WurliTzer Opus List
This WurliTzer Opus List contains details of the Theatre Pipe Organs
and Church and Residence Pipe Organs
produced by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company between 1911 and 1943.
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OPUSLIST
List of Styles
Wiring Schedule List
This list is based mostly on the printed listing produced by
Judd Walton in 1970 and updated in 1973. Some corrections and
additions have been made. The original list was produced using
thousands of 80 column punch cards. This web site accesses
data directly from an MS-ACCESS database.
Wurlitzer was only one, but by far the largest, of many builders
of Theatre Pipe Organs. This list only includes the Wurlitzer
instruments but it may be extended to other builders if the
information can be gathered to do it. Wurlitzer also produced
many band organs and photoplayers which are not included in this list.
ERRORS and OMISSIONS
There are errors in this list, despite the best efforts of all
involved. The information ranges back over a period of many years
and there were no complete records kept from the beginning.
There are many omissions due to incomplete and lost records and
to the fact that these instruments are still being moved, changed,
lost and found in many countries around the world.
If you identify an error or know of any extra information there are
several things that you could do.
- Shoot your computer.
- Yell at your cat. At least the cat will be better informed.
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Tell the world
and your information can be made available to future visitors to
this site.
The list was limited to relocations and major changes but
with current technology it is possible for all changes to be included.
It would be wonderful, but impossible, to track every change including
all additions, deletions or replacement of every console, rank of pipes,
percussions, chests, regulators, openings, closings, births etc.
The more information that is gathered now will
mean that less information will be lost later.
Please include the source of your information so
that any conflicting information may be checked and the conflict
reconciled as well as it can be. If the only source of any piece of
information is your memory then now is the time to copy it to
non-volitile storage.
It always will be.
Terms and Jargon used in these pages.
Every specialty has them.
Other places to find information on Theatre Pipe Organs
Theatre Organ
- has many useful links and much information.
American Theatre Organ Society
Pipe Organs and Related Topics
Visits since March 2008 -
Any information or constructive comments welcome.
Page created by Peter Beames, Adelaide, South Australia.
Page courtesy of WCBI-TV -4-, Columbus, Mississippi, and
Jerrell Kautz.