To order these organs, go to the Donationware VTPOs Order Form page to fill in your information, and we will send you the link to download the sample set.
The initial goal of the virtual Barton Theatre Organ project, by the members of the VTPO Yahoo Group, was to re-create the Barton Theatre Organ of the Redford Theatre in Detroit, Michigan (see http://redfordtheatre.com/organ/) from the samples recorded by group members Joe Hardy and Lynn Walls. The project first released the Barton 3-7 Beta sample set during December 2011, as those ranks had been processed and were ready for testing.
The Redford Theatre is closed due to Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions - please go to Donate to the Redford to send them a donation to help them cover their monthly bills.
The Redford Theatre has served as a Metro Detroit entertainment center since it opened on January 27, 1928. The non-profit Motor City Theatre Organ Society owns and operates the Redford Theatre at 17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, MI 48219. Please visit the theatre for some fun if you are ever in the area!
The series is made up of three virtual organs, starting with the Barton 3/7, then the Redford Barton 3/10 (which is a virtual replica of the original specification and stop list), and finally an extended version - the Barton 3/12. Click on the following links for more information about the three specifications, plus the download and donation links:
To order these organs, go to the Donationware VTPOs Order Form page to fill in your information, and we will send you the link to download the sample set. Melotone Sound Productions have created the Hauptwerk Organ Definition Files for these sets as donationware. The Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license applies to the samples themselves. Please go to the PayPal Donations page if you are able to make a donation.