Our group is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of theater organs and automatic musical instruments. Our goals are to be involved with the restoration, on-going maintenance, and promotion of the Link theater organ and the Link coin piano (style R) at the Roberson Museum and Science Center, the Robert Morton organ at the Forum Theater (also known as the Broome Center for the Performing Arts), the Wurlitzer 146-A band organ on the Ross Park carousel, and the Wurlitzer 146-B band organ on the Recreation Park carousel; all of these instruments are located in the City of Binghamton.

This website was last updated on August 6, 2008.

Forum Theater Web Site

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Also check out our public radio and TV station:

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• Thursday, August 17

Please come to Stage Door #2 at the rear of the Forum.

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STATE FAIR!

We are pleased to announce that Binghamton's own Jim Chvatal will be playing the Wurlitzer organ at the New York State Fairgrounds on:

• Tuesday, August 26th at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 pm
• Sunday, August 31st at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 pm

HI, HO, COME TO THE FAIR!

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OUR 2008- 2009 SEASON!

September 20, 2008, 7:30 pm: Ken Double, ATOS President

December 13, 2008, 7:30 pm: Christmas Pops

March 28, 2008, 7:30 pm: Steven Ball

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Ticket and Membership Information: click here

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With a little luck from a satisfied donor we also hope to make needed improvements so our instruments can serve the world's top organists with better control systems allowing special effects unique to the organ world.

Ed Link's baby is getting BIG TIME plastic surgery. We have removed the organ from it's lift and placed it onto a new, wheeled platform. Next we will label and cut the hundreds of wires connecting the console to the pipe room. The console has been moved to a workspace where we will replace ALL the internal failing low voltage cotton-covered wiring with nice new wires. Hundreds of them! This action eliminates a major challenge of trying to keep the organ playing and not having to deal with wiring from the 1920's!

Once this work gets done, we intend to re-open the Link in another series of shows using the new, popular pops format table seating with popcorn, liquid refreshments and munchies and maybe even a dinner-show style program some day!!!)

Meanwhile, we are looking for a volunteer marketing person to push all the PR buttons it takes to help the knowing public find out about Binghamton two-too-well-hidden Theater Organs.

Your membership inspires our Society's working volunteers (which you can aslo be!) to continue to give of their time to keep the instruments going. Like fine cars, the organs need constant personal attention to work their best. Your donation gives us support to pay for the unusual materials needed to keep the organs in working order. You will also receive our bi-monthly newsletter telling about what we are up to, about the next concerts and the Reserved Seating Section nearest the console and in the balcony until 10 minutes before show time. You will also be informed of our open console sessions when anyone can play (or listen to) the Forum organ. Click here to join.

SUPPORT

If you have the means, we are raising about $60,000 to pay for the required electronic control devices and improve much of the original, quite historical parts of the organ which need lots of attention. ALL of our club labor is provided by our volunteers. The person-hours dollar savings to the community represents well over $100,000 of professional time in this re-incarnation stage.

After we are able to get the instruments in tip top shape we intend to start making recordings which you can place in your playback machinery and enjoy the organ whenever you need a lift. This will take at least another year given funds raised within a few months to do the work! Can YOU help?

Look for Open Console times offered elsewhere on this web page. Play or listen to your fellow members use their talents to the max!!

Stay in touch! Send us your e-mail address at bingtheaorg@stny.rr.com to get the latest information fast.

Paul Stapel, cook and bottle-washer!

• Jelani Eddington Concert - Feb. 11, 2006
  
• Richard van Auken Concert - Aug. 12, 2006
  
• Donna Parker Concert - Feb. 18, 2007
  
• Scott Foppiano Concert - Apr. 15, 2007
  
• The Link Orchestral Organ
  
• The Morton Theater Organ
  
• Our Automatic Musical Instruments
  
• A Memorial to M. Searle Wright
  
• About Theater Organs Generally
  
• About Automatic Music Instruments Generally
  

• Jelani Edington's Web Page
  
• Donna Parker
  
• David Peckham at the Clemens Center
  
• Cameron Carpenter: Classical and Theater Organ
  
• The Theatre Organ Home Page
  
• The American Theatre Organ Society
  
• The New York Theatre Organ Society
  
• Musical Box Society International
  
• Carousel Organ Association of America
  
• Mechanical Music Digest
  
• Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society
  
• Dickinson Theater Organ Society
  
• Pittsburgh Area Theater Organ Society
  
• Rome Grand Theatre Organ Society
  
• The Theatre Historical Society of America