Pipe organs and organists from Radios Golden Era. NBC RADIO CITY STUDIOSSan Francisco, CA. Located at the 1. Sutter Street Studio on the 2. Floor of the Hunter Dublin Building 1. Six rank, 2 Manual Robert Morton from the Don George Teaching Studios. See an article from the June 9, 1. Robert Morton organ here. Thanks to Jim Lewis for submitting the article. Taylor Street studios Wurltizer Opus 4. RADIO STATION ORGANS AND ORGANISTS FROM RADIOS GOLDEN AGE This is a comprehensive listing of all known radio station pipe organs and the organists who played them. Listen to Jay daily at 710 AM when he reads the highlights of todays Old Geezers Almanac. Then, read the expanded version below at your leisure. Schafer and Sons Pianos rich history and top quality pianos contributed to its well known name in the piano sales industry. SP 1. 9 rank 3 Manual. Original 1. 92. 1 installation from the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. View and Download General Music Rpx owners manual online. Rpx Extender pdf manual download. Wurlitzer upright, model 2119 serial 1574342. Been in the family for years. The following exerpt, written by Mr Jack Bethards, gives a picture of the relationships between local studios of network affiliates and the actual network production centers in large cities. NBC Network, San Francisco. It is important to separate networks. In big cities they were often separate. Until 1. 92. 7, NBC. KPO, their local red network affiliate. In 1. 92. 7, NBC. Wurlitzer Piano Serial Number Model' title='Wurlitzer Piano Serial Number Model' />Hunter Dulin building at 1. Sutter Street. From here they broadcast both on their red and blue networks the. KGO and I dont believe it ever had a pipe organ. In 1. 92. 7, NBC bought an organ from the Don George theatre organ teaching studio and. Sutter. It was a Robert Morton two manual, 6 rank job very. This organ was used on the famous network programs, One Mans. Family and Paul Carsons Bridge to Dreamland. By 1. 93. 5, most network production had. Hollywood. In 1. 94. Charles Hershman, who removed. St. Pauls Community. Church in South San Francisco. It is currently being re located to the Western. States Museum of Broadcasting in Ashland, OR. Above A 1. Elmer Crowhurst at the 6 rank Morton in the 1. Sutter Street NBC Studios. This organ provided the music for the long running NBC serial One Mans Family and Paul Carsons Bridge to DreamlandThe following information on Elmer Crowhurst was provided by his grand daughter Francis Elmore Crowhurst born 1. Pokemon Psp Iso Games. May 1. 89. 0 Oakland, CA. He married Melva Amelia Pringle on the 1. February 1. 91. 1 in Seattle, WA. He hated the name Francis so he used Elmor instead, not sure why he left off the final e. But it was frequently misspelled as Elmer. When he was between engagements, he advertised in the trade papers using F. E. Crowhurst possibly to save the cost of the ad. Mr. Crowhursts grand daughter interviewed her grandmother Melva Crowhurst in 1. This is what she related 1. Imperial Theater, which is now United Artists Theater, S. F. 1. 92. 0 for 4 5 weeks he played organ in the Mission Theater in Los Angeles the movie was Rudy Rudolph Valentino the Four Horsemen. He then moved to the Pantages Theater Vaudeville and played piano, then a few more weeks at the Million Dollar Theater all in L. A. The family then returned to S. F. Where he played with the Wally Lind Orchestra first at the Hof Brau restaurant on Market St at 4th, here he played both piano and organ. New Mission Theater for a few years. Grandma was proud that Mayor Rolfe and others stayed after the movie to listen to Grandpa play. The family moved to Santa Cruz to play at the New Santa Cruz Theater. During this time he was offered a job in Honolulu but turned it down after he discovered he couldnt bring his car. He moved to radio work first played on Charlie Marshalls Hillbilly Band he played the Jews Harp and for One Mans Family at NBC radio. He played the Theme Music Memory Lane. Vera Vey played Barbara Jo Allen the little girl in Memory Lane. Baton Yarboro was an actor on OMF and ILAM. At the 3rd anniversary of NBC radio in S. F. Mel got to dance with Carlton E. Morse, who was writer of One Mans Family. He later married and he and his wife wrote I Love a Mystery together. For 8 months he had a hour organ concert at 1. NBC radio, later the show became Paul Carsons Bridge to Dreamland. Note When he was playing at NBC KPO they did not have many good selections of saxophone solos so he wrote Melva a Volks Caprice type of waltz. He also played on the first Jaquard type player piano rolls that allowed style to be added to the music. Francis Elmore Elmer Crowhurst in tux. Paul Carson, composer of Patricia and organist for the One Mans Family program at undetermined console. Click here to listen to Paul Carson playing One Mans Family program lead in and closing In 1. NBC opened what was probably the most modern and perfect ra. Taylor Street. It also housed local stations KPO later KNBC. KNBR and KGO. It was a modern style building and still exists although the. For studio B in that building they. Charles Hershman installed, the very fine Wurlitzer opus 2. Famous Players Paramount Motion Picture Studio in Hollywood. This. is the instrument mentioned in your Radio City Studios NBC citation. You. mention the same instrument under KNBC, but KNBC never had a pipe organ of its own. By the way, the NBC building was known as the Radio. City of the West. This organ was sold to Richard Simonton and installed with. North Hollywood home.