The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 800, 1924
Wurlitzer Store
1031 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
5 Ranks
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2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
Wurlitzer "Style Sch 20"
Factory date: March 7, 1924
In 1925, sold to Savoy Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey; repossessed. In 1925, sold to James A. Smith, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; repossessed. In 1927, Moved to Mrs. Emily Smith Residence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Database Manager on August 15th, 2013:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in David Junchen's The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, An Illustrated History, p. 642. -- Opus 800 was built and delivered to Wurlitzer's Philadelphia showroom apparently as a demonstration organ. It spent approximately 14 months there before being moved to the Savoy Theatre in Atlantic City for a month and then to a Philadelphia residence. It was a stock residential model "Scheme 20" 5 ranks, Open Diapason, Flute, Salicional, Vox Humana and Dulciana. It's current status is unknown.
Related Instrument Entries: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 800, 1925) , The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 800, 1927) , The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 800, 1925)
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