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The Mighty Wurlitzer in its original home - the Phipps Experience in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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6/8/07
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Repairing/rebuilding existing/new components prior to starting major disassembly at the Phipps Experience
(ingredients: wood, leather, metal, glue, shellac, wiring, dust, etc.,
and love of the theatre organ)
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6/8/07
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Finale Concert at the Phipps Experience
on Sunday, June 10, 2007,
featuring world-renowned theatre organist,
Ron Rhode
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9/9/07
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Things are starting to take shape with some
components ready to install in The Hanover!
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10/4/07
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Phew! Getting winded - Step 1.
Blower muffler box and windline flange
come together in New Bedford.
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11/13/07
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Phew! Getting winded - Step 2.
Tales from the Crypt
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How the Mighty Wurlitzer Mighty Blower Muffler Box
Came to Be Installed in the Basement of
The Hanover Theatre!
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12/22/07
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Phew! Getting winded - Step 3.
Major Windline runs are installed in
The Hanover Theatre!
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1/31/08
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First Pipes - Monday, January 28, 2008!
Because of the straight-line length (up to 16 feet) of some of the
diaphone pipes destined for the main chamber, we needed to take advantage of the freight elevator before its ceiling was installed.
So this is the tale of the first 18 out of 2,482 pipes to make it into The Hanover Theatre!
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1/31/08
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The Hanover Becomes a Theatre!
Although the Hanover’s Mighty Wurlitzer will be installed someday (there is still
very, very much to do), the Hanover Theatre is opening for business on March 14. So, here are some pictures taken by organ crew member Bruce Hager of the nearly complete, beautiful Hanover
Theatre’s auditorium.
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3/3/08
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”Shuddering Shutters, Batman!
That organ crew is a bit shady!
But I bet the organ will sound just swell, anyway!”
The Main Chamber shutters (aka, swell shades) are in place. Opening and closing these shutters (from the organ console) constitutes the volume control for the Main Chamber.
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5/20/08
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”That organ crew is not only a bit shady,
but some of them are even known chiselers,
and many are involved in a coverup!”
The Main Chamber walls are beautified.
Old plaster covering the brick was chiseled off (not shown) and then covered with 3/4” plywood. Eventually all will be painted. Participating in the coverup were Don Phipps (ring leader),
Bruce Hager, Bob Evans, Dick Handverger and Ray Deshaies.
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6/2/08
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“And here they are, doing a little more chiseling,
a little more coverup,
and then, finally, painting the town!
WHAT NERVE!”
The Main Chamber walls near final beautification with a little touch-up and the first sprays of paint (hopefully landing mostly on the walls
and ceiling).
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6/19/08
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Main Chamber Hijinks
Main Chamber beautification nears completion.
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6/24/08
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Main Chamber - Thunderous 16’ Diaphones
The 80+ year old thunderous 16’ Diaphones get the distinction of being
the First Pipes to be installed in the Hanover!
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6/27/08
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Main Chamber
That’s Swell, a Dash of Color &
Thump Those Chests
The Main Chamber gets a little color and three pipe
chests totally weighing in at about 700 lbs.
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7/24/08
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Being Regular Is Good
Ray, Bruce and Don install the Main Chamber Regulators.
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8/1/08
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Winding the Main Chamber
a Plumber’s Nightmare
Isn’t there an easier way to do this?
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8/18/08
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The Main Chamber Starts to
Get a Little Crowded.
A few more offset chests and a glorious French Horn start to
fill up the limited real estate.
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8/29/08
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After All This Work,
We Need a Lift.
The organ (console) lift arrives at the Hanover.
Picture the 4-manual console on this baby!
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9/3/08
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Bearing the Main Chamber’s Second Story
The Main Chamber’s 2nd story starts to take shape.
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9/10/08
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Chrysoglott & More Enter
Main Chamber’s Second Story
The Main Chamber’s 2nd story gets some residents.
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9/16/08
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More Main Chamber Progress
We bet it’s going to start getting windy up here, eventually!
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10/12/08
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Main Chamber Metal Wind Line
More winding - phew!
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10/17/08
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THAR SHE BLOWS!
The Mighty Spencer Organ Blower
makes it to The Hanover!
(Images are currently out of sequence - fix it later.)
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10/22/08
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Doing the Marimba Carumba in the Main Chamber
Enter the Marimba/Harp - in the Main.
First wind to the Main!
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11/17/08
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Wiring “the Beast’s” Main Chamber
The Wurlitzer’s Main Chamber nervous system is connected and the pipe
population explodes.
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12/11/08
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John Phipps busy in The Main
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12/21/08
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The Main Before Christmas
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12/24/08
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A Sweet End to 2008
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1/3/09
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