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The OLDEST Wurlitzer Theatre Organ in UK!

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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2008

SOUTH RAMPART STREET PARADE (Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart).
This video was made on The Oldest Wurlitzer Theatre Organ in UK. After being used in the "Picture House" Walsall for several years and then in a private residence (Dormston House, Sedgely), it was then installed in the Congregational Church at Beer, a delightful little fishing village situated in East Devon UK, where it still remains.
More information on the organ, including future events, more videos and a video of the inner workings, can be found on our organ website www.theatreorgans.com/beerwurly .
Many more organ videos can also be found on my own website www.organshow.co.uk .

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  • forgive my total ignorance, but what kind of music would this be? it's beautiful.

  • @pce81z Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thanks. Organs of this type (Wurlitzer) were originally used in early cinemas to accompany silent films, and were known as cinema organs in UK and theatre/theater organs in USA where they originated. I'm not sure if there were/are any in Japan. Perhaps you can tell me? This music is "cinema/theater-style", usually lighter than classical style.

    The organ seen here arrived in UK in 1924 for the "Picture House" cinema in Walsall. Google "Beerwurly" for more.

  • jaja esta buen pedo

  • @Zezelogy  Thank you! :-)

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  • @squidgelet10 i reckon they were probably very rare if they existed in japan. i'm just a kid though, so i don't know. i wondered if the music had a more definite name, like "waltz" etc, so i could find more, but i will certainly look for records of theatre music from the early part of the century. thank you.

  • Am I correct in think that this is the organ featured on Brian Sharp's "Wurlitzer Wonderland" LP on Grosvenor [c.1976] when it was still in Dormston House?

  • great !

  • I would also like to know the age. In Wenatchee, WA we have a Wurlitzer from 1919 -- a lovely sounding and fun to play instrument.

  • @Marshall7302 just found the fliker photos.. original install 1925 BEAUTIFUL restoration on the console great job.

  • anyone know the Opus number for this console? just how old IS it? pre-1927?

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