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Liberty Theatre - 2/4 Leathurby-Smith
Ketchikan, Alaska
Front St.
Organ installation timeframe: 1920's-1934
 
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Front Street, Liberty Theatre on left
 
The Liberty Theatre had a two-manual, four rank Leathurby-Smith organ, installed in the 1920's (exact year unknown). Mary Randall was an organist there, dates unknown.
 
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Liberty Theatre entrance
 
The instrument was later moved by Balcom & Vaughan in 1934 to Seattle's Alki Natatorium for a cost of $750. It spent only a short time there - being removed in 1936.
 
According to Jim Stettner's review of the Bill Bunch/Eugene Nye records, the organ was subsequently installed in the Marketeers Club (specific date unknown). After a fire there, the chests were removed to Dittleson's Funeral Home in Kelso, and the relay and switchboard were moved to the William J. Bunch residence in Seattle.


Stoplist and historical notes from Jim Stettner
 
Accompaniment
16     Contre Viol
16     Bass Flute
8       Open Diapason
8       First Violin
8       Concert Flute
8       Vox Humana
4       Octave
4       First Violin
4       Flute
22/3   Twelfth
2       Piccolo
         Orchestral Bells
         Snare Drum
         Tambourines
         Castanets
         Chinese Block
 
Solo
16     Contre Viol
16     Bourdon
8       Open Diapason
8       Viol d'Orchestre
8       Concert Flute
8       Vox Humana
4       Principal
4       Viol d'Orchestre
4       Wald Flute
22/3   Twelfth
2       Piccolo
         Orchestral Bells
         Glockenspiel
         Xylophone

Pedal
16     Bourdon
8       Open Diapason
8       Cello
8       Flute
4       Octave
         Kettle Drum
         Cymbal
         Crash Cymbal

Tremulant
Main
 
Pistons
None

Toe Studs
Sforzando                                    (rev)

Pedal Movements
Expression                                 (bal.)
 
Action:  E-P unit

Voices:  4

Stops:  39; inc. percussions

Ranks:  4

Pipes:  304


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