St. Benedict the Moor Church
(Roman Catholic)
171-17 110th Avenue
Jamaica (Queens), N.Y. 11433
St. Benedict the Moor Roman Catholic Church was established in 1932. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 707 (1923)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 108C (piano console with player attachment)
2 manuals, 3 ranks, 4 tuned percussion, 3 traps
This organ was originally shipped to the Community Playhouse in Elkton, Md. on September 28, 1923. It was moved to the Star Theatre in Easton, Penn. on April 3, 1925, then to the Broadway Theatre in Bridgeport, Penn. on June 8, 1926. On September 29, 1933, the organ was moved to St. Benedict the Moor Church in Jamaica, but was eventually discarded. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Bourdon |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Cello |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Flute |
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Kettle Drum |
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Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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8 |
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Salicional |
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Piano [with Mandolin attachment] |
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Flute |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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4 |
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Flute |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Salicional |
4 |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Flute |
4 |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Salicet |
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Flute |
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General
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| One Balanced Expression Pedal |
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| General Tremulant |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://www.cinematreasures.org
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. |
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