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Ritz Theatre
251 Port Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y. 10302
The Ritz Theatre in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island was built in 1924 by Sol Brill, who was also responsible for Staten Island's Liberty, New Dorp and St. George Theatres. According to the 1931 Film Daily Year Book, the spacious theatre had 2,126 seats. The theatre's marquee was destroyed during the Blizzard of 1947 and was never
restored. The Ritz later became a popular venue for national acts, rock concerts, and roller skating. Since 1985 the building has been owned and operated as a tile showroom by the Pedulla family. |
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Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 444 (1923)
Electro-pneumatic key and stop action
4 manuals, 42 registers, 20 stops, 24 ranks, 1,573 pipes
This organ included a drawknob console and cost $20,875.
In the 1960s, the organ was moved to the College Avenue
Methodist Church in Muncie, Ind., where it was rebuilt
with tonal changes by the Toledo Organ Company. The organ
was susequently replaced by a Zimmer organ and dispersed. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Corno d'Amour |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste II ranks |
146 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste II ranks |
134 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Harp (TC) |
— |
4 |
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Unda Maris II ranks |
122 |
4 |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes (interchangeable with Great)
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
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8 |
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Diapason |
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8 |
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Cornopean |
— |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
— |
8 |
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Corno d'Amour |
— |
8 |
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Voix Celeste II ranks |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
— |
8 |
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Flute Celeste II ranks |
— |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute |
— |
8 |
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Harp (TC) |
— |
4 |
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Unda Maris II ranks |
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4 |
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Celesta |
— |
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Orchestral Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Cello |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste II ranks |
146 |
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Tremolo |
SW |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
73 |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
20 bells |
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8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes (interchangeable with Orchestral)
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8 |
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Dopple Flute |
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8 |
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French Horn |
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8 |
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Cello |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Gamba Celeste II ranks |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
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Cathedral Chimes |
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8 |
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Tuba |
— |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Diapason |
32 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
16 |
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Trombone (ext. Cornopean) |
12 |
16 |
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Echo Bourdon |
SW |
8 |
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Tromba (Cornopean) |
SW |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. Bourdon) |
— |
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Traps
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Snare Drum |
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Chinese Block |
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Kettle and Bass Drums |
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Tom Tom |
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Xylophone |
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