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RKO Castle Hill Theatre
1320 Castle Hill Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10462
The 1000-seat Castle Hill Theatre opened in September 1927. Architect William Shary employed an English Tudor motif, including half-timbered gables and roofline crenelations. At some point, the RKO chain took over the theatre, which continued as a movie theatre until 1969. The building is now occupied by Crossroads Tabernacle. |
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Wurlitzer Style D |
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1740 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style D
2 manuals, 6 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 20 traps, Curved Console
This organ was moved to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England in 1930. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Bass |
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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 |
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Open Diapason |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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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 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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Salicional |
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Tom-Tom |
8 |
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Flute |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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4 |
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Octave |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Flute |
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Chimes |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
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Triangle |
2 |
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Piccolo |
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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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Bourdon |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
2 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Trumpet |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Flute |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Octave |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Piccolo |
16 |
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Trumpet (TC) |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Accompaniment |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
| Solo |
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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| Auto Horn |
Fire Gong (reiterating) |
Siren |
| Fire Gong |
Steamboat Whistle |
Tom-Tom |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/901/comments
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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