Anderson Residence - 2/6 Wurlitzer, Style B "Special"
Seattle, Washington
 
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Style B "Special" 2 manual console
 
The Anderson residence Wurlitzer is based on opus #1769, a Style B "Special" originally installed October 1927 in Everett's Granada Theatre by Sandy Balcom.
 
In 1953, Wally Stevenson contracted with Balcom & Vaughan to have the instrument installed in his West Seattle home.
 
Andy Anderson bought the instrument in April, 1967. It is currently playing in his West Seattle home. Andy is currently working to install a three-manual console and 15 more ranks.
 

Main Chamber
Solo Chamber

Note low octave of the 16' Wangerin Trombone mounted horizontally on the ceiling of the Solo chamber in the right photo.
 

3 manual console (not yet connected)
 
The three manual console was originally from opus #1474, South Bend Indiana's Granada Theatre. This instrument shipped from the Wurlitzer factory in October of 1926. According to Andy, the organ was removed from the theatre by Dave Junchen and the console was later sold to Joe Spur who used it to control his 14 rank residence organ in Lyons, Illinois (a Chicago suburb). The console was later sold to a group who had intended to install it in a pizza restaurant in the Salt Lake City area. The restaurant plans never materialized and the console eventually made its way to California where Andy Anderson bought it in August 1980.