C R A T O S » Rhinestone Barton http://www.cr-atos.org The Cedar Rapids Area Theatre Organ Society Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:19:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Theatre Cedar Rapids (Iowa Theatre) Grand Reopening! http://www.cr-atos.org/?p=122 http://www.cr-atos.org/?p=122#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:58:47 +0000 nmarple http://www.cr-atos.org/?p=122 The Iowa Theatre Building, home of Theatre Cedar Rapids, opened on February 26th, 2010 to a black tie audience that filled the house.  TCR staff have put together some incredible videos of the work involved with restoring and updating the building.  The TCR team has done an incredible job of restoring some of the original features of the 1928 theatre, while making it more flexible for their production and patron needs. 

 

Theatre organ enthusisists take note:  there remains a reserved spot in the new orchestra pit for the console and lift, and the pipe chambers are intact.  TCR even restored the original chandeliers that hang in front of the chambers.

Cedar Rapids Barton Inc and CRATOS continue to work on the Rhinestone Barton restoration project.  We’ll have more updates on that project in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, enjoy the coverage of the Iowa Theatre Buidling reopening by going to the Theatre Cedar Rapids website.

 

 

TCR (Theatre Cedar Rapids) is holding a Grand Reopening on February 26, 2010.  Although the Rhinestone Barton will not be ready for re-installation for many months, TheatreCR has made preparations for the organ in it’s overall plan for restoration of the theatre.  TCR management has created a series of videos highlighting the restoration and re-opening efforts, including a view of the reconfigured orchestra pit complete with a special spot for the Rhinestone Barton console.

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