Very significantly, this was the first installation of a major theatre pipe organ in a British super cinema since the 1930’s. Not least, the owners demonstrated positive enthusiasm and support for the project and, by one of those uncanny twists of fate, the Trocadero was a sister cinema to the Troxy. The venue provides high quality music, entertainment and conference facilities. It had organ chambers, left over from another long-departed Wurlitzer, easing the installation of the replacement (yet much larger) instrument. The building provides the perfect acoustic match for the instrument. Last and not least, the Trocadero Wurlitzer would have to be available for public enjoyment, practice and use.Īlthough several came close, it was the Troxy Stepney that won the day after five years of searching and in a way that few dared dream. Over 70 potential locations were identified and scrutinised, not only for the technical feasibility of installing the organ, but also for the acoustics, the suitability of the building and its environment and not least the commitment of the location owners to act as partners in a venture that would involve major changes to their property. The Biblical phrase “Many are called but few are chosen” was never more true, though in this case perhaps in a different context. Finding a home for a large theatre pipe organ is no easy task.