Welcome to the Walnut Hill Gazette. We began the month of January with the site reaching over 62,310 visitors to date. During 2007, we broke an attendance record with 26,442 viewers. Many of these folks are young people from the large art communities in cyberspace, where we have built portal pages such as those at deviantART and Renderosity, to name a few. There are over 215 pages of content available at this site, with more being added each month.

The founding father of Walnut Hill, Fred Willis, has been relocated from Victorville to Ridgecrest at last. He is of good cheer and is once again surrounded by those who love him in this small town of the High Desert. In Ridgecrest, Fred is a hero of massive perportions. We will be doing a special feature on the life and times of Fred in the days ahead.

I want to thank each and every person who visits this site during the Holiday Season. Without you, there would be no Walnut Hill. God bless one and all. Happy playing and have a great Christmas in 2007, my friends.

Richard Mogridge
Webmaster/Executive Producer
Walnut Hill Productions
Ridgecrest, California

Esteemed List,

Our website at http://www.V-Organ.com is officially online.

V-Organ systems are available preconfigured with Hauptwerk as listed, or can be custom configured at your request.

For those that have ask/requested a YouTube demonstration, it is currently being produced and will be announced in a few days.

Best Regards,

Joe Barron

www.V-Organ.com

The figures below represent the approximate daily hit count for the site since going online on April 2nd of 2004. Counter checks begin around ten in the morning and end around ten in the evening, Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Currently, that total stands at over 62,310 happy campers in the Land of the King!

01/01/2008 - 61,140 01/02/2008 - 61,179 01/03/2008 - 61,214 01/04/2008 - 61,243 01/05/2008 - 61,271 01/06/2008 - 61,322 01/07/2008 - 61,386 01/08/2008 - 61,449 01/09/2008 - 61,510 01/10/2008 - 61,556

01/11/2008 - 61,597 01/12/2008 - 61,642 01/13/2008 - 61,696 01/14/2008 - 61,749 01/15/2008 - 61,811 01/16/2008 - 61,866 01/17/2008 - 61,893 01/18/2008 - 61,939 01/19/2008 - 61,986 01/20/2008 - 62,017 01/31/2008 - 62,602

01/21/2008 - 62,069 01/22/2008 - 62,138 01/23/2008 - 62,184 01/24/2008 - 62,231 01/25/2008 - 62,278 01/26/2008 - 62,321 01/27/2008 - 62,382 01/28/2008 - 62,453 01/29/2008 - 62,501 01/30/2008 - 62,558

The largest gathering of artists on the internet today is deviantART. Here, you will find all kinds of artwork from folks all over the world. The Bone Doctor has created a page on dA which serves as a portal to the Walnut Hill website.

There, you will find some nice TPO wallpaper and many other photo's and renders from his many areas of interest. You will also meet the many wonderful friends he has made in his short tenure there. Enjoy!

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Slow Dog's Place on YouTube!

The Bone Doctor, in conjunction with YouTube, now has a site featuring videos recorded live at the Dorothy Steiner Residence on the wonderful Mighty WurliTzer Theatre Pipe Organ installed at her home in Baltic, Ohio. Audio from this concert is available on the Featured Organ of the Month page for this great instrument.

There are currently two videos from this show on the page, the first being an original composition entitled Suite in G for TPO. The second video is a rendition of the classic made famous by Patsy Cline entitled The Tennessee Waltz. To listen to and watch these new clips, click here. Enjoy!

Also on this page are several selections featuring the Bone Doctor's vintage 1967 3/17 Mighty Conn 650 Analogue Electronic Theatre Organ installed at Mister Todd's Place in Ridgecrest, California.

Walnut Hill Productions is still in somewhat of a bind from a business perspective. Household and personal expenses are taking a hefty slice out of the money Doc gets, as he is disabled and on a limited income. Replacing his personal property and the musical equipment lost after the relocation from Tennessee early in 2007, along with aquiring and maintaining a new residence, will be very expensive.

Most of the company's original equipment was left in Tennessee due to the high cost of shipping. These items must eventually be replaced. Below is a partial listing of the items we need for the studio in order to get back to the recording sessions Doc would like to complete, including albums from the Sub Urban Cowboys and Doc at the Mighty MidiTzer.

Doc and Tom Hoehn have created a Pay Pal account for easily and securely receiving contributions from all who want to see this relocation take place, which will allow Walnut Hill to make major strides forward for the King of Instruments.

Below is a listing of those who have genorously contributed funds and items to date:

Name Tom Hoehn Gareth Howells Jim Reid Cyrus Roton William Spalding Larry Chamberlin Kent Allman Fred Willis Joseph Loewy Ronald Shreve Dan Rowland Eleanor Winnemore Earl Hurty Edward Burnett

Amount $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $300.00 $500.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $200.00 $ 50.00 $ 25.00 $ 50.00 $100.00 $ 35.00 $ 50.00

Method PayPal PayPal PayPal Check PayPal Check PayPal PayPal PayPal PayPal PayPal Check Check PayPal

Name Bob Upward Paul Kealy Fred Willis Mister Todd

Item Zoom H4 Conn 650 A/V Gear Office

Description Recorder Organ Studio Residence

These most kind and generous folks have earned memberships in the Walnut Hill Organ Club and will be notified of their membership status when the club goes official. We have decided to push forward with the organization while awaiting an ATOS charter. Club members will receive printed certificates and membership cards, plus access to the WHOC online community via direct email notifications. This is just a small token of appreciation for all who are making the Walnut Hill website possible and freely available for the world to enjoy.

Funds received to date: $1,710.00

There are other pledges pending. Anyone can contribute as much or as little as they see fit by clicking the "Make a Donation" button above. You can also send checks via standard mail to the following address, should you choose to not use the Pay Pal account. Please make checks payable to Richard Mogridge, with the words "Relocation Fund" in the memo line. The address is:

If you have questions about the relocation fund, you can call the Bone Doctor at the Walnut Hill Office of Operations to learn more.

That telephone number is 1-727-230-2610.

All contributors will get recognized at the site should they choose, or they can remain anonymous, simply by letting the Bone Doctor know their preferences via email.

This is a major move forward for Walnut Hill Productions, one of the fastest growing TPO sites on the internet. Become a part of history by making your donation today. Please help us to continue the work we are doing as we continue to grow, adding new features and more services such as broadcasting audio and video for all to enjoy. You'll be glad you did.

We are thanking you in advance for your generosity and support in this grand endevour.

• Richard Mogridge - The Control Room
  All about recording the King of Instruments
• Tom Hoehn - Console Up!
  How to play the Mighty Theatre Pipe Organ
• Per Olof Schultz - Skandia WurliTzer
  The last WurliTzer Theatre Pipe Organ in Sweden
• Russ Ashworth - Mighty MidiTzer
  Playing the Theatre Organ virtualy every day!
• Jim Reid - Hauptwerk
  Martyn Dyde's highly accurate virtual organ from Crumhorn Labs

Download MidiTzer Version 0.88

Did you ever imagine you could put a Theatre Pipe Organ inside your computer? Well, now you can, with the Mighty MidiTzer by Jim Henry and Crew Glazjev. Best of all, it is absolutely free!

Just click the picture to the left to get started on your way to playing the Style 216 2/10 Mighty WurliTzer Theatre Pipe Organ virtually every day!

Listen to the Mighty MidiTzer!

Below are some cuts from various Featured Artists here at Walnut Hill that will give you an idea of what the Mighty MidiTzer sounds like.

1. The Bone Doctor - Higher Ground
2. Tom Hoehn - Crazy
3. Gerhard Kletchowitz - Little Orphan Annie
4. Frank Vanaman - The One I Love