The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1222, 1925
Majestic Theatre
240 Collinsville Avenue
East St. Louis, IL, US
8 Ranks
Instrument ID: 56421 ● Builder ID: 7490 ● Location ID: 49281
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CONSOLES
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2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The Majestic Theatre closed in 1960. Norm Kramer relinquished the organ to the local ATOS chapter. They refurbished it and were installing it in the Kingsland Theatre in St. Louis MO. The theatre changed hands and the organ had to be spirited out in a matter of days. So in 1982, the new Fox Theatre management in St. Louis (that's right, the one with the 4/36 Fox Special in it) gave us permission to install this organ in the lobby chambers.
After years of trials and tribulations, the organ was at last ready to play in 1992. So Opus 1222 is in the lobby of the Fox Theatre in St. Louis MO. It has been electrified with a Peterson relay. It was shipped with 8 ranks (orchestral oboe, clarinet and marimba added to the Style D). We have added a two rank string celeste, a brass trumpet and a harp instead of the chrysoglott. --Al Haker (June 1997)
Database Manager on August 22nd, 2015:
Wurlitzer "Style D" (2/6)
Factory date: December 12, 1925
Additions (192x): Ten. C Clarinet, 49 pipes; Ten C Orchestral Oboe, 49 pipes
Webpage Links: St Louis Organ Society
Related Instrument Entries: ATOS Members (1982)
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