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Beman Organ Co. (1920)

Location:

Goodwill Theatre
32 Willow Street
Johnson City, NY 13790 US
Organ ID: 52457

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on March 19, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 15 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 11 stops. 29 registers.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 11
  • Registers: 29
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on March 19, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on March 19, 2023:

Seating for 1,111; renamed the Enjoy Theatre on September 1, 1932; went back to the name Goodwill Theatre in 2010, with the theatre to be converted to a performing arts center.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on March 19, 2023.
Database Manager on February 25, 2014:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information from this web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/18727. -- The organ included a 2 rank echo division. The Goodwill Theatre still operates, but status of the organ is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
From THE DIAPASON October 1919: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on March 19, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Theatre exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Barbara Sikora, via cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Adult film with kiddie matinee: Photograph from an archival source: cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

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