In the California Theatre Pipe Chambers

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Pipe Chamber photo (1) Pipe Chamber photo (2) Pipe Chamber photo (3) Pipe Chamber photo (4) Pipe Chamber photo (5)
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When complete, the theatre organ will have 21 pipe ranks, mostly from the Wurlitzer originally in the Dallas (Texas) Palace Theatre. The original organ in the California Theatre had 13 pipe ranks.
Thanks to Edward Millington Stout III (above right) and Dick Taylor for assistance in pipe chambers
Pipe Chamber photo (16) Left: Inside pipe chamber, swell shutters are open to auditorium

Right: Pipe chamber from in the auditorium. Far right: One may see into pipe chamber from the auditorium with swell shutters open and lights on in the chamber.

Pipe Chamber photo (17) Pipe Chamber photo (18)
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