Mfg State City Location Opus Size Style Year Blower_Serial HP WP Misc2 ETC Misc WS country Status YearOut Units Coupler Address Unit_or_Non Original_Installation Safety MELOTONE ILLUMCONS SOLOCELLO OPENEDBY PIANO LIFT Installation Barton MI Detroit Avalon Theatre 3/10 1927 21172 7.5 19" Built by wangerin-opus519. USA XX Barton MI Detroit Birmingham Theatre 3/10 1927 20920 7.5 18" 259 organ. USA XX Barton MI Detroit Hollywood Theatre 4/21 1927 20548 15 19" 234 organ. USA XX Barton MI Detroit Linwood-La Salle Theatre 2/8 1928 22025 3 13" USA XX Barton MI Detroit Oakman 2/ 1921 12106 1 7" USA XX Barton MI Detroit Redford Theatre 3/10 1927 20999 7.5 18" 258 organ. USA XX Barton MI Detroit West End Theatre 3/10 1926 18745 5 13.5" USA XX Estey MI Detroit Grinnell Bros. 2895 2/3 1930 Upright Minuette with Clark Player. USA XX Estey MI Detroit WWJ Radio 2909 2/3 1930 Grand Minuette. Cost $1,750.00 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit 7898 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit 1916 7211 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Columbia Theatre 278 2/18 1911 Located at 50 Monroe Street; Cost $2,700. USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Empire Theatre 332 2/8 1913 $2,000 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Liberty Theatre 344 2/10 1913 4938 $2,700 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Alhambra Theatre 371 2/11 1914 C265 1 5" $2,900 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Washington Theatre 385 2/11 1914 $2,900 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Garden Theatre 387 2/11 1914 $3,200 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Majestic Theatre 389 2/16 1914 C787 2 9" $4,500 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Maxine Theatre 395 2/9 1915 6224 $3,200 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Strand Theatre 416 3/13 1915 D461 3.5 8" $3,875 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Globe Theatre 418 2/13 1915 $3,500 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Rialto Theatre 446 2/22 1916 7705 5 $1,400 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Madison Theatre 459 3/48 1916 7830 $10,725 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Colonial Theatre 480 2/22 1917 8335 $4,500 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Orpheum Theatre 495 2/23 1917 8555 5 $5,650 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Adams Theatre 518 3/28 1918 9354 5 $5,400 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Miles-Majestic Theatre 558 2/11 1919 10174 $6,200 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Kramer Theatre 589 2/18 1920 11402 5 8" $7,600 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit LaSalle Garden (Century) Theatre 590 2/26 1920 11234 5 8" $7,450 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Miles Theatre 601 2/29 1921 11694 $9,600 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Palace Theatre 606 2/19 1920 11596 3 15" $7,875 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Capitol(Paramount)(Broadway-Capitol)(GrandCircus)Theatre 630 3/38 1921 12850 15 $8,000 USA XX Hillgreen-Lane MI Detroit Lincoln Park Theatre 825 2/7 1925 17543 $3,200 USA XX Karn-Morris MI Detroit Crystal Theatre 1916 D758 2 10" USA XX Karn-Morris MI Detroit Grand Boulevard 1915 D556 7.5 8"&15" USA XX Kelly MI Detroit Oriole Terrace Dance Hall 1922 USA XX Kimball MI Detroit New Plaza Theatre 1922 13560 USA XX Kimball MI Detroit Oriental (Downtown) Theatre 3/15 1927 20468 USA XX Kimball MI Detroit Regent (Center) Theatre 4/27 1916 6809 10 With echo USA XX Kimball MI Detroit Rosedale Theatre 2/12 1915 D5 1 5" USA XX Kimball MI Detroit Loop Theatre KPO 7011 3/ 1928 USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Academy Theatre 2/4 1924 M630B 1.5 8" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Dexter Theatre 2/5 1926 O419B 2 10" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit East End Theatre 1926 O515B 7.5 10" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Echo Theatre 2/7 1926 P724B 1.5 10" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Ferry Field (Beacon) Theatre 1926 O119B 7.5 10" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Flamingo Theatre 1925 N617B 3 10" USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Gladwin (Booth) Theatre 3/ 1925 17743 USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Grande Theatre 2/5 1929 22930 USA XX Marr & Colton MI Detroit Great Lakes (Vest Pocket) Theatre 3/9 1927 20873 USA XX
Key
Manufacturer - Manufacturer (WurliTzer, Barton, etc)
State - State/Suburb/Province Depending on Where in the World it is
City- City
Opus - Opus Number for those makers using opus numbers
Size - Number of manuals/Number of Ranks of Pipes
Location - Theatre or Location of Organ
Year - Date of Installation at this location
Blower Serial # - Serial Number of the Blower: n.b. Those Beginning with Letters are generally Kinectic Blowers, Spencer Serial numbers are generally numbers only.
A blower serial number ending in TUR is a Spencer Turbo blower, typically used for vacuum for the organ's piano.
HP - HorsePower Rating of the Blower
WP - Wind Pressure Used
Country - Country
Location # A,B,C... - A= Original Installation, B= 2nd Installation (Relocation), etc.
Comments - Comments related to this installation
Misc - Miscellaneous Field of Information
Add'l Info- Misc. Information
Status - Current Status of this Organ (See Key below)
Style - Manufacturer's "Model" or Style Number: n.b. The Wurlitzer Styles List Lives Here or Dave Schutt's Wurlitzer Model Decoder/Style Selector Lives Here.
WS - Wurlitzer Wiring Schedule Number ------------
More information is available on the WurliTtzer Organs than others, Thanks to the extensive work of Peter Beames of Australia
and that information is included where available
For additional information regarding WURLITZER instruments, refer to the Wurlitzer Opus List ONLINE
Opus List - STATUS
The STATUS field indicates the disposition of the instrument or the fate of an instrument.
OK - The organ still exists and is playable.
NG - The organ still exists but is not playable.
PT - Parts - some or all of the organ has been dispersed.
RP -Repossessed by the manufacturing company (usually for financial reasons).
SD - Sold.
AD - Addition or alteration.
XX - Unknown
JK JunkedAttention!
This information is only a starting point from the very beginning.... delivery of the instruments to a location from the factory. What happened to all these glorious instruments after that is widely unknown. With the help of readers, we hope to find the current disposition of many of these instruments. Most have simply been lost to the ages. If you know of any additions, corrections, current status updates, etc. regarding any theatre pipe organs then Please Email Us so we can update this database and keep it as accurate as possible.CREDITS
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