Essex Theatre
2700 Broadway at 103rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10025
The Essex Theatre was built in 1913 and had 610 seats. Throughout most of its life, the theatre showed second- and third-run double bills. In the late 60s it went Spanish, sometimes English films with Spanish subtitles, and eventually all Spanish language. In 1988 the theatre was sold and, after a mild renovation, the name was changed to the Columbia Cinema. The theatre closed in 1993. |
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Midmer-Losh Organ Company
Merrick, N.Y. – Opus 5204 (1926)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 16 stops, 15 ranks
This contract for this organ (March 10, 1926) includes the notation, "Rebuilt from Lebanon organ." Midmer-Losh built organs for three churches in Lebanon, Pa., so is possible that the firm rebuilt one of the organs taken in trade. The console compass is 61 notes (manuals) and 32 notes (Pedal), although the pipe counts are 58 and 30. Total cost was $3,250. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba [revoiced Dulciana] |
58 |
4 |
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Flute |
58 |
8 |
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Melodia |
58 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason [TC] |
46 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
8 |
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Oboe [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Vox Celeste [TC] |
46 |
8 |
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Vox Humana [new] |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
58 |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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8 |
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Flute [ext.] |
12 |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Piston Combinations
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Four pistons operating Great and Pedals |
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Four pistons operating Swell and Pedals |
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Accessories
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Tremulant |
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Great to Pedal, reversible |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Balanced Expression Pedal |
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"Tuba tablet in console Great also tablet for Doppel Flute" |
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