ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARK, Gardena, CA
Wurlitzer 4-17 Special, #998 (1925)

(Information provided by Ray Thursby)

NOTES:
1. The instrument is installed in a concrete building within the cemetery, but was designed to be heard outdoors. It is said that the organ could be heard as far as five miles away before houses and other structures were built near the cemetery. Pipework is housed in four chambers (Brass, Solo, Foundation, Main); the console is in its own separate enclosure.
2. Wind pressures are exceptionally high: The Tuba Mirabilis, English (Post) Horn and Diaphonic Diapason are on 50" wind, while the Tibia Clausa and Tibia Plena are on 35" wind. The remainder of the organ, except for the Vox (which is on 10"), is on 25." Naturally, pipe scaling is enormous.
3. The blower is a Spencer powered by a 30 hp motor.
4. The organ gave trouble from the beginning. Much on-site re-engineering and reinforcing of chests, relays, regulators, etc. had to be done before it could be considered even remotely reliable. Some pipes are clamped to the rackboards, while many reed pipes have screws holding blocks to boots.
5. The console appears to have a standard four-manual shell, with two full curved rails (no partial rails) and a long row of stops on the front board. A roll player was supplied by Wurlitzer.
6. The sound is not particularly theatrical, though – when more of the organ was playable – it was pleasant...from a distance!