The Barr-Fox Wurlitzer

The Barr-Fox Wurlitzer
The history of the Barr-Fox Wurlitzer Theater Organ and the story of its 5-year restoration by film composer Nathan Barr.
This magnificent instrument lived on the Newman Scoring Stage at Fox from 1928 to 1997, and can be heard on countless film scores from the 20th century, including The Sound of Music, Patton, Home Alone, and The Day the Earth Stood Still. Since Nathan restored the instrument, it has re-entered the world of contemporary film music, heard in films and television programs such as The Grinch (2018), The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018), The Addams Family (2019), Carnival Row (2019), and Uncle Frank (2020).
Directed, shot, and edited by:
Christoph Baaden
FILM FOR THOUGHT
Featuring:
Nathan Barr
Danny Elfman
Bruce Broughton
Eli Roth
Alan Ball
Mark Herman
Anthony Parnther
Robert Townson
David Marsh
Steve Hansen
Ken Kukuk
Brett Fehlman
Kyle Rodriguez
Dimitri Smith
Dedicated to:
Ken Crome
Crome Organ Company
February 6,1947 - May 1, 2020
#RecordingStudio #Composer #Wurlitzer

[@bombarde1701a]

I know Mark Herman! Good dude!

[@Mahogany3661]

Wow! Thank you for saving this Wurlitzer. Their will never be anything created by man for man's entertainment that equals a Wurlitzer.
Many years ago I had the privilege of hearing the Wurlitzer in the Chicago Uptown Theater. I was 5 years old and to this day I can still feel its roar.
Thank you again for saving this amazing instrument for generations to come. 😃

[@applecounty]

The Wurlitzer in the former Odeon in Weston super Mare, UK, a show concert organ is in acute danger of being dismantled. It has been in the Cinema since the building was constructed.

[@kentesdall308]

Mark Herman and David Marsh playing.

[@bombarde1701a]

Im surprised there’s no 32’ stop.

[@nfexec1312]

The Wurlitzer Company did not include a 32' extension on an organ of this size. Only the larger ones might have gotten this. Besides, in the original movie studio, the rumbling frequency and power of those pipes would have distorted any recording. These pipes are more felt than heard. During the 1920's - some of these powerful bass pipes were disconnected after they were installed and operating as they actually rattled the theatre walls and shook chandeliers and (it was told) caused sections of plaster to break apart! If you ever experienced a Wurlitzer 32' diaphone, you would know what I mean! ;-)