Larry Vannucci at the SF 3/11 Wurlitzer in the El Capitan Theatre and the  2/10 Wurlitzer in the Senator Theatre Oakland.  The El Cap organ was the only issue by Wurlitzer of a style 230 and was a style 230 sp with a piano.  Typical of the 230, 235, and 240 Wurlitzers the huge solo scale Tibia Clausa dominates.  In Autumn Leaves Larry closes the Solo swell shutters and uses the monstrous Tibia like a distant choir.  These recording have some deterioration, but the level of musicianship is anything but deteriorated.  The style 216 makes its presence known with the jazzy English Horn in "It All Depends On You."  This is the same organ that was moved to the SF Taraval Street  bar, Lost Weekend, where Larry held forth as organist for many years.

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Historic recording made by Bill Dendle-banjo, Grace Stock-piano, Edd Dickerman-tuba, Jack Mathias-trumpet

November 1968 or '69 Capone's Warehouse, Monterey, CA

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