Theatre Pipe Organs

                                               This is an Allen MDS Theatre III Plus Deluxe, and was designed by Tom Hazelton, who was an excellent organist in both classical and theatre repertoire.  As the specification shows, it has the ability to play both typical theatre organ sounds, as well as classical organ sounds, with it's "second voices" function, which changes the sounds of some of the stops to more classical sounds.  Tom was a fan of "big pedal", that is loud, deep-toned voices, as well as being quite fond of what he called "buzzy reeds" such as the Krumet, Kinura, and Vox Humana.  This organ has them all, from the 32' Contra Tibia and 16' English Post Horn on up!  Tom, who passed away suddenly in 2004, was very proud of this organ, and I'm also proud that it has come to me play and care for!

This brochure was given to the attendees of the dedication of the organ,  when it was played by its designer in 1994.  Thanks are due to Norm Cooke, this organ's second owner, for this brochure.:

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