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Fleetwood (165th Street) Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue at 165th Street
The Bronx, N.Y. 10456
The 1600-seat Fleetwood Theatre, believed to have opened in early 1927, was located on Morris Avenue near East 165th Street, in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. The Fleetwood closed in 1958 and was used as a supermarket for several years before becoming vacant. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1506 (1926)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style E
2 manuals, 7 ranks
Wurlitzer's Op. 1506 shipped on November 11, 1926. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Diaphone |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Cello |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viole (TC) |
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Harp 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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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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Violin |
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Tom-Tom |
8 |
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Violin Celeste (TC) |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Octave |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Viole |
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Cathedral Chimes |
4 |
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Octave 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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Piccolo |
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Five Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Diaphone |
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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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Violin |
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Harp Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Violin Celeste (TC) |
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
16 |
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Trumpet (TC) |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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4 |
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Viole |
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4 |
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Viole Celeste |
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Five Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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General
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One Balanced Expression Pedal |
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One General Tremulant |
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One Vox Humana Tremulant |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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| Horse Hoofs |
Train |
Fire Gong (reiterating) |
| Surf Effect |
Auto Horn |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Bird |
Fire Gong |
Siren |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7879
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.
Sources:
Cinema Treasures website. Marquis. |
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