2014-02-21 - This entry describes alterations to an existing organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information from http://www.catoe.org/arcada.html -- Added 6 ranks of pipes and a new, 3-manual, Art Deco style console to the existing 3/10 Marr and Colton organ. As of 2014 this organ still exists and is maintained by the Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts. -Database Manager
From CATOE web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
St. Charles, Illinois
Arcada Theatre
Geneva Organ Company 1927 3 manuals, 16 ranks
Orig. Marr & Colton 1926 2 manuals, 10 ranks
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CHAMBER ANALYSIS
MAIN SOLO (orig. Marr & Colton)
Posthorn Flute
Diapason w/Diaphone ext. Clarinet
Tibia Kinura
Tuba
French Horn
ECHO Tibia
Melodia Vox Humana
Oboe Gamba
Vox Humana Violin
Violin Celeste
Xylophone
Chimes (mounted externally Glockenspiel
in ornate decorative Bass Drum
bell towers) Snare Drum
Castanets
Tambourine
Wood Block
Bird Whistle
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2015-03-24]
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