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Strand Theatre and Grand View Hotel (1929) |
Strand Theatre
23 Nelson Avenue
Great Kills (Staten Island), N.Y. 10308
The Strand Theatre, located in the Great Kills area of Staten Island, had 978 seats. At an unknown time, the theatre closed and was converted into a restaurant. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5202 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 90 registers, 6 ranks
The second organ in the Strand Theatre was built by M.P. Möller in 1928. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 3130 (1926)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 54 registers, 17 ranks
The Agreement of Lease (Apr. 21, 1926) between M.P. Möller and the Isle Theatrical Co., Inc., of Stapleton, S.I., states that Möller would install this organ for a total rental of $5850.00 as follows: $585 in cash upon signing the agreement; $877.50 when the organ parts are delivered to the building; $585 in cash when the organ is completed and ready for service; and the balance in eighteen equal monthly installments ($211.25) due and payable on the first of each succeeding month. Möller provided a three-manual console with stops controlled by colored keys arranged in vertical oblique jambs, and installed the organ in two swell enclosures.
On the same day, Isle Theatrical Co., Inc., signed a lease for an identical organ, Möller's Op. 3129, to be installed in the Liberty Theatre in Stapleton, S.I. |
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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 |
4 |
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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) |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason (syn) |
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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 |
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
"Traps to be played from lower manuals": |
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Gemshorn |
85 |
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Snare Drum, Tap |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
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Snare Drum, Roll |
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4 |
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Flute Overte (TG) (Gross Fl.) |
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Tambourine |
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4 |
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Gemshorn (TG) |
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Castanets |
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16 |
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Bass Tuba (TC) |
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Tom Tom |
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8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
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Triangle |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
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Chinese Block |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Open Diapason (ext. Gross Fl.) |
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Bass Drum |
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Sub Bass |
32 |
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Snare Drum, Tap |
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16 |
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Gemshorn (ext.) |
12 |
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Snare Drum, Rolle |
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Lieblich Gedeckt (lo-press.) |
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Cymbals |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
SO |
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Crash Cymbals |
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8 |
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Flute |
SO |
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Tympani |
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Sleigh Bells |
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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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Chinese Gong, Roll – stud |
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Balanced Orchestral Pedal |
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Chinese Gong, Stroke – stud |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Song Birds – stud |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Thunder Sheet – stud |
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Orchestral to Pedal Reversible |
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Sources:
Agreement of Lease (Apr. 21, 1926) with Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 3130 (1926). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2479
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
Ilustration:
Sperr, Percy Loomis. Grand View Hotel and Strand Theatre (1929). |
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