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| WILTERN THEATER Los Angeles, California |
| DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE TO THE WILTERN ORGAN PUBLISHED BY THE LOS ANGELES CHAPTER, ATOE, IN 1967 (PDF file, 472 KB) |
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| We welcome any photos of the Wiltern Theatre and its Kimball pipe organ. We would also like to include photos of organists at the console. Please contact us at cinematone1@aol.com |
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| Above: The big Kimball console opened up for restoration. The four keyboards were sent out for complete rebuilding. All of the stop tabs were removed for cleaning and repair. All combination action pneumatics were recovered with new leather. |
| Below: Photos from the 1962 restoration project headed up by Richard Simonton. |
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| Bob Alder at the Wiltern Theater 4/37 Kimball Pipe organ in 1963 |
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| Above: The lobby of the Wiltern looking towards the entrance doors 1965 Click on photo for full size image. |
| The console rises from the basement for a concert. Originally, the console lift stopped at the auditorium floor level. A supporter of the LA-ATOE worked for the Haughton Elevator Company, and arranged for the travel of the lift to be extended upwards to the top of the orchestra pit railing. |
| Two views of a Sunday morning LA-ATOE concert. |
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| Above: The Wiltern's huge auditorium. The large round object on the front of the balcony is the RCA B&W video projector that was used for closed circuit concerts and prize fights. 1965 Click on photo for full size image. |
| Above: The large art deco sunburst in the auditorium ceiling. 1965 Click on photo for full size image. |
| Above: The stage, organ console and auditorium right side wall. The scalloped curtain was the main house curtain that would raise just before the start of the show as the houselights dimmed. Then, the traveller curtain would open as the picture first appeared. It was a deluxe presentation. 1965 Click on photo for full size image. |
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| ORGANISTS AT THE WILTERN We are looking for photos of other organists who performed at the Wiltern. If you have any that can be included, please contact us at cinematone1@aol.com |
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| Above: The Wiltern console in 1973. Courtesy of Ian McIver http://www.theatreorgans.com/southerncross/ Click on photo for full size image. |
