Geneva Organ Co.
1926
Varsity Theatre
1710 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL, US
26 Ranks
Instrument ID: 22177 ● Builder ID: 2286 ● Location ID: 20044
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Plenum Organ Company
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal176 Stops26 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- According to a post on the Historic Chicago Theatre Organs Facebook page, the organ was removed by Karl Werner of Addison, Illinois and installed in his home there by him. In later years, the family moved to Arizona, and the organ was moved along and reinstalled in the new Werner home. When Mr. Werner passed away at age 97, the family reportedly literally put the organ in the dump.
Database Manager on December 5th, 2005:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Console painted to look like a brick cottage with terra cotta roof tiles. Organ had floating Brass and string divisions.
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