Bob Castle plays Wurlitzer Theatre Organ in Denver home

[antoninprochazka]

Can things be more surreal than this... Bravo Dr Belshaw...

[bonzo874]

I hope its not still in storage ,but in a happy home somewhere

[Streetcar1743]

I am a member of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society and I love theatre organ. Each time I attend a meeting, I learn more and more about these beautiful historic machines along with the various pedal moves and some of the various names of them.

[521wurlitzer]

This first composition "Japanese Sunset" was composed by a woman by the name of Jessie L. Deppen in 1916. It was not from "Madama Butterfly" which as we know was Giacomo Puccini.

[patsaxon]

It is too bad that no one appreciates the organ like it used to be? The organ is the most fun musical instrument to play on! Even though I play keyboard professionally with bands, I still love playing the organ as I have enjoyed since the age of ten.

[Larsky1010]

Lovely registrations on a beautiful installation! Bob's playing is marvelously accurate and expressive. What a shame the organ is no longer in this location.

[HallieAdrienne]

Beautiful palying, Bob.

[etsacela]

Equisite playing and sound.....couldn't imagine that you and the organ were rising up into your living room..tremendous!

[InTuneATTtrombone]

DUDE, this dude is awesome.

[HarborGuy]

BRAVO!!!

[goldiecob]

i love the beginning of this video with the organ rising out of the ground. Heady house for sure

[HarborGuy]

I can remmber when the organs did this in theaters......before, intermission and after the show as you left....Now all we get is the loud talk of the people and "Cell Phones".......I think with all our progress we have lost RESPECT!

[cruddiestcrudever]

Near where I live theres still an old one screen cinema from the 40's with a huge theater organ that comes out of the floor at the start and end of movies, they also have special organ festivals its great!

[4freespeech]

Great sound, but WHEW...

Right at the beginning the way the

place is laid out I half expected to

see a coffin sitting there.

[DrPoon]

That is a badass house

[bphutchins]

I've recently become interested in the theater organ after befriending dick smith and several other organ officianados in the baltimore area, great stuff

[mortson978]

You should have a seat belt for that thing.

[escapetogo]

let the lady breath and she will sing,you did that

[FromTheGang]

The sound at 0:41 gives me chills.

I want a pipe organ so badly :(

[9fq6z]

Bravo, beautiful feeling in the playing. stunning instrument!

[Aspartamebraintumor]

Epic

[ProfessorSteve]

Dr Bruce Belshaw sure must have loved Wurlitzer theatre organs to have had his home built around one. I hope the organ, (now Dr Belshaw has sadly deceased), finds, or has already found a good home. Wonderful playing by Bob Castle too.

[JonasClark]

I love the "Moorish" console cases. I know a console just like this was in the Paramount, Cincinnati - are we sure this was from the Nortown? I know of only one Moorish decorated this way - the others are the Plaza, El Paso (top and front in swirled gold gesso), Tennessee, Knoxville (red-and-gold with ornate music rest), and the Alabama, Birmingham (red-and-gold, 4-manual Publix 1). So there was another Moorish case? It's good to see the Indicating Key working properly on this organ.

[JonasClark]

Beautiful sound from a beautiful organ. I'm guessing this was one of the Balaban models, and it's one of only a few Moorish-style console cases built - another is at the Tenessee Theatre, another at the El Paso Theatre, and a bigger Publix 1 Moorish at the Alabama Theatre. Love the room it's in!

[56Packman]

The late Dr. Bruce Belshaw built that modern home around the Nortown Wurlitzer, outside of Denver. The organ is now removed and in storage. I played it in 1985, it was a fine instrument to play, sounded wonderful in that home.

[OrganCat]

What a pretty looking AND sounding instrument.

Very tastefully played and registered. Great job!

[Kiddman32]

Wonderful playing, wonderful instrument!

Do you happen to know where it was originally installed?

[GNeel]

I believe that it wasw in the Nortown Theatre in Chicago.

[hopeyjo]

Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed both the playing and the video - easy on both eyes and ears!

What's the story on this instrument? Certainly an interesting looking room