Since the opening in 1996 there have been several improvements to the organ, including the addition of the Orchestral Oboe, which was acquired from the USA, and the phantom piano, a 1910 Bluthner Grand modified to be playable from an organ console in the 1930s. To tune the organ completely can take up to four or five hours – sometimes not helped by a pipe being extremely reluctant to be tuned, which can take up to ten minutes to sort! David also regularly tunes other Theatre organs throughout the UK. In particular we are grateful to our good friend, organist David Lowe, who played the opening concert in 1996, and is often around helping in its maintenance and in particular with the tuning, which is so important. The fame of Tywyn’s Wurlitzer Organ means that it is sometimes difficult to choose from the many organists attracted by its reputation. We only present the top organists in the UK and sometimes from abroad. 2017 will be the 21st birthday of the Wurlitzer here at Tywyn. Our concerts are now attracting regular and large audiences to our smartly renovated hall, which is receiving widespread commendation in the area.
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