In fact, probably around two-thirds of the combo organ problems I fix at my repair shop Bell Tone Synth Works fall into a few main categories, and they are things that anyone who knows how to solder could fix at home. You tend to find that most suffer from the same types of problems. Though the majority of vintage organs that exist today have their share of issues, as some of the first fully electronic instruments ever made, they are also some of the simplest. We look forward to welcoming you, and seeing you at one of our shows soon.Īll shows are held at: The Congregational Church, Fore Street, Beer, East Devon, EX12 3JQ - home to Beer's mighty Wurlitzer!įor more details about our shows or the history of the Wurlitzer, please visit our website: and don't forget to also visit us on Facebook for all the latest news: warm sounds of 1960s electronic "combo" organs from makers like Vox, Farfisa, Ace Tone, Yamaha, Elka, and more have been heard in popular music for more than 50 years. So why not also become a "friend" of Britain's oldest Wurlitzer and help keep this historic instrument alive. Members of Friends of Beer Wurlitzer benefit from discounted admission to shows and an exclusive quarterly member's newsletter. Our shows start at 2.00pm and admission also includes interval refreshments. Why not take the opportunity to spend an afternoon out once a month, with like-minded people, listening to a great variety of music in lovely surroundings. Many of them travel several hundred miles to be with us. On average we host eight fund-raising shows each year, engaging the top professional organists from all round the country.
Since then, we have raised (and spent) thousands upon thousands of pounds on repairs and improvements. Friends of Beer Wurlitzer was founded in September 2009 to raise funds to refurbish and improve the instrument. Upon its installation at the church, all of the percussion, novelty effects, and second touch was disposed of.
The organ has been located at The Congregational Church in the picturesque fishing village of Beer, in Devon, since 1957.
The 2-manual, 6-rank Style-D Wurlitzer was removed from the cinema in 1955 and then spent two years at a private house in Sedgley. Here the organ opened on the 26th January 1925 with the organist Jack Courtnay. It was originally installed at The Picture House (later Gaumont, then Odeon) in Walsall, Staffordshire. It was dispatched from the factory in North Tonawanda, USA, on the 1st December 1924.
The Beer Wurlitzer (opus 956) was the first Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ to open in the United Kingdom. THE BEER WURLITZER - BRITAIN'S OLDEST WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN
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