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If any Angeleno's out there that want to experience a really big pipe organ, Google up the Nethercutt Collection. Besides a few restored cars (like 150+), railroad locomotive, some furniture and such, there is an organ collection. The masterpiece, that had a three story building built around it (to house the pipes) is a mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ, one of the largest in the world. It has 5,000 pipes and a 77 rank. It originally sat at the Denver Civic Auditorium. Over the years it was destroyed by earthquakes and each time it was fixed more features were added. Docents play several of the organs, but for the finale they light up the Wurlitzer. Thing makes the building vibrate.
The show and the museum are free but you need to make a reservation. As I recall the organ demo is only on Saturday. Interesting family story of an early soCal car guy & his wife.
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