The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Opus 1359, 1926
Drake Theatre
3548 West Montrose Avenue
Chicago, IL, US
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not ExtantandNot Playable in this location
"Style SF 3m" (with two Tibia Clausas)
Factory date: June 9, 1926
Database Manager on February 21st, 2014:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in David Junchen The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, an Illustrated History, p.662.
-- Reportedly repossessed by Wurlitzer when the theatre quit making payments. This was not uncommon after the advent of talking pictures. The theatre owners didn't care if the organ was repossessed or not. Wurlitzer re-sold the organ to Chicago radio station WJJD and moved it there in 1935. Supposedly the organ was moved a third time to a church in the Chicago area. Current status unknown.
Related Instrument Entries: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1359-A, 1935)
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