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| The theatre organ has 21 pipe ranks, mostly from the Wurlitzer originally in the Dallas (Texas) Palace Theatre, plus four restored 32-foot diaphones (of 12) from Grauman's Million Dollar Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles. The original organ in the California Theatre had 13 pipe ranks. | ||||
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| Thanks to Edward Millington Stout III (above right) and Dick Taylor (bottom of page, right) for assistance in pipe chambers. | ||||
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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. |
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| Below: Four 32-foot 28-inch scale diaphones installed in 2011 | |||
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More pipes in the Lobby Organ Pipe Chambers | |||
Copyright © 2011 Bob Shomler.
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California Theatre organs |
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