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Marboro Theatre
6817 Bay Parkway at 9th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11204
The 2,252-seat Marboro Theatre, designed by prolific theater architect Charles Sandblom, is located in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn. The Marboro opened on June 28, 1927, and was closed by United Artists Theatres on July 2, 2002. An office building has been slated to replace the Marboro. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1613 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 190
2 manuals, 8 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 18 traps, Curved Console
This organ was shipped on April 14, 1927. The organ was discarded
at an unknown time. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bass |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
8 |
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Cello |
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Trumpet |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Crash Cymbal |
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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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Trumpet |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Open 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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Violin |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Violin Celeste (TC) |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Accomp. 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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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Octave Viol |
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Chimes |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Triangle |
4 |
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Flute |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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5 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
2 |
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Piccolo |
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(Accomp. & Pedal) |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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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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Piccolo |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Open DIapason |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Violin |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Trumpet (TC) |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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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Octave Viol |
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5 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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(Solo & Pedal) |
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Tremulants (3)
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| Solo |
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| Vox Humana |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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| Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong [re-it] |
| Surf |
Auto Horn |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Bird |
Fire Gong |
Machine Gun |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
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.
Illustrations:
AJWB Collection. Interior photos.
Cinema Treasures web site: www.cinematreasures.org |
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