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pswiderski commented about Rockne Theatre on Jan 13, 2023 at 9:05 pm

Andrew Barrett. The Elm Console and parts of the organ were in the Elm Skating Club. Some of the ranks from the Rockne were generally in the organ, namely the Cornopean, Viol D Orchestra, and orchestral Oboe. The 4 manual relay from the Rockne was paired with the 3 manual Gottfred Relay to accomodate the Elms much larger size. The 4th manual relay was needed to accomodate the 4 manual Elm/Rockne console in the rink. I still have the bench and a couple of souvenier stop tablets from that console.

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pswiderski commented about Teatro del Lago on Jan 6, 2013 at 11:54 pm

I am a big fan of the the theatre pipe organ. The Teatro Kimball organ was the first pipe organ I ever saw “in the flesh.” I have fond memories of listening and seeing the organ while my brother and a few others played it. It wasn’t a fancy organ, but there is always a special place in one’s heart for the first. I believe that Jim Walgreen removed the organ. I had recently seen pictures of it in the home of the owner at the time, which seemed like somewhere in the upper mid west. It was for sale at the time, but I don’t know what happened to it since then.