The Houston Area Theatre Organ Society's Mighty Wurlitzer

 

If you'd be interested in becoming a memeber of the Houston Area Theatre Organ Society, and working on the WurliTzer Organ, email Email the Webmaster.

The Houston Theatre Organ Society is installing a Wurlitzer 235, Opus 1501 3/15 Theatre Organ in the Houston Community College (San Jacinto Campus) Auditorium. This is an exciting and ongoing project. Hundreds of volunteer man hours have already gone into the installation. Here it is fall of 1998 and the organ's main chamber is 99% completed, the console wiring and relay wiring completed as far as possible and the organ is partially (Main chamber only) playable, which makes it FUN to work on.

 If you are interested in learning about theatre organs or organ construction in general, this is the perfect opportunity for you to get in and help put this mighty Wurlitzer back together.

 

Let's Visit the Original Home of this Wurlitzer Organ

 This Wurlitzer started life in the former downtown houston Metropolitan Theatre in August of 1926.

The Metropolitan Theatre sometime in the 1970's Before it was destroyed.

Lobby of the Metropolitan Theatre

Interior of the Metropolitan Theatre

Metropolitan Stage

 

The Mighty Wurlitzer takes form in its new home in the auditorium of The Houston Community College, San Jacinto Campus, Downtown Houston

Diaphones lining the wall of the main chamber

Strings ready to standing steadfast, soon to play

 Pipework in the main chamber

Crew woring on the tablet bolsters

More main chamber pipework

The blower that huffs and puffs and makes all the wind....

Wiring in the Syndynes

Stopped Flutes at the ready

Percussions

Shutters and part of the main

Regulators

Tom Martin , the crew chief
(And FYI he *IS*single and available)

Dick Willson,
"The Be All End All of Wurlitzer Organ knowledge"
   
   
Houston Area Theatre Organ Society
Houston, TX

Al Wiggins, President

Jon Steen, Treasurer