Congress Theatre
1561 St. Johns Place at Buffalo Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213
The 2223-seat Congress Theatre, which also had a 1298-seat roof theatre, was designed by Charles Sandblom and first opened in 1927. After the Congress closed, the building was used for retail. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1649 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style HNP
2 manuals, 10 ranks, 5 Tuned Percussions, 14 Traps, Curved Console
This organ was shipped on June 3, 1927. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bass Diaphone |
4 |
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Octave |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Diaphone Diapason |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Cello |
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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] |
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Chrysoglott |
16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Kinura |
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8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Viol |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
8 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Clarinet |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Cathedral Chimes |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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Xylophone |
4 |
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Viol |
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Triangle |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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4 |
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Flute |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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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 |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
16 |
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Bass |
4 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa [TC] |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bourdon |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
16 |
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Contra Viol [TC] |
2 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Orchestra Bells [re-it] |
8 |
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Viol |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
16 |
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Tuba |
4 |
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Harmonic Clarion |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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4 |
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Viol |
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10 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Tremulants (4)
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Main |
Vox Humana |
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Solo |
Tuba |
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General
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Two Expression Pedals |
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Effects
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Surf |
Auto Horn |
Train Whistle |
Fire Gong |
Bird |
Horse Hoofs |
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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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