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This Wurlitzer organ was the last to be shipped to the UK by the Wurlitzer company. It was designed by Horace Finch, and installed in the Opera House, Blackpool, in July, 1939. It is in two chambers under the stage, and speaks out into the orchestra pit. Wurlitzer claimed it to be the finest Wulitzer installation in the UK, and it remains pretty much unchanged today, with the exception of the Gamba and the Tuba Mirabillis (both were moved to the tower ballorom wurlitzer organ. The opera house was provided with a new Gamba, and a new Tuba Mirabillis, both replicas of the original). The piano and master xylophone also were moved to the Tower ballroom wurlitzer. However, since the organ has been in the care of the TCCOC, a master xylophone has been put back on the organ. Over the years, many organists have played concerts and/or made recordings on this Wurlitzer, including Horace Finch, Reginald Dixon, Watson Holmes, Sidney Torch, Robert Wolfe, Phil Kelsall, Lyn Larsen and Dennis James to name just a few. The ranks are :- Tibia Clausa Tibia Plena (the only remaining example in the UK) Flute Gamba Gamba Celeste Brass Saxaphone Tuba Horn Tuba Mirabillis English Horn Vox Humana Diapason Orchestral Oboe Krumet