ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
From: Steve Stendebach, March 2006
We are pleased to report that this organ is fully restored and in full operational condition at the
Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.
It is played several times daily.
The console is a 3 manual Waterfall originally installed at the Boston Paramount Theatre.
For more information, visit www.aztecontheriver.com
Steve Stendebach
President
Aztec On The River
From: John Lauter, November 2007
The Palms/State organ, at the time of its removal (1974) was only 14-1/2 ranks of the original 20 AFA pipework
is concerned. The Wurlitzer pressure piano is still in the Palms/State (now KA the "Fillmore") but that
instrument is so high up in the theatre it is doubtful that anyone ever went up there to tune it.
Greg Bellamy climbed up there once, pronounced it a very scary place to get to.
The State organ was declared the most disappointing large Wurlitzer in the city by the old timers,
mostly due to the design of the building and its speaking area.
From: Grahame Davis, November 2007
A few interesting points about the San Antonio installation....
The chests and some of the pipes are from the State (Palms) Theatre in Detroit but not all of the
pipework from the Detroit State Publix found its way to San Antonio. The Quintadena is missing having
been replaced by a standard 10" Wurlitzer Open Diapason from some other organ.
The Sax and Brass Trumpet are also not from the original State Theatre organ.
Other ranks are suspect as well.
There is the obligatory Post Horn which makes the rank count 22 actual speaking ranks.
The organ is installed behind non-Wurlitzer shutters which don't open quite as far as Wurlitzer
shutters...this means that the organ is slightly attenuated in the room....perfect for movie work.