Barton Organs
1927
Orpheum Theatre
122 N. 5th Street
Springfield, IL, US
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Builder: Barton Organs
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Database Manager on July 30th, 2018:
Information from Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. I by David L. Junchen. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
Database Manager on June 7th, 2017:
After the Orpheum closed in 1965, the organ was moved to Springfield High School.
Related Instrument Entries: Owner (1965ca.)
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