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Concourse Theatre
209 E. Fordham Road at Grand Concourse
The Bronx, N.Y. 10458
The 577-seat Concourse Theatre opened in 1930 and closed by the end of the 40s. The building now houses retail. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1718 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style B
2 Manuals, 4 Ranks, 3 Tuned Percussions, 17 Traps, Curved Console |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Flute |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Cello |
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Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viole (TC) |
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Snare Drum |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Flute |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viole (TC) |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bourdon |
2 |
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Piccolo |
16 |
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Vox Humana |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Flute |
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Xylophone |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Accompaniment |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
| Solo |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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General
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One Balanced Expression Pedal |
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One General Tremulant |
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One Vox Humana Tremulant |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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| Sleigh Bells |
Bird |
Fire Gong (reiterating) |
| Triangle |
Train |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Horse Hoofs |
Auto Horn |
Siren |
| Surf Effect |
Fire Gong |
Tom-Tom |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7921
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff Weiler. The
WurliTzer Pipe Organ –An Illustrated History. Chicago: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the
American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1995.
Illustration:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7921
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