A. PHILIP LYONS, JR. MEMORIAL DATABASE OF
THEATRE ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS
Maintained by the South Mississippi Gold Coast Chapter- A.T.O.S.
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| LOCATION | ORGAN
DESCRIPTION |
IDENTIFICATION | STOPS | WEB |
| ALABAMA | . | . | . | . |
| Mobile | Mobile Saenger Theatre | Morton 2/10 | StopList | . |
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| ARIZONA | . | . | . | . |
| Mesa | Organ Stop Pizza Restaurant | Wurlitzer 4 / 65 | StopList | Link |
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| CALIFORNIA | . | . | . | . |
| Berkley | Berkley Community Theatre Organ | Wurlitzer 4/33 | StopList | Link |
| Gardena | Roosevelt Memorial Park | Wurlitzer 4-17 Special, #998 (1925) | StopList | . |
| Glendale | Lorin Whitney Recording Studios | Robert Morton | StopList | |
| Los Angeles | The Hollywood Philharmonic Organ (George Wright residence) | Hybrid | StopList | |
| Los Angeles | Warner's Western (Wiltern), formerly Forum Theatre | Kimball #6644 | StopList | . |
| Los Angeles | Buddy Cole's Studio Organ (former) | Wurlitzer #1731 Plus. | StopList | . |
| Pasadena | Original George Wright Pasadena studio organ | Wurlitzer hybrid | StopList | Link |
| Southern Cal. | John Ledwon's Organ House Agoura Wurlitzer | 4 Manual 52 Rank | StopList | Link |
| San Francisco | Fox Theatre Moller Lobby organ | 12 rank | StopList | |
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| FLORIDA | . | . | . | . |
| Tampa | Tampa Theatre | Wirlitzer 3/12 | StopList | Link |
| Sarasota | Grace Baptist Church | Wurlitzer 4/32 | StopList | Link |
| Ellenton | Roaring 20's Pizza and Pipes | Wurlitzer | StopList | Link. |
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| GEORGIA | . | . | . | . |
| Atlanta | The Fabulous Fox | Moller 4/42 | StopList | |
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| ILLINOIS | . | . | . | . |
| Chicago | Kedzie Theatre (former) now owned by Phil Underwood | Kimball Style 23 | StopList | |
| Chicago | Chicago Stadium (former) | Barton 6/51 | StopList | . |
| Chicago | B&K Uptown Theatre | Wurlitzer Opis 1060 | StopList | . |
| Chicago | Bart Kleineweber's Home Organ | 2 Manual 9 Rank | StopList | Link |
| Chicago | The Wurlitzer Store | Wurlitzer Opus 1099 | StopList | . |
| Chicago | WENR Radio Studio Organ | Wurlitzer 13 Rank | StopList | |
| Chicago | Temple Shalom | Wurlitzer | StopList | |
| Downers Grove | Welte/Wurlitzer owned by Joe Fisher (acrobat PDF file) | Welte 2-9 rank | StopList | |
| Rockford | Coronado Theatre Barton | 4 Manual 17 Rank | StopList | . |
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| INDIANA | . | . | . | . |
| Indianapolis | Hedback Community Theater (Page/Wurlitzer) | 2 Manual 11 Ranks | StopList | |
| Indianapolis | Warren Performing Arts Center Barton Organ | 3 Manual 18 rank | StopList | . |
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| IOWA | . | . | . | . |
| Cedar Rapids | Iowa Theatre Rhinestone Barton | Opus 510- 1928 | StopList | Link |
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| KANSAS | . | . | . | . |
| Wichita | Century II Wurlitzer (New York Paramount Organ) | Wurlitzer "Dowager Empress" | StopList | Link |
| Wichita | THE MILLER WURLITZER at the LITTLE RIVER STUDIO | Wurlitzer Opus 515 supplemented. | StopList | Link |
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| LOUSIANA | . | . | . | . |
| Jackson | Republic Of West Florida Museum (Built for Olympia Theatre) | Wurlitzer Opus 1677 | StopList | Link |
| New Orleans | DeMajo Residence Organ | Hybrid Wurlitzer | StopList | Link |
| New Orleans | New Orleans Saenger Theatre (original installation) | Robert Morton OPUS 1650 | StopList | Link |
| New Orleans | The Orpheum Theatre (organ exists but is not playable) | Wurlitzer Opus 1120 | StopList | |
| Ponchatoula | St.Joseph's Catholic Church (formerly in The Ideal Theatre) | Wicks Opus 838 | StopList | Link |
| Shreveport | Strand Theatre (original installation) | Robert Morton 2/13 | StopList | Link |
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| MASSACHUSETTS | . | . | . | . |
| Boston | WNAC Radio Studio (removed to Christ Church in Needham) | Aeolian-Skinner 4/36 | StopList | . |
| Home in Eastern Mass. | Wurlitzer 2051 (Wurlitzer factory demo organ) | Wurlitzer Opus 2051 | StopList | . |
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| MICHIGAN | . | . | . | . |
| Detroit | Detroit Fox Theatre | 4/36 Wurlitzer | StopList | Link |
| Detroit | Redford Theatre's 3 Manual/10 Rank Barton | . | StopList | Link |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Museum Wurlitzer 3/30 | Wurlitzer Opus 1836 | StopList | Link |
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| MINNESOTA | . | . | . | . |
| Minneapolis | 122 Rank "Voice of Minneapolis" Classical / Theatre organ |
Kimball Opus 7030 | StopList | . |
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| MISSOURI | . | . | . | . |
| St. Louis | Ambassador Theatre (former) | Wurlitzer 4M-23R | StopList | . |
| NEW YORK | . | . | . | . |
| Long Island | Long Island University (Formerly Brooklyn Paramount) | Wurlitzer | StopList | . |
| New York | Radio City Music Hall (Auditorium Organ) | Wurlitzer 4/52 | StopList | . |
| New York | Radio City Music Hall (Sound Studio Organ) | Wurlitzer OPUS #2180 | StopList | . |
| New York | The Roxy Theatre 5m Kimball (former) | . | StopList | . |
| New York | Paramount Theatre Recording Studio | Wurlitzer OPUS #1960 | StopList | . |
| New York | The Beacon Theatre | Wurlitzer OPUS 1891 | StopList | |
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| PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| Glenside | Keswick Theatre Moller (originally installed the Sedgwick in Philadelphia) | Moller 3/19 Opus 5230 | StopList | |
| Philadelphia | The Stanley Theatre Stanley Metropolitan Theatre, Broad & Poplar Streets, Philadelphia, PA (1928-c.1940) (Originally Oscar Hammerstein's Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia) | Moller 4/39 | StopList | |
| TENNESSEE | . | . | . | . |
| Memphis | Memphis Auditorium Kimball Organs | . | StopList | . |
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| VIRGINIA | . | . | . | . |
| Richmond | The Byrd Theatre | Wurlitzer opus #1948 | StopList | . |
| Richmond | The Mosque Theatre | Wurlitzer opus #1757 | StopList | . |
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| WASHINGTON | . | . | . | . |
| Gig Harbor | The Wilcox Wurlitzer | 4 manual 48 rank | StopList | . |
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| WISCONSIN | . | . | . | . |
| Viroqua | Temple Theatre | Wurlitzer opus #539 | StopList | . |
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| UNITED KINGDOM |
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| London | Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London | Wurlitzer Opus 2215 | StopList | . |
| Lancashire, Blackpool | The Tower Ball Room | Wurlitzer Opus 2037 | StopList | . |
| Glasgow | West End Theatre | Hildson | StopList | . |
| Accrington. | The Palace Theatre | Jardine | StopList | . |
| NEW | TEMPORARY LIST OF UK THEATRE ORGANS | McIver | StopList | |
Note: Ian McIver has graciously supplied a complete list of all known theatre organs in the U.K. This consists of an 85 page document that was converted to HTML. We are in the process of reformatting the list to include a separate page for each organ. Until such time as that work is completed, anyone who wishes may view or download the complete list from the link above.
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| MOLLER EXAMPLES | Generic Moller theatre organ stoplist for comparison | Provided byBernie J. McGorrey | . | . |
| . | Moller 5030 Stop tab layout | Provided byBernie J. McGorrey | . | . |
| . | Moller 70S Stop tab layout | Provided byBernie J. McGorrey | . | . |
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OTHER THEATRE ORGAN SPECIFICATION FACTS |
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Quoting J.McGee, Atlanta, GA. PAGE ORGANS: Page built only three 4-manual horseshoe consoles. The first was the former WHT radio studio (Chicago, IL) now being installed in Stephenson High School's auditorium, located near Stone Mountain, GA., and, if I remember the order correctly, the second was the Catalina Island, the third being the Embassy (former Emboyd) Theatre - Fort Wayne, IN. All three consoles have basically the same shell decor - the major difference was the WHT console - the trim around the keydesk edge was an egg-dart-bead moulding. The other consoles had the standard rope-edge moulding used by Page. The Embassy and WHT consoles had two full main rails of stopkeys, and a single row (sub or partial) rail on each side. The Catalina console had three main rails and no subs. The organs were similar in size. Chicago was a 4/15, Catalina a 4/16, and Fort Wayne a 4/15. |