Rusczyk Residence - 3/10 Wurlitzer
Vancouver, Washington
Organ installation timeframe: 2000-2004
 
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Three-manual Wurlitzer console.
 
The Rusczyk instrument was based around a 1918 Wurlitzer (opus #173) originally installed in Portland's Majestic Theatre. The organ was later moved to the Portland Rivoli Theatre.
 
In the 1960s, Paul Turchan purchased the organ from the Rivoli and installed it in his Portland area studio/residence.
 
  
Two views of the Rusczyk pipe chamber
 
In 1996, the instrument was purchased by Bob & Michele Rusczyk. The original two-manual console was sold and the instrument was controlled by a newly installed three-manual Wurlitzer console.
 
For a short time, the organ was controlled by a three-manual Marr & Colton console. This console was later sold.