Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations
2000
Originally The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 2029, 1929)
Loew's Akron Theatre / Akron Civic Theatre
182 S. Main Street
Akron, OH, US
19 Ranks
Instrument ID: 35326 ● Builder ID: 7802 ● Location ID: 31297
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Christopher J.K. Ha.
Database Manager on June 5th, 2016:
Updated through online information from Christopher J.K. Ha.
Wurlitzer model 240.
Database Manager on June 5th, 2016:
Updated through online information from Christopher J.K. Ha.
The organ was purchased for a reported $60,000 (1928). The Akron Civic Theatre opened on April, 20th 1929, but the theatre organ, a style 240, was originally destined for the Loew's Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. The organ installation was switched to Akron when it was evident construction here was proceeding well ahead of schedule. The console was originally finished in mahogany - only to be covered with plaster stucco and trimmed in gold to match the decor of the theatre.
When the organ was restored and expanded in 2000, the organ console stripped of the plaster stucco and refinished in cream white paint with gold leaf and mahogany accents.
Database Manager on April 11th, 2016:
Originally called Loew's Akron Theatre.
Factory date: March 6, 1929
Database Manager on May 17th, 2009:
Updated through online information from Donnie Rankin. -- Style 240, originally 3 manuals 13 ranks. Restored and expanded to 19 ranks in 2000 under tonal direction of Lyn Larsen.
Database Manager on June 10th, 2008:
Identified through online information from Don Daley. -- When the theater was renovated, the organ was also; the relay is solid state, and several ranks were added to the instrument.
Webpage Links: Featured Organ For September 2007 [TheatreOrgans.com] , Featured Organ
Related Instrument Entries: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 2029, 1929)
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