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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 1305 (1926)

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

Images

1926 - Proscenium, console at lower right (Photograph from an archival source: Architect's promotional photograph 1926, submitted by William Dunklin/William Dunklin)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Horseshoe
• Console position: Console on Lift
• 4 manuals
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal compass: 32 notes
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2012-06-22 - Identified through online information from Will Dunklin. -Database Manager

2012-12-25 - Updated through online information from Will Dunklin. -- The Norshore was torn down in 1960. Wurlitzer opus 1305 was removed intact and parts still exist, but not the organ as whole. -Database Manager

2015-04-07 - "Style Publix 1"<BR> Factory date: March 29, 1926 -Database Manager

Websites

• Norshore Theatre in Chicago, IL - Cinema Treasures - Photograph (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Other Links

• View API response (JSON)
• View on Pipe Organ Database
• Organ link wheel: -1, +1

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