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Paramount Theatre Studio
Broadway at 43rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10036
The Paramount Theatre Recording Studio, located in a converted
office on the 9th floor above the theatre, was used for recording
and radio
broadcasts.
Both
the
theatre and
studio were demolished in 1967, while the adjacent Paramount Building
was refurbished for other uses. |
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Jesse Crawford at the
Paramount Studio Console |
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Paramount Studio Slave Console |
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1960 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style: "Special 4-manual"
4 manuals, 21 ranks
4-manual double-bolster console, plus
4-manual skeleton slave console
The Wurlitzer organ in the Paramount Theatre Recording Studio was installed by Hugo Hellstern. Known as a "Special 4-manual" style, the 21-rank organ had two four-manual consoles: a double-bolster main console, and a four-manual skeleton slave console.
Along with its sister organ in the theatre downstairs, this was one of the very organs by Wurlitzer (or any other make) to benefit from tonal finishing, in this case by Don Papp under the supervision of Jesse Crawford, chief organist at the Paramount. The outstanding results were heard in many radio broadcasts of the 1930s and 1940s, and in recordings made by Jesse Crawford, Don Baker, Dick Leibert, and others.
In the early 1960s, the studio organ was acquired by Richard Loderhose, who enlarged it to 54 ranks and installed it in his home studio in Jamaica Estates, N.Y. In 1975, Mr. Loderhose purchased the Bay Theatre in Seal Beach, Calif., where he had the organ installed. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Ophicleide |
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8 |
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String |
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16 |
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Diaphone |
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8 |
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String Celeste |
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16 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
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16 |
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Double String |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste |
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16 |
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Double String Celeste |
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8 |
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Flute |
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16 |
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Oboe Horn |
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8 |
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Piano |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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16 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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8 |
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Harp |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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Bass Drum |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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Kettle Drum |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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Cymbal |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Chinese Gong |
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8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Accomp. to Pedal |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason |
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Great to Pedal |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
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Bombarde to Pedal |
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8 |
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Solo String |
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Solo to Pedal |
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8 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) – 61 notes |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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2 |
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Tibia Piccolo |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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4 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Xylophone |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason |
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Chrysoglott |
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8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chrysoglott Octave |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott Dampers |
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8 |
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Saxophone |
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Vibraphone |
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8 |
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Krumet |
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Snare Drum |
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8 |
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Solo String |
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Tom Tom |
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8 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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Tambourine |
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8 |
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String |
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Castanets |
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8 |
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String Celeste |
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Chinese Block |
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8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
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Sand Block |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste |
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Accomp. Octave |
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8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Solo to Accomp. |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Accompaniment 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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4 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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4 |
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Solo String |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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4 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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4 |
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String |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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4 |
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String Celeste |
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8 |
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Strings (ensemble) |
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4 |
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Viole |
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8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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4 |
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Viole Celeste |
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4 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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4 |
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Flue |
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Chimes |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo to Accomp. |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
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Great to Accomp. Octave |
4 |
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Flute |
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Solo to Accomp. Pizzicato |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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20 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Great (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Mirabilis [TC] |
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4 |
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Clarion (Tuba Mirabilis) |
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16 |
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English Horn [TC] |
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4 |
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Clarion (Trumpet) |
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16 |
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Trumpet [TC] |
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4 |
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Solo String |
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16 |
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Tuba Horn |
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4 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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16 |
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Diaphone |
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4 |
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String |
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16 |
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Bass [TC] |
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4 |
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String Celeste |
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16 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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4 |
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Viole |
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16 |
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Clarinet [TC] |
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4 |
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Viole Celeste |
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16 |
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Solo String |
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4 |
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Flute |
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16 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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2 2/3 |
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Tibia Twelfth |
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16 |
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String Ensemble [TC] |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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16 |
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Saxophone [TC] |
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2 |
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Tibia Piccolo |
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16 |
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Oboe Horn |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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16 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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4 |
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Piano |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Master Xylophone Sub |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason |
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Master Xylophone |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chrysoglott Sub |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott |
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8 |
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Saxophone |
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Chimes |
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Krumet |
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Glockenspiel |
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8 |
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Solo String |
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Vibraphone |
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8 |
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Solo String Celeste |
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Snare Drum |
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8 |
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String |
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Tom Tom |
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8 |
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String Celeste |
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Tambourine |
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8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
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Castanets |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste |
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Chinese Block |
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8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Sand Block |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
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Great Sub Octave |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Accomp. to Great |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo to Great Sub Octave |
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Concert Flute |
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Solo to Great |
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4 |
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Octave |
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Solo to Great Pizzicato |
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4 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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20 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Bombarde (Manual III) – 61 notes
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Tuba Mirabilis [TC] |
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8 |
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Saxophone |
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English Horn [TC] |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Trumpet [TC] |
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Vox Humana |
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Tuba Horn |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Diaphone |
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2 2/3 |
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Tibia Twelfth |
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Tibia Clausa |
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2 |
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Tibia Piccolo |
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Solo String |
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Chimes |
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Solo String Celeste |
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Glockenspiel |
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Saxophone |
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Master Xylophone Sub Octave |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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Master Xylophone |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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Harp |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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Chrysoglott Sub Octave |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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Chrysoglott |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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Piano |
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Tuba Horn |
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Accomp. to Bombarde |
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Open Diapason |
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Solo to Bombarde Sub Octave |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Solo to Bombarde |
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Solo String |
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Solo String Celeste |
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20 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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Solo (Manual IV) – 61 notes
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Tibia Clausa |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
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16 |
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Saxophone |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste |
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16 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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16 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
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Solo String |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Solo String Celeste |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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Tibia Clausa |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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2 |
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Tibia Clausa |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Piano |
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Tuba Horn |
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Master Xylophone Sub Octave |
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Open Diapason |
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Master Xylophone |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chrysoglott Sub Octave |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott |
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8 |
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Saxophone |
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Chimes |
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8 |
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Krumet |
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Glockenspiel |
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8 |
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Solo String |
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Vibraphone |
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Solo String Celeste |
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Solo Sub Octave |
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String |
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Accomp. to Solo |
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String Celeste |
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20 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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STOP & CHAMBER ANALYSIS |
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Main |
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Tuba Horn |
85 pipes |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
85 pipes |
16 |
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Horn Diapason |
73 pipes |
8 |
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Clarinet |
61 pipes |
8 |
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Krumet |
61 pipes |
8 |
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Viole d'Orchestra |
85 pipes |
8 |
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Viole Celeste |
73 pipes |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 pipes |
16 |
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Concert Flute |
97 pipes |
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Chrysoglott |
49 notes |
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Solo |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
73 pipes |
8 |
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English Horn |
61 pipes |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 pipes |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa |
97 pipes |
8 |
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Saxophone |
61 pipes |
16 |
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Solo String |
85 pipes |
16 |
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Solo String Celeste |
85 pipes |
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String |
73 pipes |
8 |
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String Celeste |
73 pipes |
16 |
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Oboe Horn |
73 pipes |
8 |
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Quintadena |
61 pipes |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 pipes |
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Percussion |
Chimes [Deagan Class A] |
25 notes |
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Master Xylophone |
37 notes |
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Trap Assembly |
Unenclosed in Studio: |
Steinway concert grand piano |
85 notes |
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Sources:
Bay Theatre (Seal Beach, Calif.) web site: http://www.baytheatre.com
Cinema Treasures web site: http://www.cinematreasures.org
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. New York Architecture Images web site: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/ Williams, Lew. Electronic correspondence
(Oct. 6, 2015) regarding location of the studio.
Illustrations:
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff
Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Jesse
Crawford at the
master console; skeleton slave console. New York Architecture Images web site. Postcard
of Paramount Building. |
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