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140 Richmond Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322-2592
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About Old Town Music Hall
Description:
Old
Town
Music
Hall
is
a
concept
that
started
in
1958
by
Bill
Coffman
and
Bill
Field
with
the
purchase
of
the
Mighty
Wurlitzer
from
the
Fox
West
Coast
Theater
in
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Long
Beach
CA.
This
concept
became
a
reality
in
1960
when
this
fully
restored
instrument
was
installed
in
a
small
studio
in
Los
Angeles
for
the
purpose
of
presenting
organ
concerts
and
silent
films
to
public
and
private
audiences.
Due
to
inadequate
space
the
instrument
was
dismantled
and
stored.
In
November
1968
search
for
a
new
and
suitable
location
resulted
in
its
present
home
of
188
seats
in
the
original
El
Segundo
State
Theater
on
Richmond
Street.
In
Old
Town
Music
Hall,
you
are
in
the
year
1926
before
the
advent
of
sound
films
and
electronic
instruments.
Our
programming
is
built
around
the
theatrical
productions
of
the
1920s
when
the
theater
organ
was
used
to
present
accompaniment
to
silent
films,
perform
incidental
music
for
theater
audiences
as
well
as
solo
concerts.
The
WurliTzer
Organ
Company
(located
in
North
Tonawanda,
up
state
New
York)
was
the
largest
manufacturer
of
these
instruments.
When
talking
pictures
entered
the
scene
in
1929
live
musicians
were
no
longer
needed.
Therefore,
the
theater
organ
suffered
a
sudden
death.
A
revival
on
the
part
of
collectors
and
hobbyists
in
the
1950s
resurrected
these
instruments
and
brought
them
out
of
the
theaters
to
be
heard
once
again.
But
not
until
most
of
these
instruments
had
been
destroyed,
damaged,
vandalized
or
hauled
away
just
to
get
rid
of
them
--
or
in
some
instances
during
World
War
II
the
organ
pipes
were
melted
down
for
scrap
metal.
Bill
Coffman
and
Bill
Field
were
already
professional
organists
in
1958
when
they
entered
into
a
long
partnership
which
resulted
in
the
birth
of
Old
Town
Music
Hall.
Their
mechanical
expertise
has
been
useful
in
the
restoration,
maintenance
and
complete
installation
of
this
organ
in
El
Segundo.
They
continue
to
maintain
it
and
share
it
with
audiences
on
a
regular
basis.
Performances
of
theater
organ
concerts,
silent
film
presentations,
ragtime
and
jazz
piano
and
turn-of-the-century
orchestras
are
regularly
presented.
Many
of
our
fine
performers
publicly
heard
for
the
first
time
on
our
stage
have
gone
on
to
professional
full
time
careers
in
music.
These
artists
have
helped
to
keep
alive
the
historical
music
of
ragtime,
jazz
and
theater
organ
thus
bringing
this
music
out
of
obscurity
to
be
heard
once
again
in
public.
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