2180 Sp. 3M Radio City , N. Y. C. Broadcast Studio 213 #1 Monterey, Cal. San Carlos 6/18/35 10/11 / 32 2189 Spec 4M Manchester, Eng. Granada 8/ 6/35 2053 Reb RF12 Essex Falls, N.J. s.M. Tracy 1319 Spec 175 Enfield, Eng. Savoy Th. 8 / 9 /35 11/21/32 1359 Sp. 3M 2181 RF Play Ga lveston, Texas Funeral H. 12/23/32 Reb. Chicago, Ill. W.J.J.D. 10 /16 /35 2182 2M Buffalo , N. Y . Forest L. Chapel 1544 B & Tibia 2/ 1/33 Philadelphia, Pa. W.C.A.U. 10/17/35 1893 Spec. RF12 2190 c-2 Ch. Detroit, Mich. St. Peter 10/25/35 Boothbay Harbor, Me Dr. J. Todd 103 RB13 Detroit, Mich. Arena Gardens 10/29/35 3/28/33 309 Reh. Chicago, Ill. W.B.C. Co. 12/13/35 2183 Sp 220 Edmonton, London Empire 6/19/33 2191 Spec. 3M London Eng. 12/16/35 2184 Sp 220 Ste pney, Eng. Troxy Th. 6/26/33 2008 Reh. Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Moreland 12/19/35 1743 Reb. B Toronto, Ont ario Radio St. CFRB 1970 R. J. Brighton, N. Y. Mr. Allen 1/20 /36 8 / 31/33 1772 Spec. Malden, Eng. New Cinema 1/27 / 36 1921 Reb. E Brooklin e , Mass. Coolidge Corner 2192 Spec. Mansfield, Eng. Plaza Cinema 2/15/36 11/17 /33 2193 Chapel N.Y.C. Store 2/i9/36 2185 Rl6 New York , N. Y. Radio City Ball Rm. 3/29/34 1382 Style E. Providence, R.I. St. Marg. Ch. 2/26/36 1590 Reb. F Glonc ester, Eng. De Luxe 4/19/34 2194 C-2 Linden, N.J. St. Eliz. Ch. 2/27 /36 1165 Reb. F Worthe nden, Eng. New Cinema 7 / 10/34 1181 RB4 Detroit, Mich. Plymouth Congregational Church 3 /20 /36 Reb. 235 WHEC B. Cast . Stat. Rochester 7 /20/34 411 Marshalltown, Oa. Pursel Funeral Home Reh. 108 Amste rdam , Holland B. Van Leer 2195 Chapel 636 3/23/36 8/10/34 1719 Reb. E Stratford, Eng . Rex Th. 9/14/34 2186 190 Bedford, Eng. Granada 9/28/3 4 (Concluded in next issue) ATOE me mbe r s John and Ma be l V ar ney hold still ju s t lon g e nou gh for thi s pictur e , t a ke n in th e mu s ic room of th e Varn ey hom e in Ba ltimore, Mar yla nd. John (s ea ted a t h i s newl y ac quir e d 3 m anu al Rod ge r s) bega n hi s prof ess ion al caree r at th e age of 16 , pl ay in g th e lead ing th ea te r s throu gh out th e Eas t. H e h as se r ved as mu s i ca l direc t or for WCAO , CBS ra di o in Ba ltim or e . T h e Va rn eys ha ve co mbi ned thei r mu s ica l tale nt s · in the pr ofe•ssio na l worl d s in ce fir s t meeti ng a t Baltimore's Pea body Co nse rva t ory of Mu sic. Their pop ular nigh~ cl ub du o feat ur ed Jo hn at th e or ga n a n d Ma bel on a variety of inst ru men t s , incl udi ng : mari mba, drum s, vib r a p h one , a n d mu sica l saw! Mrs . Va rn ey now co nfin es he r musical tale nt s to p i a no pedagogy leavi ng the professio nal e nt e r ta in ing in the capable h a nds of her h u s b a nd . $5.00 - DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 1 63 - $5.00 Wi nter, 1962-63 29 haze, what with the fin a l number being i,layed a bout 3:30 a .m. BuffaloBids Farewell to the The atre manager George Simo n was respon sible for the organ being in playin g condition. He liked to play , and LafaqetteTheatre and Wurlitzer theatre e mployees Mona Gav in and William Wals h te 11 of his pre-movie re Compiled from Material Furnished by Bill Kessel, citals. Al Ullman was responsible for Publicity Chairman, Niagara Frontier Chapter, ATOE keeping the organ w orking mechanically . Plan s had orig in ally been explored It was late Tuesday evening, Octo ber 17, the movie ended, and there were to keep this organ in Buffalo, but ber 16, when word reached Irving Toner, left in the theatre a little over 100 everyone is hap py that the instrument president of the Niagara Frontier A TOE members and guests, plus a few went almost intact (the brass Sax and Chapter of A TOE, that dismantling of who stayed over from the final picture the brass Trumpet were given to a local the WurliTzer in the Lafayette Theatre performance. Perhaps the small boy in House of Worship) to ATOE member Don would begin on Thursday morning, the a man's lap down front was one of Borden, who plans 11:o build his new 18th. them. home around Opus 501 in Cleveland, This left about twelve hours to ar Other A TOE members arrived from Ohio. range a farewell concert, and permis Cleveland, Toronto, and Rochester. sion had to be first obtained from the Also present was local radio personality theatre management, the building own Jack Eno, who had plugged the wee uestions ers, and Don Borden, the new owner of hour performance· most of the day. The Q WurliTzer Opus 501, shipped from the final concert was opened by Jerry and factory 1/10/21. It was 10 o'clock the Schwab. Elmer Brost was introduced as next morning before final permission was former house organist, but did not play Answers obtained for a final concert. Wes tern because of "Too many memories." Reserve Chapter's Don Borden, the new Some one in the audience said, nHe was Q How do you set temper? owner, is to be especially thanked for the first I ever heard play a theatre delaying the dismantling , because he organ". Other organists on the program Setting temper means flatting the was short of time: in just eleven days were Bob Bitner, former AGO dean in A fifth intervals in the scale. In a what was a big well-kept theatre was to Cleveland; Max Prusak, Pat Brylski, scale of true pitch, G sharp and A flat bee ome an other par king lot. Irving Toner, with the hooor of shutting are distinctly different notes. Many With such a short time to go, Secre down 41 years of service (not very years ago some organs were made with tary Laura .Thomas, President Toner, active in recent years, of :course); ; and the sharps divided halfway along their Don Hyde, Craig Stoll, Ted Hewson, Niagara Frontier Assistant Secretary length, and it was possible to play the and many others started phoning as Grant Whitcomb. true intervals by pressing either the many Chapter members as they could The next day saw Treasurer Joe Tho front half or the back half of the note. reach, and notified neighboring ATOE mas, and Secretary Laura Thomas, as Obviously, two pipes were used, each chapters of the final concert. well as many other Niagara Frontier tuned to the non-tempered •scale. Oreb- At 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Octo- Chapter members working in sort of a Please turn to page 31 theULTIMATE The world's newest and finest theatre organ with "horseshoe" console -- the best loved design of all times reborn for today's living. an amerlcan /e;,acy by 811/branaen GULBRANSEN C O M P A N Y MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 30 theatre organ QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS WurliTzer Roller Rink Organ 3m/ 8r man. estral instruments are played to the CLASSIFIED ADS GIANT SCALE ALL HIGH PRESSURE non-~empered scale, hence the pure F. 0. 8. Shipping Point.Owner Asking sound of the chord structures. The best Classified ads are accepted at the rate $3,200. Write Agent, William A. Klim way for the no-vice to set temper is to of ten cents per word per issue. A ten ger, Jr., 5165 . N. Sherman 8lvd., Mil tune to one of the percussions, such as percent discount allowed if remittance waukee 9, Wisconsin. a metal bar harp. The temper is already a~companies your order. set in these instruments, and eliminates Head your ads: 11 WANTED", 11 SWAP" 2/8 Smith Theatre Organ, with percus the necessity _of having to set it by ear. sion. Nice console for home. Specifica "FOR SALE'', etc. Send your ad to: It is also possible to buy a set of tun tions sent on request. Make an offer. Theatre Organ, Adv. Mgr, P. Sox 248 ing forks tuned to correct temper for one 0. Mark Kenning, 309 Nottingham, Richard Alameda, California octave. If, howe-ver, you want to try your son, Texas. SPECIAL OFFER to ATOE MEMBERS: hand at it, proceed as follows: Set the No charge for your first ten words. pitch of Middle C to a reference note on Aeolian organ, 2m with--harp, chimes, roll player and rolls. For further information the harp, or tuning fork. Tune the octave call or write St. Bonaventure High School, C to it. Now tune F between so the beat FOR SALE Sturdivant, Wisconsin. Phone - 414-886- of it is of almost equal frequency when 2890. held with the C above and the C below 3/11 Marr Colton complete and perfect. separately. The beat should be just a Now playing. Has Barton switch stack Pipe organ rebuilds: Monthly classified trifle faster with the C above. It will be and relay, 17 inch wind. 16' Wurlitzer advertisement magazine, and nostalgic ne-cessary to slightly sharpen F to a tuba and wood diaphone. Charles newsette a 11 types mus ica I instruments. chieve this result. Now do the same Conrard, 416 Four Mi le Rd. Racine, $2.00 per year. Ec;litor, Alden E. Miller, Wisconsin. 3212 - 23 Avenue So. Minneapolis 6, with G, but this time flatting the note Minnesota. as you want to do with the rest of the intervals. Try to fix the speed of the Mammoth Stereo Hi-Fi has 14 speakers WANTED beat in your mind as a reference, and including RCA theatre "W" horn and tune the following intervals to each dual multicellular mid range. Eico multi other to the same beat: plex tuner preamp. Gray arm Shure Organist wanted to play three manual Tune D to G; A to D; E to A; B to cartridge 100 no. belt drive TT. Two WurliTzer Pipe Organ for summer sea E; F1t to B; C1t to F1t; G11 to C11; D11to u ltralinear Wi I liamsons. Chas. Conrard son of 1963 at Seashore in New Jersey. G1t,· A11 to D11 416 Four Mile Rd. Racine, Wisconsin. Must be experienced and have some Now hold the int e rval F and A Sharp; knowledge of mechanics of the organ. having already tuned F , the beat be 1. WurliTzer 16' Tuba with chest A good personality is a must. Surf City tween these two notes should be of the (12 pipes); 2. 16' Wood Ophicleide Hotel, Inc., Surf City, New Jersey. same frequency- as the others,, _Ifit, !s with chest; 3. 8' Fluegel Horn 10" not, you have not c ome out nght ! pressure; 4. Four rank chest; 5. Console, 3 or 4 manual with or without It is then nece s sary to start over. If, Piano from WurliTzer organ opus 833. relay. Wurlitzer preferred. C.M. Henning however, each of the intervals that you First reasonable offer accepted. sen, 4356 Gertrude Drive, Fremont, have tuned seem to have the same beat, Ronald McDonald, 4480 W. 4100 S., Calif. Phone Sycamore 3-4310. hold the minor third chord, C a nd D1t Salt Lake City, Utah. A very rapid bea t will be hear d. Pro tonal base upon which full organ or Violin Dia pas on, and has some addition gress up the s c ale chromaticall y with "ensemble" combinations are built. In a al development of the upper harmonics, this chcrd to th e chord A sharp and up church or concert instrument, ensemble giving it a slight string tone. It is a per C, listenin g to each one carefully. describes a combination of diapason dmaller scale, usually 5½" at low 8' C, If your temper is even, the beat" will tones of 8', 4', 2', with a mixture added and is softer. It is equipped with·· a sound the same for eac h chord except which may have from two to five or six harmonic bridge to steady the tone. In that it will incre ase slig htly as you pro different pitches together with certain the concert organ, the violin or geigen ceed up the scale due to the higher fre other ensemble building ranks. The mix diapason has a pronounced strong tone. quence of the note s . If satisfactory to tures usually contain unison pitches The Diaphonic Diapason has even this point, tune the next octave above such as 4', 2', 1\ ½', etc., plus quint less harmonic development than the in unison to the tempered octave . Now or fifth interval pitches such as 2-2/3 ', other two, is louder, and in some of the hold the chord Middle C and A sharp. 1-1/3', 2/3', etc. Other pitches utilized larger organs is larger scale, being 6½" Again a rapid beat will be heard . Pro in the! mixtures are -those-of the third or 7", diameter at low 8' C. It is f_ound gress up the sea le chromatically with interval such as 3-1/5', 1-3/5', etc. on pressures from 10" up to 25", and the two note chord to the upper C and and even the flat seventh, 1-1/7'. In a its tone has almost no harmonic devel G sharp . If the beats are even, you have theatre organ, mutations are not used to opment other than the first two, the oc it made. If not, check temper again, build ensemble as such, most ranks be tave (eighth) and quint (twelfth). and try to even out the flat spot. It ing solo ranks unto themselves which To summarize, the three types of takes practice to do it right the first must nevertheless meld together in com diapason ranks listed are the backbone time, so keep trying . bination. As a matter of fact, if the of the theatre organ foundation section. (l What is the difference between Open word ensemble is used to identify the Organs up to 11 or 12 ranks have but tona 1 structure of the concert organ ~ Diapason, Horn Diapason, Diaphon- one, the Open. Organs up to 20 or 22 sound, then it cannot accurately be ic Diapason and Phonon Diapason? ranks have either one, a Diaphonic, or used to identify the theatre organ tonal two, with the second being a Horn. Some In the question, four types of Diapa- · structure. However, in both cases, the of the larger instruments have all three A sohs are listed. Inasmuch as Phon open diapason is the ,IXimary foundation types. Some enthusiasts make the ser on is a generic term for all types of di- rank of the organ. In a theatre organ it ious erroc of removing the diapason from apason pipes which have restricted har is usually a rank of diapason pipes with a theatre organ having but one such set. monic development, we need to consider a leathered lip and producing only a With simple combinations it might not be only the other three in detail. very restricted number of harmonies and missed, but when combinations using The Open Diapason as found in a is usually a 44 scale pipe (6" diameter reeds such as Brass Trumpet, English Theatre Organ is a stop or set of pipes at low 8' C). Horn, are employed, the lack of the which is the primary foundation rank of The Horn Diapason is,roughly speak foundation stop is socely missed by the the organ. 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