The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1351, 1926
Michigan Theatre
238 Bagley Street
Detroit, MI, US
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
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5 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Wurlitzer "Style Sp 5m"
Factory date: May 29, 1926
Sold in 1955 to Fred Hermes, Racine, Wisconsin, who installed it in his residence.
Database Manager on June 14th, 2013:
Updated through online information from William Dunklin.
Database Manager on February 5th, 2013:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in in David Junchen's "The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, an Illustrated History."
-- Opus 1351 cost $61,125. It was removed from the theatre before World War II and ultimately was installed in a private residence in Racine, Wisconsin. The Michigan Theatre, at over 4000 seats, was one of the largest and most palatial in Detroit. It was gutted and converted into a parking garage.
Related Instrument Entries: Owner (1955)
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