The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1894, 1928
Fox Theatre
2211 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI, US
36 Ranks
Instrument ID: 49053 ● Builder ID: 7490 ● Location ID: 43190
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions335 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Setterboard
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The theater seats around 5,100 people.
Database Manager on July 1st, 2016:
Wurlitzer "Style Fox Sp"
Factory date: June 14, 1928
Cost: $93,898
Included 2nd 4-manual "slave" console
Database Manager on October 9th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Jim Boutell.
Database Manager on November 23rd, 2011:
Identified through online information from William Dunklin. -- This organ retains its original "slave console" now located in one of the balcony colonnades as well as its primary console in the orchestra pit. The theatre also has a 3/12 Möller organ (Op. 5387) in the lobby.
Webpage Links: Detroit Fox Theatre Wurlitzer
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