The Mighty WurliTzer was installed in The Oaks Rink in 1955 without shutters to satisfy the demand for volume. It is a four manual, eighteen rank instrument.  The organ has 1,242 pipes, including the following ranks: Gamba, Vox Humana, Flute, Viol d'Orchestra, Clarinet, Viol Celeste, Horn Diapason, Tuba Horn, Diaphonic Diapason, String Celeste, Saxophone, String,   English Horns / Courtesy S Bray   Kinura, Orchestral Oboe, Tibia                                                        Clausa, Trumpet, Oboe Horn, and Quintadena, plus Marimba, Harp, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Orchestra Bells, Sleigh Bells, Chrysoglott, Cathedral Chimes, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Castanets, Chinese Block, Sand Block, Bass Drum, Kettle Drum, Tom     Open Diapason / Courtesy S Bray
Tom, Crash Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, Triangle, Bird Whistle,
Boat Whistle, Horses Hoofs, Fire Bell, Auto Horn, Telephone Bell, and Surf  Sound.

Originally installed in the Broadway Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon, July 3, 1926, it was purchased by Robert Bollinger for installation in the rink.

This organ, while not containing as many pipes, has a great deal more stops and volume than other organs. A system of wiring makes the various ranks available on any keyboard at any pitch and high pressure air brings more volume out of each individual pipe. It also differs in that it contains many percussion instruments not found in the refined classic organ. These include glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, chromatic sleigh bells, tambourine, bird whistles, Chinese wood block, snare drums, bass drums, Persian crash cymbal, and many others.


      Console / Courtesy D Lemear

    Tibia Pipes / Courtesy S Bray   

XylophoneBells / Courtesy S Bray 

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taken by or are part of The Bollinger collection