Barton Organs
Opus 234, 1927

Hollywood Theatre

4809 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI, US

21 Ranks
Instrument ID: 59889 ● Builder ID: 376 ● Location ID: 52166
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Builder: Barton Organs
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Ian Scheil on September 13th, 2023:

The Barton Opus 234 was purchased by Dr. Steven Ball in 2002.   It has been in storage since.   Recently announced, the organ will be fully restored and installed in a new 750 seat theater on the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Campus. The theater construction is set to be finished in 2026 with construction already having begun in 2023.   Further details are currently scarce.

Sources: https://www.rit.edu/buildingthefuture/musicperformancetheater

https://www.historicdetroit.org/buildings/hollywood-theatre

Database Manager on February 26th, 2018:

Updated by Ben Cerne, listing this website as a source of information: http://www.historicdetroit.org/building/hollywood-theatre/.

In storage as of 2002

Database Manager on April 19th, 2017:

Information from Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. I by David L. Junchen

"234 organ"

Related Instrument Entries: Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations (2026)

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