Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2007-11-17 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The Wurlitzer was a style "SCH 25". It was originally built as a consignment instrument for the Wurlitzer store in San Francisco, CA. In 1927, it was sold to the New Theatre in Sunnyvale, CA. In 1932, it was relocated to St. John's Lutheran in Helena, MT. In 1969, it was replaced there by a new 2/25 Balcom and Vaughan. The Wurlitzer was acquired by Clayton Parks at this time. It is not known who installed the organ in the Parks residence, though it is not unlikely that it was done by Parks himself. He already had a 2/4 Wurlitzer (Op. 244, 1919) installed in 1966. The disposition of either instrument is unknown. -Database Manager
2015-11-29 - Updated through online information from Eric Schmiedeberg. -- I saw and played this instrument. This organ was combined with other components to create an 11-rank studio instrument. The Scheme 25 Wurlitzer church organ's console was parallel-wired with a Wurlitzer Style 215 horseshoe console from the residence of Loren Whitney in Los Angeles that had been enlarged to a single-rail 3-manual.<br><br>With this arrangement, duets could be played. However, the Scheme 25 stayed intact and was playable by itself through its original console and relays. The 25's console, blower and relays--and the Whitney console's--current disposition are unknown to me.<br><br>The 25 was absorbed, for the most part, into the Elsinore Theatre Wurlitzer (1987-present) in Salem. The Scheme 25 stoplist in the Wurlitzer List by Judd Walton was derived from this very specimen with the help of Clayton Parks. -Database Manager
Factory Spec's Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Salem, Oregon
Clayton Parks Residence
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company--Scheme 25 Church Organ--Installed by Clayton Parks c.1971--Wired in parallel with a built-up 3-manual horseshoe console--intact from 1925 to c.1987
PEDAL GREAT SWELL
16' Bourdon 8' Open Diapason 16' Bourdon
8' Open Diapason 8' Salicional 8' Open Diapson--73 pipes
8' Flute 8' Oboe Horn 8' Salicional--73 pipes
8' Dulciana 8' Flute 8' Oboe Horn--61 pipes
Swell to Pedal 8' Dulciana 8' Flute--85 pipes
Great to Pedal 8' Vox Humana 8' Dulciana--73 pipes
4' Octave 8' Vox Humana--61 pipes
4' Salicet 4' Octave
4' Flute 4' Salicet
4' Dulcet 4' Flute
Swell to Great--Sub Octave 4' Dulcet
Swell to Great Cathedral Chimes--18 notes
Swell to Great--Octave Sub Octave
Unison Off
Octave
TREMULANTS COMBINATION ACTION EXPRESSION PEDALS
Main GREAT--3 Thumb Pistons--Pedal/Great Crescendo
Vox Humana SWELL--3--Thumb Pistons--Pedal/Swell Main
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