ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

From: Dave McNally, June 1997

Good news for a change. That instrument was purchased from the building owner Mr. Zeits (Zeiterion... get it?), by one of our SENETOS members, a Mr. Paul Downing for installation in his home. The building was leaking, but the organ was intact, not wet but very 'humidified'. Paul was a personal friend of mine, and I helped remove it.

Partially installed in his home, Paul was stricken with an inoperable cancer, and willed the organ to SENETOS. Meanwhile, the Zeiterion Theater was restored into a performing arts center. The theater desperately wanted the organ back again. They raised the funds to enable the organ to be professionally restored and RE-INSTALLED back into its original home by Allen Miller Associates.

SENETOS retains ownership, oversees its use and maintenance, and provides organists from our membership in most instances. -IT GETS PLAYED!- to full houses of school children weekly. The theater has an active program of children's stage plays, to which the local schools transport the kids on a pre-arranged schedule. At least one, to as many as 3 such performances per week during the school year.

The organ is used for sing-alongs while school monitors get the kids seated and settled down. The children love singing to the organ, and complain bitterly if anything prevents it. 1800 kids can sing so loud that organists can't hear themselves play. We have just added a bright Trumpet which was voiced by Trivo specifically for this instrument.

The theater management is so pleased with the 'new' sound, they are contemplating a silent series, or something to feature the organ in a more central role.

I don't know what 'alteration code' is appropriate to your listing:

Original theater (via incomplete home installation), Different, but identical 2m console, Z-Tronics relay, Trumpet added (provided for when re-installed).

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