Biltmore Theatre
464 New Lots Avenue at Wyona Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207
The 1,710-seat Biltmore Theatre stood in the East New York section of Brooklyn. It was a Randforce house before becoming a UA theatre, finally became an independent which showed double features for a dollar. The Biltmore closed in 1969 and was later demolished. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1847 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style H
2 manuals, 10 ranks, 6 tuned percussions, 14 traps, curved console
This organ was shipped on February 23, 1928. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
4 |
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Octave |
16 |
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Bass |
16 |
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Piano |
16 |
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Bourdon |
8 |
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Piano |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Cello |
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8 |
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Flute |
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3 Adjustable Combination Toe Pistons |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viol [TC] |
8 |
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Piano |
16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
4 |
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Piano |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Viol |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Viol |
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Cathedral Chimes |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Xylophone |
4 |
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Flute |
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Triangle |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
2 |
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Piccolo |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bass |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa [TC] |
2 |
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Piccolo |
16 |
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Bourdon |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
16 |
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Contra Viol [TC] |
16 |
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Piano |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
8 |
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Piano |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
4 |
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Piano |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Viol |
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Orchestra Bells [re-it] |
8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
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Chrysoglott |
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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Harmonic Clarion |
16 |
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Tuba |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Viol |
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4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
4 |
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Flute |
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Tremulants (4)
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Main |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo |
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Tuba |
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General
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Two Expression Pedals |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Full stops (wind)
• 2nd Touch: Everything |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Snare Drum
• 2nd Touch: Bass Drum and Cymbal |
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Effects
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| Surf |
Auto Horn |
Train Whistle |
| Fire Gong |
Bird |
Horse Hoofs |
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Robert Morton Organ Co.
Van Nuys, Calif. (1926)
Electro-pneumatic action
A Robert Morton organ of unknown size was built in 1926 for the Biltmore Theatre. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4044
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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