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Loew's 167th Street Theatre
48 East 167th Street at River Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10452
The Loew's 167th Street Theatre, seating 2,600 patrons, first opened on September 20, 1928. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1924 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 230
3 manuals, 11 ranks
Wurlitzer's Op. 1924 was shipped from the factory on August 4, 1928. This organ was purchased and removed by Walter Hilsenbeck in 1965, who installed it in his Massapequa, N.Y. residence. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
8 |
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Cello |
16 |
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Diaphone |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Traps Switch: 1st & 2nd Touch |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
16 |
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Contra Viol (TC) |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
2 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Diaphonic Diapason |
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Marimba [re-it] |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Sand Block |
8 |
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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 |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Viol |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Cathedral Chimes |
4 |
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Salicet |
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Xylophone |
4 |
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Flute |
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Solo to Accomp. |
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Great (Manual II) – 61 notes |
16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
4 |
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Salicet |
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 [Tibia] |
16 |
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Clarinet (TC) |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Contra Viol (TC) |
2 |
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Piccolo [Tibia] |
16 |
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Bourdon |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
16 |
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Vox Humana (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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Marimba [re-it] |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Harp |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Bells [re-it] |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Flute |
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Solo to Great |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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4 |
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Harmonic Clarion |
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Great 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Octave |
16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Viol |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Solo to Great |
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Solo (Manual III) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
8 |
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Salicional |
16 |
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Diaphone |
4 |
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Harmonic Clarion |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa (TC) |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Harmonic Tuba |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Diaphone Diapason |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Kinura |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Tremulants (5) |
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Main |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Tuba |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) |
Accompaniment |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb) |
Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb) |
Solo |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
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General |
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Two Balanced Expression Pedals |
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One Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal – Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Full stops (wind)
• 2nd Touch: Everything |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal – Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Snare Drum
• 2nd Touch: Bass Drum and Cymbal |
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Effects
(operated by pistons)
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Siren |
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Steamboat Whistle |
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Auto Horn |
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Horse Hoofs |
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Fire Gong |
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Bird Whistle |
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Gong |
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Door Bell (operated by push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1299
Hilsenbeck, Walter. Electronic correspondence (Apr. 23, 2012) regarding location of Wurlitzer organ.
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. 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.
The Theatre Organ Home Page: http://theatreorgans.com. Specifications of Wurlitzer Style 230 organ.
Illustration:
Cinema Treasures website. Marquis. |
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