Tuxedo Theatre

3464 Jerome Avenue above 208th Street
The Bronx, N.Y. 10467


The 1716-seat Tuxedo Theater was built in 1927, and closed around 1972. A branch of the U.S. Post Office is located in the building.
           
  Wurlitzer Style D Organ Console
Wurlitzer Style D
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1842 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style D
2 manuals, 6 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 20 traps, Curved Console
           
Pedal – 32 notes
16
  Bass
  Pedal 2nd Touch
16
  Bourdon
  Bass Drum
8
  Trumpet
  Kettle Drum
8
  Open Diapason
  Cymbal
8
  Tibia Clausa      
8
  Flute      
8
  Cello      
           
Accompaniment (Manual I) – 61 notes
16
  Contra Viol (TC)     Chrysoglott
16
  Vox Humana (TC)     Snare Drum
8
  Trumpet     Tambourine
8
  Open Diapason     Castanets
8
  Tibia Clausa     Chinese Block
8
  Salicional     Tom-Tom
8
  Flute     Sleigh Bells
8
  Vox Humana      
4
  Octave     Accompaniment 2nd Touch
4
  Piccolo
8
  Trumpet
4
  Salicet
8
  Tibia Clausa
4
  Flute     Chimes
4
  Vox Humana     Triangle
2
  Piccolo      
           
Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
  Bass
4
  Flute
16
  Bourdon
2 2/3
  Twelfth
16
  Vox Humana (TC)
2
  Piccolo
8
  Trumpet
1 3/5
  Tierce
8
  Open Diapason     Cathedral Chimes
8
  Tibia Clausa     Xylophone
8
  Salicional     Glockenspiel
8
  Flute     Chrysoglott
8
  Vox Humana      
4
  Octave     Solo 2nd Touch
4
  Piccolo
16
  Trumpet (TC)
4
  Salicet
8
  Tibia Clausa
           
Adjustable Combinations
   
Accompaniment Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Solo Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
           
General
    One Balanced Expression Pedal      
    One General Tremulant      
    One Vox Humana Tremulant      
           
Effects (operated by pistons)
   
Auto Horn Fire Gong (reiterating) Siren
Fire Gong Steamboat Whistle Tom-Tom
     
Door Bell (push button)  
           
Sources:
     Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/11093
     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.