Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
In 1921, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company installed a theatre organ to provide musical accompaniment for silent films. That 2/8 (two keyboard, eight ranks of pipes) instrument was removed by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders of Champaign in December 2010 for renovation, and it is expected to be reinstalled in the Fall of 2011.
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