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Americus, USA (Georgia) - Rylander Theatre, Jimmy Carter Auditorium, Frank Sheffield Memorial Organ
Municipal: Americus
Region:Sumter County
Address: 310 West Lamar Street, 31709, Americus, GA
Website: http://www.rylander.org/
Description nr.: 2038762.
Built by: M.P. Möller Company (1928) - opus 5351
The Rylander Theater in Americus had been out of use for about forty years, but the building's interior had remained intact over the years. After a major restoration, the theater was reopened in 1999 to its former glory. James Thrower donated a theater organ to the theater, opus 5351 of the Möller Company from 1928. The instrument was originally built for the Riviere Theater in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which opened on December 6, 1928. After this theater was converted into the Center Theatre in 1960 the organ was removed. It was subsequently partly set up in Atlanta, at the East Point Theater. The organ was restored and installed in Americus by the Schlueter firm. It has been given the name Frank Sheffield Memorial Organ, named after the theatre's former house organist. His daughter, Anne Hale, donated the money for the restoration of the instrument. It was inaugurated on October 30, 1999 with a concert by Ron Rhode.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
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Americus, USA (Georgia) - Rylander Theatre, Jimmy Carter Auditorium, Frank Sheffield Memorial Organ
Municipal: Americus
Region:Sumter County
Address: 310 West Lamar Street, 31709, Americus, GA
Website: http://www.rylander.org/
Description nr.: 2038762.
Built by: M.P. Möller Company (1928) - opus 5351
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1928 | M.P. Möller Company | 5351 | new organ | 1999 | A.E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company | reconstruction |
The Rylander Theater in Americus had been out of use for about forty years, but the building's interior had remained intact over the years. After a major restoration, the theater was reopened in 1999 to its former glory. James Thrower donated a theater organ to the theater, opus 5351 of the Möller Company from 1928. The instrument was originally built for the Riviere Theater in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which opened on December 6, 1928. After this theater was converted into the Center Theatre in 1960 the organ was removed. It was subsequently partly set up in Atlanta, at the East Point Theater. The organ was restored and installed in Americus by the Schlueter firm. It has been given the name Frank Sheffield Memorial Organ, named after the theatre's former house organist. His daughter, Anne Hale, donated the money for the restoration of the instrument. It was inaugurated on October 30, 1999 with a concert by Ron Rhode.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1928 | Scranton PA | Riviera Theatre |
| 1960 | Atlanta GA | East River Theatre |
| 1999 | Americus GA | Rylander Theatre |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - 3 Manuals and Pedal | |
| Total number of stops | 11 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Literature |
Here with the wind : The 58th Annual Convention of the American Theatre Organ Society : Atlanta 2013. |
| Links |
https://www.rylander.org/box-office/technical-articles/29-moller-1928-organ |