Unknown - Console with organist Arthur Gutow, ca. 1926. (Original publicity photo by John Lauter, courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2013-02-05 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in in David Junchen's "The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, an Illustrated History." -- Opus 1351 cost $61,125. It was removed from the theatre before World War II and ultimately was installed in a private residence in Racine, Wisconsin. The Michigan Theatre, at over 4000 seats, was one of the largest and most palatial in Detroit. It was gutted and converted into a parking garage. -Database Manager
2013-06-14 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. -Database Manager
2016-07-01 - Wurlitzer "Style Sp 5m"<br> Factory date: May 29, 1926<br> Sold in 1955 to Fred Hermes, Racine, Wisconsin, who installed it in his residence. -Database Manager
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