JOURNAL 0 F THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY JULY | AUGUST 2012 -~ · . •··· ' , , , ' ' ..••. •. .•. • ..' ·· ·•·•·4- ..., , ' ········I ··• ·I ·I· ·I ··I I ~· ....• ·o.·e· . • ••••••• • •• ,, /. ,. ,; - ,~,. , . ' . / ,. • : '! .• J ~ :·.: ' . CLIFF HIPKINS KEN CROME WALKER TECHNICAL COMPANY ROB RICHARDS RESIDENCE ORGAN CONSOLE CONTROL SYSTEM & VOICES TONAL CONSULTANT 5M/ /JD RANK fl/;e1 WALJ<ER. Digital UNIT0R.CHESTRA ;· ,.,: ~I. • .. THEATRE ORGAN JULY | AUGUST 2012 Volume 54 | Number 4 FEATURES Radio City Music Hall 12 Gala: The Rest of the Story The Society of Theatre 16 Organists Technical 20 Experience Taylor Trimby’s Virtual 24 Wurlitzer/Marr & Colton The Best Show in 29 Las Vegas Yes Virginia, Young 38 Kids Can Like the Theatre Organ The Virginia 46 Theatre DEPARTMENTS 3 Vox Humana 4 President’s Message 6 News & Notes 10 Letters 11 Vox Pops Phil Maloof at his Roxy Kimball console (Photographs ©2012 Kim Cochrane, DesertSpiritPhotography.com) 48 For the Records 50 Chapter News On the Cover: The Roxy builders plate was somewhat more ornate 60 Around the Circuit on this unique console than what was typical of Kimball (Photographs ©2012 Kim Cochrane, DesertSpiritPhotography.com) 64 Closing Chord THEATRE ORGAN (ISSN 0040-5531) is published bimonthly by the American Theatre Organ 68 Meeting Minutes Society, Inc., 7800 Laguna Vega Drive, Elk Grove, California 95758. Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk Grove, California and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscription of $33.00 paid from members’ dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THEATRE ORGAN, c/o ATOS Membership Office, P.O. Box 5327, Fullerton, California 92838,
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