California Theatre Lobby Organ

A second organ in the First Street Lobby is being built with 10 pipe ranks and a two manual Wurlitzer console. Here's a look at the space (September 2006):
inside lobby organ pipe chamber 1 inside lobby organ pipe chamber 2
Above left: In narrow main pipe chamber looking up from where wind chest will be installed. Edge of swell shutters open to lobby at upper left.
Above right: Another view, same chamber, chrysoglott hammers in foreground.

Below left: Pipe chamber access is up ladder from basement below chambers.
Below right: Blower room in basement, now the organ builders' shop.
lobby organ pipe chamber access lobby organ shop and blower space
inside lobby organ pipe chamber 3
lobby organ pipe chamber shutters Above: Looking up in chamber showing swell shutters opening to lobby, chrysoglott at top.

Left: Uncurtained pipe chamber swell shutters from the lobby side.

Lobby organ shutter arches
Curtained organ shutter arches
Organ console will be located between the two pipe chamber arches.

Another view of console location
Copyright © 2005-2006 Bob Shomler.
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