Donald L. Kohles
1966

Originally Robert Morton Organ Co. (1928)

Church of the Christian Crusade

Sanctuary

1312 S Garnett Road, Suite D.
Tulsa, OK, US

10 Ranks
Instrument ID: 74334 ● Builder ID: 3446 ● Location ID: 62779
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Builder: Robert Morton Organ Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (62 Notes)32 Note Pedal10 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo
Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on January 12th, 2026:

Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson [January 12, 2026]: According to the Tulsa World, July 31, 1966, the organ was installed by Donald Kohles of Los Angeles.

Jim Stettner on January 9th, 2026:

The organ was originally built for the Capitol Theatre in Steubenville, Ohio.

Jim Stettner on January 9th, 2026:

This entry represents the installation of a used organ. Identified through online information from Logan Davis [November 23, 2025]: Instrument was installed at its original 3/10 specification in the Church of the Christian Crusade in 1966 and played by Jim Orcutt until his untimely death in 1968. The Concert Recordings album "Music in the Round" by Jim Orcutt was released in 1968. The Sooner State Chapter purchased the instrument in 1978 after the church closed and stored the instrument until it was installed in the Tulsa Technology Center Broken Arrow Campus in 1983.

Related Instrument Entries: Robert Morton Organ Co. (1928) , ATOS Members (1983) , ATOS Members (after 1983)

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