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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 164 (1918)

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - One of the Main Chamber Manual Chests (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland, Oregon (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - A Foundation Chamber Manual Chest (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland, OR (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - 8' and 16' Tuba Mirabilis Pipes (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland, OR (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - 16' Diaphone Pipes (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland, OR (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Partial View of Relay/Switching Room (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland, OR (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - 35 Horsepower Spencer Turbine Co. Blower (Photograph by Photo-Art Commercial Studios--Portland,OR (1950's)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Theatre Exterior (B'hend Archives--CONSOLE Magazine--November 1969, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg (c.1920)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Building Exterior (B'hend Archives--CONSOLE Magazine--November 1969, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg (c.1920)/Database Manager)

1959-01-07 - Console (Newspaper Photo--THE OREGONIAN, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg/Database Manager)

1959-01-07 - Main Chamber Manual Chest Pipework (Newspaper Photo--THE OREGONIAN, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg/Database Manager)

Unknown - View From The Stage (Photo in my private collection, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg (c.1918)/Database Manager)

Unknown - View From The Balcony (Photo in my private collection, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg (c.1918)/Database Manager)

Unknown - House-Right Organ Grilles (Photo in my private collection, courtesy of Eric Schmiedeberg (c.1918)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Horseshoe
• 4 manuals
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical

Notes

2012-06-10 - Identified through online information from Will Dunklin. -- This was the 3rd Wurlitzer installed in the Liberty in the course of 3 years. The first was opus 92, a II/7, installed in 1916. Shortly thereafter the decision was made to significantly upgrade the organ.In 1917 Wurlitzer installed their opus 138, a II/8, on the Liberty's stage while new chambers were built and their opus 164 was installed. Opus 164 included a grand piano played from the organ console. -Database Manager

2017-12-21 - Information from <i>Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. II</i> by David L. Junchen. (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989)<br> Wurlitzer "Style Special 4m" - with grand Piano<br> Factory date: February 27, 1918 -Database Manager

2019-01-22 - Identified through online information from Eric Schmiedeberg. The organ is actually 33 ranks (not 32 - a common error) as both Glenn Shelley (who played it) and Dennis Hedberg (who serviced it in the theatre and later bought it) cite this instrument has being 33 ranks. This means that it was the largest theatre organ west of the Rockies from 1918 to 1929 when the SF Fox 4/36 debuted. -Database Manager

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