Wurlitzer organ manual full#

Theater organs were and still are, considered technological marvels. Midway through the Fox Theatre restoration, Dollinger generously donated his meticulously cared for, 1922 four-manual, 27 rank Wurlitzer organ, to the theatre. However, in 2002 good fortune found its way back to the Fox in the form of Dr. Unfortunately, in the 1950s the Fox Tucson TheatreвЂ™s original вЂMighty WurlitzerвЂ™ was sold for parts. Hope-Jones collaborated with the successful organ producer Rudolph Wurlitzer to manufacture the Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra later dubbed The Mighty Wurlitzer.

Wurlitzer organ manual full#

For the newly popular silent movies, one musician could create the sounds of a full orchestra, and a multitude of sound effects such as birds, pistol shots, a moving train, whistles, horse hooves, rain, and thunder. Invented by Robert Hope-Jones and originally named the Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, this instrument was different from a church organ in that the modifications and electrified switch system permitted any combination of pipes and effects to be played at once. When the Fox Tucson Theatre opened on April 11, 1930, an integral element of this and nearly every other вЂMovie PalaceвЂ™ built in that era was the theater pipe organ. In the words of Fox Board Member, and Organ Task Force Chair, Andy McWhirter, вЂњThose familiar with a Wurlitzer Theatre OrganвЂ™s range of sound and the вЂnear perfectвЂ™ acoustics of the Fox Tucson Theatre are giddy with anticipation as we all wait for that next organist to sit down and perform on our Fox Tucson Theatre Mighty Wurlitzer! вЂњДonate to the Fox Tucson Theatre and help to ensure the ongoing legacy of this rare place, including the Wurlitzer. The restoration process involved carefully disassembling and inspecting parts to then clean, adjust, repair and or replace them (with vintage or reproduction pieces). Malin Dollinger, and its restoration and reinstallation over the past decade has been generously funded by the Southwest Foundation for Education and Historic Preservation, the March and Ampel Family Fund, and hundreds of other individual donors. This Wurlitzer was originally donated by Dr.

We are thrilled to announce that the Fox Tucson Theatre Might Wurlitzer Organ is now fully restored.