Fred Wood
1939
Grant Union High School
1400 Grand Avenue
Sacramento, CA, US
24 Ranks
Instrument ID: 59552 ● Builder ID: 6863 ● Location ID: 51895
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The four-manual theatre pipe organ at Grant Union High School was installed over a period of one year from 1938 to 1939. Wurlitzer organs were obtained from the Rialto Theatre in Reno (Opus 461), the Alexandria Theatre in San Francisco (Opus 698), and the Opera House in Redding (Opus 869).
The best parts were used to assemble the organ by students under the direction of Fred Wood, an organ builder from Oakland. A new console, specified by George Wright, was purchased from the Kilgen Organ Company for $5,000. As originally installed, the organ had 24 ranks. The new Grant organ was presented to the public in a recital by Howard Scott, and George Wright on December 8, 1939.
The original 1938 Kilgen console, built to George Wright's specification, was destroyed by an arson fire in 1973. It was replaced in 1975 by the Balcom & Vaughan Wurlitzer replica console.
The organ was dedicated in memory of George Wright (1920-1998) on November 14, 1999. (Sierra Chapter ATOS website)
Related Instrument Entries: Balcom and Vaughan (1975)
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