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Old Theater Organ Moved to Portland for Use in Private Home v , , An old theater organ, the ,-lst of its kind in southern ' Oregon, has been moved to Portland, where it will be ! installed in a private home : following renovation. ' The Wurlitzer organ was hipped to the new Craterian ; theater in Medford Aug. 18, .1924. It remained there, pro viding the sound tor silent j films and (or concerts, until February, 1963. In recent years it remained silent ex cept for the occasional thea ' ter organ enthusiast who was , allowed to play it when the ' theater wasn't in use. According to Robert Cor i bin, general manager of the theater, there were between ; 15 and 20 organists who used It. , Purchased by Portlander The pipe organ was remov- ed after it was purchased by Robert J. Burke, a Portland Jnsuranceman. The Craterian ; theater recently underwent ' remodeling, and if it had not been sold, the organ would ; have been walled in, it was -j noted. Burke, who described him- aelf as a pipe organ "nut," ' was in Medford and with ;. friends removed the five tons ' of pipes, organ and miscel laneous accessories in three ,iays. . i "It is in remarkable condi . tion," Burke said. "The Honduras mahogany 1 console will havo to be re- finished and some of the leath- er straps have been chewed '. by mice,'! he said, "but as ( aoon as it is renovated it will -, be installed in my home." i Original Pipes !" The hundreds 'of pipes are I the original ones which came l with the organ in 1924. Some , are of pure tin, so soft they presented a problem in pack- ing, Burke noted. Others are of heavy lead, wood and zinc. According to information received by Burke from the ; American Organ Enthusiasts .association, the organ is Style D of Opus 878. The three manual pipe or ; gan has eight sets of tonal qualities including the trum pet, open diapason, tibia, oboe, ' kinura, flute,, box -humana, ' and strings. ' , rVj t " J Distil r i ' 1 " Jf-y ;;. -lPllWTS8aVr-. . .-I ' v,. . PIPE ORGAN REMOVED Five Ions of pipes, organ and accessories were moved from the Craterian theater recently after the old theater pipe organ was sold to Robert J. Burke (above), Portland. Each article of the organ was carefully removed prior to packing for the trip north. The row of pipes, visibale above Burke's head, are the cylinders behind the 49-note chyso glott bar celeste. In the foreground on the theater floor are the flutes. The unit also included a complete 49-note chysoglott bar celeste. Behind each bar is a tuned cylinder, which, when struck, produces a tin kling hollow tone, Burke ex plained. There is also a 27 note glockenspiel, a 37-note xylophone, and an 18-note set of chimes. ' Other Instruments Other instruments includ ed in the unit are bass, kettle and snare drums, torn torn. cymbals, crash cymbals, tri angle, tambourine, castanets, Chinese block, and sound ef fects including the surf, auto horn, door bell, and a bird whistle. While many theater goers will not notice the absence of the pipe organ, many local organ enthusiasts expressed disappointment that it was leaving southern Oregon. The newly remodeled the ater opened March 15 and has new seats of rust color. rPENNEY'S- Look! ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY just in! just for Easter... dozens of different hat buys now... ST ONLY You'll be glad you wailed when you ses this fabulous Penney special buy) Timed just for last-minuta shoppers the collec tion's as fresh and sparkling and new as can bel Straw braid and flower pillboxes, veil-wrapped toques, draped slrawcloth turbans, smooth straw cloches and sailorsl Colors run the gamut too pastels, brighls, lots of while , . , navy and black! new stage draperies, carpet ing, and the walls and ceiling have acoustical tile. The outer lobby has been changed with the walls paneled in walnut and the display sign outside has been revamped. TOY COUNTER This large object, part of the theater pipe organ recently removed from the Craterian theater, is part of the toy counter. The lower portion is a 37-note xylophone with the upper portion a 27 note glockenspiel. The man is pointing to the snare drum, one of four in the unit. To the right are part of the organ's regulators. SECTION D Medford, PAGES 1 to 8 Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1963 Jaycees Note Date For Award Banquet The Medford Junior Cham ber of Commerce has an nounced its annual distin guished service award ban quet for April 15. Two awards will be given again this year. One to the outstanding junior citizen, un der 36 years of age, and the other to the senior citizen, judged outstanding in the community. - The banquet will be held at North's Chuck Wagon ban quet room. Last year's award winners were Dr. Douglas Phillips of the Rogue Animal hospital, and Dr. Elliott Becken, as sistant superintendent of Med ford schools. Bill Southcwith is chair man of the committee for this year's event and is being as sisted by Dave Shaffer, Bob Burton, Bill Tope, Mike Wa terman and Randy Warren. Anyone wishing to enter a candidate for the awards is asked to contact Tope at 779-1321. 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