RKO Shore Road Theatre

435 86th Street near Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209

Organ Specifications:
• II/ Marr & Colton (1926, 1928)
► II/15 Estey Organ Company, Op. 2138 (1924)


The RKO Shore Road Theatre opened in 1924 and had 1474 seats. With the arrival of television, RKO decided to concentrate on the Dyker Theatre and closed the Shore Road sometime in the 1950s. In subsequent years, the theatre has been converted to retail use.
         
Marr & Colton
Warsaw, N.Y. (1926, 1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals


A new organ by Marr & Colton was installed in 1926, with alterations or additions in 1928. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2138 (1924)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 17 stops, 15 ranks


This organ had an electric detached "theatre type" console, and was voiced on 6" wind pressure. When the Marr & Colton organ was installed in 1926, the Estey organ was relocated to the Universal Theatre in Fitchburg, Mass.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Open Diapason
61
4
   Flute Harmonic
61
8
   Tibia Clausa
61
8
   Tuba
61
8
   Gamba
61
     Tremolo  
8
   Melodia
61
    
Chimes
preparation
 
     
 
     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
73
4
   Flute d'Amour
73
8
   Viol d'Orchestre
73
8
   Oboe
73
8
   Viol Celeste [TC]
61
8
   Vox Humana
61
8
   Salicional
73
     Tremolo  
8
   Concert Flute
73
        
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Bourdon
32
8
   Bass Flute [ext. Bourdon]
12
16
   Gedeckt [12 from SW Bdn.]
20
        
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal   Great to Great 4'
    Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison Separation
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Pedal to Pedal 4'
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Balanced Great Pedal   Swell to Pedal Reversible
    Balanced Crescendo Pedal    
           
Sources:
     Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 2138 (1924).
     Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org
     The Estey Pipe Organ web site: www.esteyorgan.com
     Trupiano, Larry. Specifications of Estey Organ, Op. 2138 (1924).
 
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