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M. P. Möller Opus 5371 (1928)

Capitol Theatre
220 W. Dominick Street
Rome, NY

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2024-03-29 - Console (Ben Kinne/Ben Kinne)

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Notes

2007-11-28 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2008-02-25 - Updated through online information from Stephen Best. -- Organ is in good condition, maintained by a cadre of volunteers. Used for silent films, theater organ concerts, and other occasions when live music is needed. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: from 2011 AIO Convention Book Date not recorded

Rome, New York
Capitol Theatre

M. P. Möller, Inc.   Opus 5371   1928                3 manuals, 10 ranks
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                  CHAMBER ONE                                 CHAMBER TWO
     16' Tibia Clausa            97 pipes         8' Diapason                73 pipes
     16' Viole d'Orchestre       97 pipes         8' Tuba Harmonic           73 pipes
      8' Viole Celeste           85 pipes         8' Vox Humana              73 pipes
      8' Kinura                  73 pipes        16' Bourdon                 85 pipes**
         Chimes                  20 bells*        8' Trumpet                 73 pipes**
         Orchestral Bells        37 bars          8' Oboe                    61 pipes**
         Drums and Traps Unit A                      Xylophone               49 bars
           Bass Drum, Small Cymbal
         Drums and Traps Unit B                   *  Original Möller chimes and action
           Castanets (2), Triangle                   replaced by Robert Morton chimes
           Tambourine, Sleigh Bells                  and action.
         Drums and Traps Unit C                  **  Möller pipework wired in place
           Slap Sticks                               of prepared-for stops.
         Drums and Traps Unit D
           Snare Drum, Chinese Block,
           Tom-Tom, Siren, etc.
                                                  


         PEDAL                                       GREAT
     32' Acoustic Bass (res)                     16' Contra Viole (TenC)
     16' Viole                                   16' Bass Viole (TenC)
     16' Bass                                     8' Diapason Phonon
      8' Diaphonic Diapason                       8' Tibia Clausa
      8' Tibia Clausa                             8' Viole d'Orchestre
      8' Cellos 2 Rks                             8' Viole Celeste
      8' Viola                                    4' Solo Piccolo
      4' Violins 2 Rks                            4' Violin
      4' Flute                                    4' Violins 2 Rks
      8' Tuba Harmonic                        2 2/3' Nazard Viole
     16' Tuba (prepared)                      2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth
     16' Bourdon (prepared)                       2' Whistle
                                                  2' Viole Fifteenth
         PEDAL 2ND TOUCH                      1 3/5' Viole Tierce
     32' Acoustic Bass (res)                      1' Fife
      8' Diapason                                16' Tuba Profunda (TenC)
         Bass Drum                                8' Tuba Harmonic
         Cymbal                                   8' Kinura
         Slapsticks                               8' Orchestral Oboe (syn)
         Kettle Drum                              8' Saxaphone (syn)
         (Roll or Bass Drum)                      4' Kinura
     16' Tuba (prepared)                          4' Vox Humana
                                                     Chimes
         ACCOMPANIMENT                               Xylophone
     16' Bass Viole (TenC)                           Orchestral Bells (repeat)
      8' Diapason Phonon                             Glockenspiel (single)
      8' Tibia Clausa                             8' Harp Celeste (prepared)
      8' Viole d'Orchestre                        4' Harp Celeste (prepared)
      8' Viole Celeste                            8' French Trumpet (prepared)
      4' Solo Piccolo                             8' Orchestral Flute (prepared)
      4' Violin                                   4' Flute (prepared)
      4' Violins 2 Rks                            8' Viola d'Amour (prepared)
  2 2/3' Twelfth                                 16' Bourdon (prepared)
  1 1/2' Nazard Viole
      2' Whistle                                     SOLO
      2' Viole Fifteenth                          8' Diapason Phonon
  1 3/5' Viole Tierce                             8' Tibia Clausa
      1' Violette                                 8' Violas 2 Rks
     16' Vox Humana (TenC)                        4' Solo Piccolo
      8' Tuba Harmonic                            4' Violins 2 Rks
      8' Kinura                               2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth
      8' Vox Humana                               2' Whistle
      8' Orchestral Oboe (syn)                   16' Tuba Profunda (TenC)
      8' Saxaphone [sic] (syn)                    8' Tuba Harmonic
         Chimes                                   8' Kinura
         Orchestral Balls (repeat)                8' Vox Humana
         Glockenspiel (single)                    4' Kinura
     16' Bourdon (prepared)                          Chimes
      8' Harp Celeste (prepared)                     Xylophone
      4' Harp Celeste (prepared)                     Octave Xylophone
      8' Orchestral Flute (prepared)                 Glockenspiel (single)
      4' Flute (prepared)                            Orchestral Bells (repeat)
      8' French Trumpet (prepared)                8' Harp Celeste (prepared)
      8' Viola d'Amour (prepared)                 8' French Trumpet (prepared)
         Snare Drum Roll                          8' Orchestral Flute (prepared)
         Snare Drum Tap                           4' Flute (prepared)
         Muffled Drum Roll                        8' Viola d'Amour (prepared)
         Chinese Block Roll                       8' Clarinet (prepared)
         Chinese Block Tap
         Tom-Tom (large)                             COUPLERS
         Castanets (2)                            4' Solo to Great
         Slap Sticks                              4' Great to Great
                                                  8' Solo to Great
         ACCOMPANIMENT 2ND TOUCH                  4' Accomp. to Accomp.
      8' Tibia                                    8' Great to Pedal
      8' Diapason Phonon                          8' Solo to Pedal
      8' Tuba Harmonic                            8' Accomp. to Pedal
      8' Cellos 2 Rks
         Glockenspiel (single)                       TRICK COUPLERS
'        Xylophone                            4 4/7' Great to Solo
      8' French Trumpet (prepared)            5 1/3' Great to Solo
      8' Tuba Profunda (prepared)             6 2/5' Great to Solo
      8' Clarinet (prepared)

         EFFECTS (spring stop keys over Solo)        EFFECTS (by spring foot levers)
         Song Bird I                                 Triangle
         Song Bird II                                Persian Cymbal
         Siren (Megaphone)                           Chinese Gong
         Ford Horn                                   Grand Crash
         Door Bell                                   Cymbal (small)
         Slap Sticks                                 Grand Cymbal
         Steamboat Whistle                           Sleigh Bells
                                                     Wind Effect
         TREMOLOS                                    Storm
         Right Foundation                            Thunder Crash
         Right Orchestral
         Left Foundation
         Left Orchestral


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-08-03]


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