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Oriental Theatre gets 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ installed

Mike De Sisti
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of Chicago-based JL Weiler Inc., tunes a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ for the east side movie palace.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of Chicago-based JL Weiler Inc., tunes a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ for the east side movie palace.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the 1927 movie palace, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the 1927 movie palace, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the east side movie palace, secured the historic pipe organ four years ago.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre. Milwaukee Film, which operates the east side movie palace, secured the historic pipe organ four years ago.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the historic pipe organ in 2019.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
These are some of the pipes in the solo chamber above the restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre. The Milwaukee movie palace was built in 1927.
These are some of the pipes in the solo chamber above the restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre. The Milwaukee movie palace was built in 1927.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A map of the solo chamber hangs in the chamber above the restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre on North Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, 2023.
A map of the solo chamber hangs in the chamber above the restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ that has been installed in the Oriental Theatre on North Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, 2023.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ in 2019.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ in 2019.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ in 2019.
Jeff Weiler, project lead and president of JL Weiler Inc. of Chicago, works on tuning a restored 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Oriental Theatre on Nov. 2, 2023. Milwaukee Film, which operates the Oriental, secured the pipe organ in 2019.
Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel