The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1850, 1928
California Theatre / California Theatre of the Performing Arts
562 W. 4th Street
San Bernardino, CA, US
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
Information from The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History by David L. Junchen (comp. & ed. Jeff Weiler). The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
Wurlitzer Style 216
Factory date: February 27, 1928
Database Manager on June 14th, 2013:
Updated through online information from William Dunklin. -- Wurlitzer Style 216. One source lists opus 1850 as being sold to the Fairfax Theatre in San Bernardino. Other sources indicate opus 1850 going to the California Theatre.
Database Manager on June 5th, 2008:
Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Originally a movie theatre, the California Theatrr is now owned by the city and serves as a performing arts center and home to the San Bernardino Symphony. The instrument is currently in poor condition, but restoration efforts have begun (reported in "The Sun" San Bernardino, June 2008)
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