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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 602 (1926)

Empire Theatre (later, Warner Theatre): Auditorium
1 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images


1930s - Exterior (branded as Warner Theatre) (Photograph from an archival source: Mingya Valley Memories, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1940s - Interior showing organ chamber at left and what appears to be a Console on floor level, at right (Photograph from an archival source: Mingya Valley Memories , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

ca 1926 - Exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Cinema Treasures, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Main

Notes

2006-04-15 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Moved to Rocky River Presbyterian, Rocky River, Ohio in 1975; later dispersed.</i> -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From James R. Stettner Date not recorded

Lawrence, Massachusetts
Empire Theatre

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 602   1926        3 manuals, 29 stops, 31 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon             17 PED          16' Bourdon             73
      8' Diapason            61               8' Diapason            73
      8' Claribel Flute      61               8' Gedeckt             73
      4' Octave              61               8' Gamba               73
      4' Flute               61               8' Gamba Celeste (TC)  61
      8' Tuba                61               8' Salicional          73
      8' French Horn         61               8' Voix Celeste (TC)   61
         Chimes                               4' Octave              73
                                              4' Flute Triangulaire  73
         CHOIR ORGAN (enc. with GT)         III  Mixture            183
      8' Concert Flute       73               8' Cornopean           73
      8' Dulcet II          146               8' Flugel Horn         73
      4' Flute               73               8' Vox Humana          73
  2 2/3' Nazard              61                  Tremolo
      2' Piccolo             61
      8' Clarinet            73                  PEDAL ORGAN
         Tremolo                             16' Subbass             32
                                             16' Bourdon             32
                                             16' Echo Bourdon        SW
                                              8' Bourdon             32
                                              8' Gedeckt             SW
                                             16' Trombone            32
                                              8' Tromba              12


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-05-24]

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