![]() ![]() ![]() There were over 7,000 such organs installed in America and elsewhere from 1915 to 1933, but fewer than 40 instruments remain in their original venues. One of the largest theatre organs ever built was the 6 manual 52 rank Barton installed in the Chicago Stadium. Theatre organs began to be installed in other venues, such as civic auditoriums, sports arenas, private residences, and churches. Organs in the UK had a common feature: large translucent surrounds extending from both sides of the console, with internal colored lighting. Theatre organ consoles were typically decorated with brightly colored stop tabs, with built-in console lighting. Theatre organs have horseshoe-shaped arrangements of stop tabs (tongue-shaped switches) above and around the instrument's keyboards on their consoles. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭonsole of the 3/13 Barton Theatre Pipe Organ at Ann Arbor's Michigan TheatreĪ theatre organ (also known as a theater organ, or, especially in the United Kingdom, a cinema organ) is a type of pipe organ developed to accompany silent films, from the 1900s to the 1920s.Ĭonsole of the Rhinestone Barton theatre organ, installed in Theatre Cedar Rapids This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. ![]()
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