ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

From: Chris Anderson, June 1997

Wurlitzer opus 0490 was installed in the Virginia Theatre shortly before it opened on December 28, 1921. Originally a Style 185 2/7, it was upgraded in 1924 to a Style 185 Special with the addition of the Tibia. The theatre currently seats 1,600 and the organ is played prior to and during intermissions for many of the performances.

Rank List:

Open Diapason , VDO, VDO Celeste, Vox Humana, Tuba Horn, Concert Flute, Clarinet, Tibia Clausa

Chrysoglott, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Sleigh Bells, Assorted traps and percussions

Tremulants: Tibia, Vox, Tuba, Main

David Junchen worked on this organ in 1965/66 while he was an Electrical Engineering student at the University of Illinois.