In 1926, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of New York installed a new pipe organ in the Fargo Theatre to provide musical accompaniment for silent film. It consisted of a console with two keyboards and seven sets of pipes. The chambers included a complete percussion division with every effect needed for concert or film score performances, including bass and snare drums, piano, tambourine, cymbals, horns, sirens, a bird call, and many other sounds. Films arrived with very little music, and the organist improvised live music to fit every scene, making each performance unique. With the advent of talking pictures, the organ was needed less and less as film accompaniment, but was featured in concerts, sing-a-longs and other entertainment. During the 1998-99 theatre renovation, the Wurlitzer was expanded to 20 ranks (sets of pipes), playable from a new, state-of-the-art, 4-manual (keyboards) console. Weekend and special event organ performances continue to delight audiences of all ages.