Cort Theatre - New York City
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Cort Theatre

138 West 48th Street
New York, N.Y. 10036



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  Console of Wurlitzer Organ, Op. 15 (1912) in the Cort Theatre - New York City (credit: AJWB Collection)
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 20 (1912)
Electro-pneumatic action
"Style 6"
3 manuals, 13 ranks


Console of Wurlitzer Organ, Op. 15 (1912) in the Cort Theatre - New York City (credit: AJWB Collection)  


               
Pedal – 32 notes
16
  Ophicleide       Second Touch  
16
  Clarinet       Bass Drum  
16
  Horn       Kettle Drum  
16
  Diaphone       Crash Cymbal  
8
  Tuba Horn          
8
  Horn Diapason       Pizzicato Touch  
8
  Clarinet  
16
  Ophicleide  
8
  Cello          
8
  Flute       6 Adjustable Comb. Toe Pistons
    Great to Pedal          
    Solo Octave to Pedal          

     

     
Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
16
  Contra Viol [TC]       Second Touch
16
  Tuba Horn  
8
  Tuba Horn  
8
  Horn Diapason       Cathedral Chimes  
8
  Clarinet       Sleigh Bells  
8
  Viol d'Orchestre       Xylophone  
8
  Viol Celeste       Triangle  
8
  Flute       Solo to Accompaniment  
8
  Vox Humana        
4
  Viol       Pizzicato Touch
4
  Octave Celeste  
8
  Flute  
4
  Flute       Solo to Accompaniment  
2 2/3
  Twelfth          
2
  Piccolo       10 Adjustable Comb. Pistons
   
Chrysoglott
49 notes
       
               
Great (Manual II) –- 61 notes
16
  Ophicleide  
2
  Piccolo  
16
  Clarinet  
1 3/5
  Tierce  
16
  Contre Viol [TC]      
Chimes
25 notes
16
  Vox Humana [TC]      
Sleigh Bells
25 notes
8
  Tuba Horn
85
   
Xylophone
37 notes
8
  Horn Diapason
85
   
Glockenspiel
37 notes
8
  Clarinet
61
   
Saucer Bells [re-it]
25 notes
8
  Viol d'Orchestre
73
    Solo Octave  
8
  Viol Celeste
73
       
8
  Flute
85
    Second Touch
8
  Vox Humana
61
16
  Ophicleide  
4
  Clarion       Solo to Great  
4
  Octave          
4
  Viol       Pizzicato Touch
4
  Octave Celeste       Solo to Great  
4
  Flute          
2 2/3
  Twelfth       10 Adjustable Comb. Pistons
2
  Fifteenth          

     

     
Solo (Manual III) – 37 notes (3 octaves from Tenor C up)
8
  Tibia Clausa
49
    Cathedral Chimes  
8
  Trumpet
49
    Sleigh Bells  
8
  Orchestral Oboe
49
    Xylophone  
8
  Kinura
49
    Saucer Bells  
8
  Oboe Horn
49
    Glockenspiel  
8
  Celestina
49
   
6 Adjustable Combination Pistons
               
General
    Two Expression Pedals
    Two Indicating and Controlling Key for Expression Pedal
    Two Tremulants
    Thunder Pedal (Reed) – Piano Pedal
    Thunder Pedal (Diaphone) – Piano Pedal
    Re-Iterator for Strings
    Re-Iterator for Solo
    One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
     • 1st Touch: Full Organ (wind)
     • 2nd Touch: Everything
    One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
     • 1st Touch: Snare Drum
     • 2nd Touch: Bass Drum & Cymbals
           
Sources:
     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.
     The Shubert Organization web site: http://www.shubertorganization.com

Illustrations:
     AJWB Collection. Console of Wurlitzer Organ, Op. 20 (1912).
     Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Exterior; stage.