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Walnut Hill Gazette
Office of Operations
Ridgecrest, California
Office Phone - 1-727-230-2610
Monday through Friday 9AM to 5PM PDT
Volume Five
Issue Five
The Control Room - Richard Mogridge, Webmaster
Console Up! - Tom Hoehn, Assistant Webmaster
The Skandia WurliTzer - Per Olof Schultz, Associate Editor
MidiTzer Boot Camp - Russ Ashworth, Associate Editor
Mighty Hauptwerk - Jim Reid, Associate Editor
Desktop Goodies - Fred Willis - Founding Father
NYTOS Field Reporter - Eugene Hayek - MidiTzer and WurliTzer
ORGAN OF THE MONTH
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Welcome to the Walnut Hill Gazette. The month of May sees the site reaching over 66,965 visitors, the average being around 1,100 visits per month. 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. This year also marks the Second Annual Poor Man's Pipe Organ Convention held at the Granada Theatre in Old Town Kern, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The history making event, free to anyone interested in a hands on session with a real pipe organ in a real theatre, should not be missed. Mark your calender for Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th of 2008 today! More info can be found in the headlines section on this page. Jim Spohn, owner of the theatre, has this to say about the event. We quote him in blue text below:
May 4th and 5th is the Poorman's Pipe Organ Convention in Bakersfield at the Granada Theater. It's a time for Organ Nuts to get together and play the 4/24 Morton/Wurlitzer, listen to others play and try our hands at a silent movie (if we choose) on the big screen. It's a time to put faces to the names of people we have been interfacing with forever. Food and drink will be available at the snack bar. Bring a sleeping bag and crash in the theater after staying up till the wee hours playing the organ drinking refreshments and lying to each other. Please no bringing in of outside food or drink. Doors open at 8am Saturday the 3rd and will remain open thru Sunday afternoon. Admission is free, I hope to see you there..... For information or directions contact Jim Spohn at (661) 330-6733 (cell phone) or look in the Bakersfield telephone directory under Robert Morton. I want to thank each and every person who visits this site during this Spring Season and beyond. Without you, our loyal patrons, there would be no Walnut Hill. We are indeed making a difference in the Land of the King, preserving a wonderful and important slice of American and World History. God bless one and all. Happy playing and have a wonderful rest of the Winter, for soon the Desert sun and heat return to sunny Southern California.
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ALLEN RELEASES NEW DTO MODEL
The Allen Organ Company has just released a new Digital Theatre Organ, the Walt Strony STR-4. Walt Strony posted this at the Theatre Organ Home Page mailing list and would like to share it with everyone. We quote him below in blue text:
Hello Everyone! I'm on a high here in in Macungie, PA where I just played the "unveiling" performance on my new Allen organ model - the STR-4. The concert took place during the annual Allen Organ Sales Seminar. The room was full of sales representatives from around the world, and I'm happy to say that the organ was a hit.
So many of you have been asking about it, and it may be a while before the official brochures and ads are seen - so, I thought I'd send you a couple of photos I took during rehearsal. These are not professional shots - but they at least prove that the organ does exist! I'm very happy with the end result, and hope that you enjoy checking it out. Feel free to forward these pictures to anyone you think might be interested. Walt Strony
TOSI News
Second Annual Poor Man's Pipe Organ Convention
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Website Hit Count
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Slow Dog's Place on deviantART
Slow Dog's Place on YouTube
There are now 24 videos featuring the Mighty Conn 650 Analogue Electronic Theatre Organ now available for audition at The Slow Dog's Place on YouTube. Click here to view them all. Stay tuned for more in the days ahead.
Relocation Fund Drive
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, is continuing to be quite expensive and is by no means completed. We cannot determine how long we will be at our current location. Permanent office and residentual space is needed for this tiny entity in the High Desert.
Most of the company's original equipment was left in Tennessee due to the high cost of shipping. These items must eventually be replaced. Many have been. 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.
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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:
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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. We will post our progress in the Gazette during the fledgeling phase of this project.
The first thing to do is find ten ATOS members who want the charter. When the chapter is official and viable as a public entity, 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:
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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.
EDITORIAL ARTICLES
- 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
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Mighty MidiTzer Style 216
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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.
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Mighty MidiTzer Style 260 Special
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Pinellas Park Mighty WurliTzer
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 The stop sweep of the 2/9 Mighty WurliTzer Theatre Pipe Organ installed at the Pinellas Park Auditorium in Pinellas Park, Florida. |
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