{"id":60,"date":"2025-09-06T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T14:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:32:55","slug":"open-console","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/open-console\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CONSOLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Give it a Try &#8211; Open Console!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Console-Colonial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"243\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We currently offer <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">both our members and the public<\/span> <\/strong>opportunities to try their hands at playing our magnificent Wurlitzer at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. All potential players are welcome, from experienced keyboardists to rank beginners. One of our crew will be present to provide guidance as required. Even if you can only play a one-fingered melody on a keyboard, you will be able to experience the majesty of playing a concert ready Theatre Pipe Organ. \u00a0We also provide\u00a0 \u201cTheatre Organ 101\u201d. \u00a0This is an informal live tutorial by one of our members designed to explain the workings of the instrument and its console \u00a0You will find that the complicated console command center is not really as imposing as it looks! \u00a0Open consoles usually take place on a Saturday morning for several hours starting at 10 AM. \u00a0 They are published in advance, and occur several times a year. See our events calendar for upcoming dates. \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Welcome! You get to play! <\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Give it a Try!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There will be Three Chances to try your hand at the console and learn about the organ in 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">All Will Take Place at the Colonial Theatre Wurlitzer,<br \/>\n227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, Pa<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>All Will Run from 10 AM to 1 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Saturday, March 7, 2026<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Saturday, May 23, 2026<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Saturday, August 15, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Please Join Us!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Give it a Try &#8211; Open Console! &nbsp; We currently offer both our members and the public opportunities to try their hands at playing our magnificent Wurlitzer at the Colonial Theatre in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406,"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tosdv.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}