Shown above are some of the many organ pipes.
Organist1Whitney at the four mannual Robert Morton Pipe Organ.
LORIN WHITNEY/ a new depth in sound
gospel communications. Such programs as “World Vision” ; “Morning Chapel Hour” , with Wilbur Nelson; “ The Bible Institute Hour” ; “ Bible Fellowship Hour” , with Myron T. Webb; Merv Rosell; Billy Graham; Orient Crusades and others. One of the most appealing instruments in the spacious facilities is the four manual Robert Morton pipe organ installed by Lorin himself. The organ consists of 24 ranks of pipes with a full compliment of percussions, piano, vibra-harp, with a further division in installation for “ stereo” pickup. Many of the broadcasters are heard on a large number of stations not directly connected by network lines to one another. For timeliness in release dates, extra tape record ings are necessary. High speed Ampex equipment is used which makes a copy of a half hour tape in three minutes. Without question Whitney Studios provides an in valuable service to broadcasters of various denominations. Top quality equipment and expert recordists make pos sible improved programs for gospel proclamation. All, working together, are helping to “ give the winds a mighty voice.”
M a n y s t r e e t addresses have become world-renown, such as Number Ten Downing Street, Hollywood and Vine, and Times Square New York. But to the Christian broadcaster, 1516 Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, California has become an increasingly important loca tion. Behind the brown front building entrance are the busy Whitney Studios, owned and operated by Lorin Whitney, and used by many of the best known gospel broadcasters on the air today. For many years Lorin was organist on the “ Haven of Rest” program. More recently he was appointed organist for the Billy Graham Crusades. This past May, he worked with Bob Pierce as organist for the Osaka, Japan Crusade. But amid his many duties, Lorin has time to watch over the many electronic machines, tape recorders, and musical instruments in his large 35 by 45 foot main studio, as well as control rooms, offices, and tape dubbing facilities. In addition to the various religious recording com panies producing albums at Whitney Studios (where stereophonic equipment is also utilized), the list of radio broadcasters is practically a “who’s who” in the field of
High speed tape duplicators are used for broadcasters.
Whitney finds time to "run controls" for Christian productions.
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