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As a 16 year old high school senior, I was first chair violist in the NJ
Allstate orchestra. That was 1959. We played for the teacher's
convention in Convention Hall. I well remember looking through the glass
windows of the locked console doors, mesmerized actually being at the
instrument. The Robert Elmore 1956 monophonic Mercury recording was
worn out within 6 months, and did not mention that only one chamber was
functional after the 1946 flooding.
Fast forward by 54 years from '59. I really hope I live long enough to
hear the organ in all of its original glory. Really, I wish I were
endowed with sufficient resources to be philanthropic and get the
restoration underway myself.
Bernie Katz
On 12/23/2013 11:45 PM, rkersey tds.net wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> According to what I read after a little Googling, the organ is now under
> the care of a Historic Organ Restoration Committee (HORC). Steven Ball is
> the new official organist and Carl Loeser is the current organ curator. The
> organ is reported to be 30% restored and will be played when the 2014 Ms.
> America Pageant returns to the Atlantic City Convention Hall in the runup
> to the show proper. The first piece will be a transcription of a 1927 march
> by Sousa done by Mr. Ball.
>
> There is a plan to start fund raising for a 10 year, $16M restoration soon.
>
> I don't know what the politics of all this are, but it seems it may bode
> well for the organ in the long run. That's all I was able to find. Anyone
> on the inside of this??
>
> Best Regards,
> Roy Kersey
> Organ Fan
>
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