It is from these chambers in conjunction with the sole power source for the organ – Spencer Turbine Company’s Spencer Steel Orgoblo – located in the basement that the “mighty” Wurlitzer gets its might. These chambers that house the ranks of pipes, the percussion, and the organs other effects, are tucked away behind the walls on either side of the Palace stage. The console is positioned in the orchestra pit and, thanks to a 2014 reinstall/refurbishment, can once again rise majestically on a lift for solo presentation and then, once the featured organist has performed, will again descend gracefully back into the orchestra pit.Ī virtually unknown and certainly unseen feature of the Lorain Palace Wurlitzer is its organ chambers.
WURLITZER ORGAN MODELS 44 MANUALS
The Wurlitzer Style 220 has three manuals (keyboards), ten ranks of pipes, and many special effects (drums, bells, etc.) typical of cinema organs of its era. It is also one of only two Wurlitzer’s of this particular style – world wide – that is still in its original installed location and in its original installed condition. Based on the earlier H3M Wurlitzer model, the Palace’s organ is one of only seven ever built in this style. The Palace Theater’s Wurlitzer is a model 220. In the end, Wurlitzer wound up building more “specials” than standard theater organ models. A lot of standard models were built and sold, but many of Wurlitzer’s theater organs were not “standard” and thus designated as “specials”. Wurlitzer designed a series of standard models which were given a style designation. It was fully installed by March 15, 1928. The organ was tagged for delivery to the Lorain Palace Theater on February 25, 1928.
The Lorain Palace Theater’s Wurlitzer is Opus 1858. This model was made from 1977 - 1980 in DeKalb, Illinois and sold originally for 26,000. Skip ahead here to hear actual examples from this instrument.
WURLITZER ORGAN MODELS 44 SERIAL NUMBER
Each Wurlitzer theater organ has an “Opus” number, that is a serial number specific to that particular instrument. The Wurlitzer 950 covers the range from full cathedral organ to funky to space-age synth to Pink Floyd/ELP. Wurlitzer was only one, but by far the largest, of many builders of theater pipe organs.
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