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Kingsbridge Theatre
15 East Kingsbridge Road at Jerome Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10468
The 1,125-seat Kingsbridge Theatre opened in 1921. It closed by the early 1950s and has served as a supermarket for many years. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 472 (1921)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 160 (piano console)
2 manuals, 6 ranks, 4 tuned percussion, 17 traps
This organ was shipped on October 19, 1921. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Bass |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
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Cello |
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Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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Piano |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Mandolin |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Flute |
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Castanets |
4 |
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Salicet |
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Chinese Block |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Flute |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
4 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Viol Celeste (TC) |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Flute |
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Glockenspiel |
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Vox Humana |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Accomp. & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
| Solo & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
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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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| Sleigh Bells |
Bird |
Fire Gong (reiterating) |
| Triangle |
Train |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Horse Hoofs |
Auto Horn |
Siren |
| Surf Effect |
Fire Gong |
Tom-Tom |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7884
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.
Illustration:
Cinema Treasures website. Exterior. |
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