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A crate containing some of the hundreds of pipes that are part of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration are shown at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Carlton Smith, left, and Justin Nimmo pose in from of the console of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Some of the organ stops on the console of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration are shown at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
This undated photo provided by John Lauter shows himself as a 17-year-old while sitting at the console of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that — along with all the other parts of the organ — was being stored in the garage, attic and basement of a home just outside Detroit. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (John Lauter via AP)
Carlton Smith installs the reed into on of the horns that are part of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Carlton Smith looks over a drawing of a theater organ installation at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The company is restoring a Barton Opus 234 theater organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit that is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Justin Nimmo removes the reed from one of the hundreds of pipes that are part of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Thousands of parts are stored in the workshop of Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Justin Nimmo, right, and Jake Landes clean some of the hundreds of pipes that are part of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Justin Nimmo makes the position of the reed in one of the hundreds of pipes that are part of the Barton Opus 234 theater organ that is undergoing restoration at Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The massive pipe organ built nearly a century ago for an extravagant movie house in Detroit is expected to be the centerpiece of a performing arts center at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
This undated photo provided by the Rochester Institute of Technology shows construction of the new performing arts theater in Rochester, N.Y. The first theater of the planned two-theater complex is expected to open by January 2026, and it will be the new home of the Barton Opus organ built in 1927 for Detroit’s ornate Hollywood Theatre. (Rochester Institute of Technology via AP)