sive collection of records (also featuring American cinema organ­ ists Bill Floyd , , etc .) as well as practically all records made by Reginald Dixon on the organ in the Ballroom/. Before the war , there were about 30 cinema-organs operating , all over the country (particularly in the Western and Southern part of Holland) , but after World War II , only 6 organs were left. LATE The other 24 organs were dismantled and replaced by electronic installations or sold to local organ builders . MODEL The actual position of "live " organs is as follows: THEATRE 1) AMSTERDAM, Tuschinski, 4/14 Wurlitzer 2 ) AMSTERDAM, City Theatre, 4/17 Standaart ORGAN 3) A VRO Broadcasting, HILVERSUM, 4/22 Compton 4) VARA Broadcasting, HIL VER- DISCOVERED IN HOLLAND S UM, 3/13 Standaart 5) NRU Broadcasting, HILVER- by MR . T . A. TIEMERSMA SUM, 5/27 Moller (ex BBC organ)

Mr . Tiemersma is regularly featured on the 4' 74 Wurlitzer at the Tuschinski Theatre . These six organs are in perfect condition A late model theatre was re­ The pipe orga n was then forgotten. For­ and are regularly tuned (mostl y every cently discovered in Leeuwarden , Hol­ tun ately Mr. T.A. Tiemersma succeeded week). land. This organ was constructed in 1952 in purch asing this jewel in early 1966. In Radio Hilversum is regularly present­ by the famous Dutch organ builders , April the orga n was removed from the ing theatre-organ programs (2-4 times a Messrs. C.A. Standaart & Company of nightclub and installed in his home . week) from different organs , but most of Schiedam. As far as is known , this is the The entire organ is housed in one cham­ them are broadcasted from NRU Broad­ very last cinema pipe organ erected in ber with the console in the living room , casting Organ at Hilversum . Some Holland . At first, this organ was instal­ and , rest assured ... it is singing happily! names of famous Dutch theatre organists led in a dancing/nightclub in the city of Mr. T iemersm a is now looking for an­ are : Pierra Palla (A VRO) , Johan Jong Leeuwarden, but since its installation in other , larger , detached home , for he in­ (VARA) , Rene de Rooy (Tuschinski­ 1953, the organ was used very little and tend s to add 2 addition al ra nk s to his or­ Amsterdam), Jan Mekkes (Tuschinski­ in 1957 the organ was completely silent ga n, viz. a clarinet and a gemhorn. Amsterdam). The city organ has no res­ because the owner bought an electronic Thou gh a church organist himself , Mr. ident organist available for the moment, organ which he thought was more suit­ Tiemer sm a is also very keen on cinema­ but the organ is featured every evening able for the club. or ga n (and playi ng). He has an exten- by Rene de Rooy and Mr. Harry Klompe.

SPECIFICATION "STANDAART" CINEMA-ORGAN built in 1952 by Standaart Organ Works Ltd., Schiedam, Holland.

GREAT Piano 2 2/3 ' Castanets PEDAL St. Trumpet 8' Glockenspiel Concert Flute 16 ' Sleighbells Subbass 16' FOOT PISTONS Xylophone Clausa 16' TC Chinese Blocks J azztrumpet Steamboat Whistle Accord eon 16' TC Xylophone Trombone 16' Railway Engine Celesta Tibia Clausa 8' Celesta Trumpet 8 ' Snare Drum (tap) Diapason 8' Octavecoupler 4 ' Piano 8 ' Octavebass 8' Crockery Smash Chimes Strings 8' SOLO Flute 8 ' Triangle Violine 4' ACC . Concert fl. 16 ' Strings 8' Klaxon Jazztrumpet 8' 16 ' Flute 8 ' Choralbass 4' Thunder/Surf/Rain Flute 8' Flute 8 ' Tibia Clausa 8 ' PEDAL EFFECTS General Crescendo Stopped Trumpet 4' Vox Humana 8 ' Violine 8' Bassdrum/Kettle Drum ON/OFF Vox Humana 8 ' Tibia Clausa 8 ' J azztrumpet a· Cymbals Flute 4' Diapason 8' St . Trumpet 4' Tibia Minor 4' Strings 8 ' Vox Humana 8' SECOND TOUCH PEDAL Octave 4 ' Salicional 4' Tibia Clausa 4 ' Piano 16' Quint Tibia 2 2/3' Jazztrumpet Tibia Quint 2 2/3 ' Piano 8 ' + (' balanced swell pedal Flute 2 2/3' Kinura 8 ' Flute 2 2/3 ' TREMULANTS 1 balanced G .C. pedal Piccolo 2 ' Octav .e 4' Piccolo 2 ' Vox Humana Forestflute 2' Flute 4 ' T ierce 1 3 / 5' Tibia THE ORGAN IS HOUSED IN General Tierce 1 3/5' Piccolo 2 ' Glockenspiel ONE CHAMBER Septieme 1 1 /7' Snare Drum Cathedral Chimes SECOND TOUCH ACC . Piano 8' Tom Tom Piano 8 ' Tibia 8' Piano 4' Tambourine Septieme 1 1/7' Crash Cymbals

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