2014-10-19 - Original built for Shea's Hippodrome Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y., as 3/18 Style "260 SP" with Salicional, Voix Celeste, and Open Diapason. Factory date of Sept. 29, 1922. A Krumet was added in 192?.<br> In May 1957, the organ was purchased by Harold Logan of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and installed in his residence.<br> In 1974, Bob Breuer purchased the organ for his "Pizza & Pipes" restaurant in Fresno, Calif. By this time the organ had been enlarged to 23 ranks. The restaurant closed in January 1999.<br> In 1999 the organ was purchased by Roland Kurek, a theatre organ enthusiast from New Jersey, who had the organ moved to a storage area in Manasquan, N.J. Kurek's dream was to have the organ installed in a public place, but he died in 2000 before that could happen. His will stipulated that the organ be given to a an individual or organization that would keep the organ intact and install it in a place where it could be enjoyed by the public. In 2002, the organ was given to the Theatre Organ Society of Delaware Valley (TOSDV) who have overseen restoration and installation in the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Penn. The Kurek estate provided a generous endowment to aid in its restoration and installation. (paraphrased from TOSDV.org web site -Database Manager
From Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Colonial Theatre
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 585 Style 260 SP 3 manuals, 24 ranks
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SOLO CHAMBER MAIN CHAMBER
4' Vox Humana 61 8' Clarinet 61
8' Orchestral Oboe 61 8' Quintadena 61
8' Brass Saxophone 61 8' Salicional 73
8' Brass Trumpet 61 8' Salicional Celeste 61
8' Solo String 85 8' Open Diapason 85
8' Oboe Horn 61 8' Viole d'Orchestre 85
8' Kinura 61 8' VDO Celeste 73
8' Morton Tuba Mirabilis 61 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Solo String Celeste 61 8' Krumet 61
16' Tibia Clausa 97 8' Tibia Clausa 85
16' Post Horn 73 16' Tuba Horn 73
16' Diaphonic Horn Diap. 73 16' Bourdon/Concert Flute 97
PERCUSSIONS TUNED PERCUSSIONS EFFECTS
Kettle Drum Piano Car Horn (Ahh-Ooh-Gah)
Bass Drum Accordion Siren
Tom-Tom Xylophone Train Whistle
Snare Drum Chrysoglott Acme Whistle
Tambourine (2) Glockenspiel Bird Whistle (2)
Wood Block Metal Harp Claves (Horse Hoof)
Castanets Marimba Harp Door Bell
Fire Gong Chimes
Chinese Gong Sleigh Bells
Crash Cymbal (2)
Ride Cymbal
Jazz Cymbal
Triangle
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2014-10-19]
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