Owner
1989 ca.

Originally Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co. (1925)

Residence: Fred & Eva Beeks

Skagway, AK, US

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Builder: Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on August 23rd, 2022:

This entry represents the installation of a used organ in a private residence by the owner. The original home was the California Theatre in Dunsmuir, California. Identified from the Judd Walton Wurlitzer opus list and the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website. Style D, 6-ranks.

  1. Originally built for the California Theatre in Dunsmuir, CA.
  2. To San Francisco business of Vernon Gregory. 7-rank Smith organ added.

    3. Stoprail enlarged to 3m.

  3. 1967, to Reno Nevada residence of Fred & Eva Beeks.
  4. 1989, here: to Skagway, Alaska residence of Fred & Eva Beeks.
  5. 2005, given to Fox Theatre in Centralia, WA. Installation 2006-2007 by Fred & Eva. Reduced

    6. to the original Wurlitzer Style D 6-ranks plus a Gottfried 8' Kinura. Added 3rd manual re-
    tained, but 2nd stop rail eliminated.

Webpage Links: Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society

Related Instrument Entries: Owner (1967) , Owner (2006-2007) , The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 1232, 1925) , Unknown Builder (1967 before)

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