Los Angeles Theatre tour with Ken Rosen organist

[nicolesamsonite]

does this place over tours? i really want to go inside!!

[nicolesamsonite]

@nicolesamsonite i mean *offer

[Yaledmot]

@nicolesamsonite Yep, knew what you meant. Best to check with the Los Angeles Conservancy as to status of events.  League of Historic Los Angeles Theatres might also know, but I do not have any contacts for either group.

[nicolesamsonite]

@Yaledmot Alrighty thanx

[Chicagofan312]

Is the organ still here?

[Yaledmot]

@Chicagofan312 The organ in the video is a Conn spinet organ owned by Ken Rosen. The original Wurlitzer "disappeared" in 1976 or so. Its whereabouts, rather, its parts, are known to a select few.

[dsolosan]

KawhackitaRag, I was also at this event, and everyone was amazed at how good that organ sounded.

[Yaledmot]

The original style 216 (moved from the Tower Theatre LA) was magnificent in this room. The late Ann Leaf made some wonderful recordings on it in the early 1960s. It is a crime, literally, that it is not still in the Los Angeles.

Ann Leaf was a superb organist who gained fame as a radio organist in NYC.

Her record at the Los Angeles is a treasured part of my recording collection.

[KawhackitaRag]

Sounds very nice! Almost like real pipes, at least in this video (probably not in person). I recognize the tune: "Lullaby of Broadway".

Is the new location of the two "stolen" organs a secret? I am glad they haven't disappeared "for good" although perhaps some parts did.

[Yaledmot]

It was amazing how good the little Conn sounded in there. As I said, one can only imagine how good a real Wurlitzer would sound in there.

Yes, in some circles the location of the "stolen organs" is known, but not widely talked about.