Owner
2003
Originally Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co. (Opus 2035, 1929)
Residence: Jack and Mildred Hardman
Box 80
Great Falls, VA, US
38 Ranks
Instrument ID: 19313 ● Builder ID: 7739 ● Location ID: 17498
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal308 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Sequencer✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
c.2000 purchased by Jack Hardman for his residence in Great Falls, Virginia. Organ enlarged by Clark Wilson Associates to 4/38.
Database Manager on July 24th, 2015:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman.
Database Manager on November 20th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman.
Database Manager on January 12th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman. -- Web site is comprehensive photo-documented story of the history, relocation, restoration, and installation of this large Wurlitzer Theater Organ in Great Falls, Virginia. Source: Jack Hardman, Owner
Database Manager on November 4th, 2007:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman. -- Purchased by the Hardmans c. 2000. Total restoration completed 2003. Project managed by Clark Wilson Associates. Respecification by Simon Gledhill, London. -- Specification including stop list are available online at the website below
Database Manager on November 28th, 2005:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman. -- Rebuilt and enlarged with parts from other organs.
Database Manager on November 28th, 2005:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman. -- Relocated in 1954 to Richard Simonton residence in Hollywood.
Database Manager on November 1st, 2005:
Updated through online information from Jack Hardman. -- Sold in 1942 to KPO (KNBC) radio, San Francisco. Installed and used there but removed again to storage in 1952.
Database Manager on August 15th, 2005:
Style: Special 3m. (III/19) Built 1929 for Famous Players-Lasky Studio (Paramount Pictures) in Hollywood. Removed and placed in storage in 1931.
Webpage Links: Hardman Studio Wurlitzer
Related Instrument Entries: Owner (1954) , The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 2035, 1942) , The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (Opus 2035, 1929)
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