![]() Music Hall ballroom has a Wulitzer which previously was played at the old Albee Theatre on Fifth Street, and later Emery Theatre at Walnut Street and Central Parkway. So did some funeral homes and private residences. In the early 20 th century, most theaters had a Wurlitzer. "It's big – but small compared to many Wurlitzer theater organs," he says. ![]() Perhaps a theater would want it? A community center or an auditorium? Martini hopes to find someone who would love it as much as he does. "Very few organs remain intact today, unfortunately," he says. One out-of-state prospective buyer has expressed an interest in the organ to strip it for parts. The large wooden console and pipes take up about 75% of a 40-foot storage container, he says. Martini originally hoped to display it at the VOA, but the Wurlitzer is not going to be part of the museum's renovation and expansion. It can provide a variety of sound effects, including ooga horns, train whistles, caroling birds, galloping horses, raging wind, thunder, rain, a siren and door bell. Newspaper advertisement for the Mayflower Theatre.
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