2022-08-26 - This entry represents the installation of a used organ in a private residence by the owner. The original home was the California Theatre in Dunsmuir, California. Identified from the Judd Walton Wurlitzer opus list and the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website. Style D, 6-ranks. 1. Originally built for the California Theatre in Dunsmuir, CA. 2. To San Francisco business of Vernon Gregory. 7-rank Smith organ added. Stoprail enlarged to 3m. 3. 1967, to Reno Nevada residence of Fred & Eva Beeks. 4. 1989, to Skagway, Alaska residence of Fred & Eva Beeks. 5. 2005, here: given to Fox Theatre in Centralia, WA. Installation 2006-2007 by Fred & Eva Beeks. Reduced to the original Wurlitzer Style D 6-ranks plus a Gottfried 8' Kinura. The added 3rd manual was retained, but the 2nd stop rail was eliminated. Disposition of the 7 added Smith ranks is unknown. -Jim Stettner
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