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Links to other related sites
I can recommend all of these links
Theatre Organ Society of Australia on-line Divisions:
Other Australian Organ Societies
The Organ Music Society of Sydney
Organ Historical Trust of Australia
Australian Theatre Organists' Websites
International Theatre Organ Societies and Reference Sources
Theatre Organs Home Page This is the place to start looking for information on theatre organs internationally. It includes databases of installations, the complete list of Wurlitzer organs, Wurlitzer factory specifications of standard models, buy and sell theatre organs and parts, links to individual theatre organ sites worldwide, sources for books and CDs. You can listen to a theatre organ and download wallpaper. A one-stop shop for the theatre organ aficionado. It also hosts this website. Need one say more?
American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS)
"Het Orgel" - Netherlands Organ Site with superbly classifed links pages
National Institute of Theatre Organ Studies (Scotland)
Theatre Organs - Alan Baker's website (UK)
Specific Theatre Organ locations in Australia
Peter Beames' Wurlitzer Op. 2027, Adelaide
Marriner Theatres (Regent, Plaza, Forum (State), etc., Melbourne)
John Parker (organ builder), Sydney - currently restoring the State, Sydney organ
Powerhouse Museum (Sydney) photoplayer
Orpheum Theatre, Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
West's Majestic Theatre, Pomona, Qld.
Theatre Organ Discussion Lists
Theatre Organ Players and Fans
Music and recordings
Australian National Film and Sound Archive
Chris Long Historical Media Research : hit "Antiquarian" tag - this site contains much information about early recordings made in Melbourne and has downloadable tracks of Newell Alton at the Capitol, Melbourne, Wurlitzer in 1929.
The Silent Film Bookshelf and MIDI files of silent film music
BBC radio 2 (listen in to "The Organist Entertains" on-line) Some advice from Bill Potts (from the SecondTouch discussion List - see below) on what to do after clicking on this link: "Don't bother at this stage to click on the "Listen" button: it doesn't work (or at least it didn't work for me). Instead, click on the "improved online audio quality" button: this will try to get you to download a RealAudio Player. This may be free, but it takes an hour, and doesn't, at the end of it, enable one to receive what is wanted. Towards the bottom of this page is a paragraph over what to do if you are still having problems - click on the "here" button: You should then get a display allowing you to chose between downloading a RealPlayer (again this didn't work for me), or using a "Non-Embedded Player" - that is what works!The quality, though not quite as good as FM, is surprisinly high.One quite irrelevant point: internet Radio 2 is 72 seconds behind FM Radio2, so it might be inadvisable to set any timepieces by it."
"Memory Lane" - Theatre Organ Music on Melbourne Radio - Sunday evenings (available in Melbourne only)
Theatre Organ Music on Adelaide Radio (available in Adelaide only)
Theatre Organ Music on radio on-line from Perth (Western Australia) (available via Internet)
Listening times:
Picture Theatres and related Art Déco Architecture
Art Déco Society, Auckland (NZ)
Australian Cinema & Theatre Society
Cinema and Theatre Historical Society (Victoria)
Cinema Theatre Association (UK)
Cinema Treasures (a wonderful site about USA picture theatres)
Greater Union Theatres (Australia)
Theatre Historical Society of America