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Loew's Lincoln Square Theatre
1947 Broadway at 66th Street
New York, N.Y. 10023
The 1,546-seat Lincoln Square Theatre opened in 1906. Marcus Loew acquired the theatre in 1909—it was one of his first Manhattan theatres—and changed the programming to vaudeville and movies. As Loew built bigger and better theatres, the Lincoln Square was reduced to playing double features near the end of their circuit run.
A fire in 1931 severely damaged the theatre and upper floors, but the building was rebuilt. At some point, the theatre was closed and converted into a TV studio, but was ultimately razed to make way for construction of The Juilliard School of Music in Lincoln Center. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 2494 (1918)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 34 stops, 17 ranks
The organ installed in the Lincoln Square Theatre was built in 1918 by M.P. Möller of Hagerstown, Md. Möller's 3/17 theatre organ (with slight variations) was a standard model for the company.
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Violin Diapason [TC] |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo [Fl. Harm.] |
OR |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
85 |
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Mixture III ranks |
derived |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet [TC] |
OR |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
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Octave [Op. Diap.] |
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4 |
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Octave Horn |
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4 |
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Zart Flute [Quintadena] |
OR |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
20 Notes |
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Orchestral Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
GT |
16 |
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Fagotto [TC] |
— |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
GT |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
73 |
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| Orchestral Bells |
25 Notes |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
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Solo Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Gross Flute |
85 |
4 |
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Gemshorn [TG] |
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Bass Tuba [TC] |
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
85 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Overte [TG] [Gross Fl.] |
— |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Sub Bass |
32 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
SO |
16 |
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Gemshorn [ext.] |
12 |
8 |
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Flute |
SO |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [lo-press.] |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Orch. to Solo |
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Orch. to Pedal 8' |
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Solo to Orch. 8' 8' |
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Solo to Pedal 8' |
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Great 4' |
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Orch. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Orch. 16', 4' |
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Solo. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo 16', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Orchestral Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Solo Tremulant |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Orchestral Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Solo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Piston Couplers
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Corresponding Orchestral and Solo Pistons to Great Pistons |
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Corresponding Pedal Pistons to Manual Pistons |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Solo Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Orchestral Pedal |
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Orchestral to Pedal Reversible |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
The American Organist (Aug. 1918). Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 2494 (1918). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3368
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
Photos:
The American Organist (Aug. 1918). Console of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 2494 (1918).
Cinema Treasures web site. Exterior; interior; 1931 fire (Daily News). |
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