2009-05-27 - Originally a Publix I, the organ has been enlarged to 29 ranks, beginning with a Trivo Post Horn in 1984. The console has been enlarged and rebuilt, and can now be removed from its lift and stored in a climate-controlled auxiliary "garage." -Database Manager
2015-12-22 - Factory date: November 11, 1927 -Database Manager
Typed specification Source: From theatreorgans.com Date not recorded
Birmingham, Alabama Alabama Theatre The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Style "Publix 1" Opus 1783 1927 Original Specification 4 manuals, 20 ranks, 8 tuned percussions, 9 traps _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ MAIN CHAMBER (Upper Left) SOLO CHAMBER (Upper & Lower Right) 16' Tuba Horn 85 pipes 15" --- Lower chest --- 16' Diaphonic Diapason 85 pipes 15" 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 pipes 15" 8' Clarinet 61 pipes 10" 8' Brass Trumpet 61 pipes 10" 8' Tibia Clausa 85 pipes 15" 16' Tibia Clausa 97 pipes 15" 16' Concert Flute 97 pipes 10" 8' Solo String 61 pipes 10" 8' Vox Humana 61 pipes 6" STRING CHAMBER (Lower Left) --- Upper chest --- 8' Viol d'Orchestre 85 pipes 10" 8' Orchestral Oboe 61 pipes 8' Viol Celeste 73 pipes 10" 8' Kinura 61 pipes 8' Violin Celeste 73 pipes 10" 8' Brass Saxophone 61 pipes 8' Dulciana 61 pipes 10" 8' Quintadena 61 pipes 8' Vox Humana 61 pipes 6" 8' Oboe Horn 61 pipes Chrysoglott 49 notes Piano 85 notes Marimba/Harp 49 notes Glockenspiel 37 notes Sleigh Bells 25 notes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes Xylophone 37 notes Master Xylophone 37 notes (exposed) --- STOP RAIL --- PEDAL GREAT BOMBARDE 16' Tuba Profunda 16' Tuba Profunda 16' Tuba Mirabilis 16' Diaphone Wood 16' Diaphone 16' Tuba Horn 16' Tibia Clausa 16' Tibia Clausa (TC) 16' Diaphone 16' Bourdon 16' Tibia Clausa 16' Tibia Clausa (TC) 8' Tuba Mirabilis 16' Clarinet (TC) 16' Tibia Clausas 8' Tuba Horn 16' Saxophone (TC) 8' Tuba Mirabilis 8' Octave 16' Solo String (TC) 8' Trumpet 8' Tibia Clausa 16' Vox Humana (TC) 8' Tuba Horn 8' Clarinet 16' Vox Humana (TC) 8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' Saxophone 8' Tuba Mirabilis 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Solo String 8' Trumpet 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Cello 8' Tuba Horn 8' Solo String I 8' Flute 8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' Solo String II 4' Flute 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Viol d'Orchestre 16' Piano 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Viol Celeste Bass Drum 8' Orchestral Oboe 8' Flute Kettle Drum 8' Kinura 4' Clarion Mirabilis Snare Drum 8' Clarinet 4' Clarion Horn Cymbal 8' Saxophone 4' Piccolo Crash Cymbal 8' Solo String I 4' Piccolo Accompanimnet to Pedal 8' Solo String II Xylophone Great to Pedal 8' Viol d'Orchestre Glockenspiel Solo to Pedal 8' Viol Celeste Snare Drum 8' Flute Great to Bombarde PEDAL SECOND TOUCH 8' Vox Humana Solo Sub Oct. to Bomb. 16' Tuba Mirabilis - Pizzicato 8' Vox Humana Solo to Bombarde 4' Piccolo ACCOMPANIMENT 4' Piccolo BOMBARDE SECOND TOUCH 16' Solo String (TC) 4' Viol 16' Tuba Profunda 8' Tuba Horn 4' Viol Celeste 8' Tuba Horn 8' Diaphonic Diapason 4' Flute 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Tibia Clausa 4' Vox Humana 8' Tibia Clausa 4' Vox Humana SOLO 8' Clarinet 2 2/3' Twelfth (Tibia) 8' Tuba Mirabilis 8' Saxophone 2 2/3' Twelfth 8' Trumpet 8' Solo String I 2' Piccolo (Tibia) 8' Tuba Horn 8' Solo String II 2' Fifteenth 8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' Viol d'Orchestre 2' Piccolo 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Viol Celeste 1 3/5' Tierce 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Orchestral Oboe 16' Piano 8' Orchestral Oboe 8' Quintadena 8' Piano 8' Kinura 8' Flute 4' Piano 8' Clarinet 8' Vox Humana Marimba (re-it) 8' Saxophone 8' Vox Humana Harp 8' Solo String I 8' Dulciana Cathedral Chimes 8' Solo String II 4' Piccolo Master Xylophone 8' Oboe Horn 4' Piccolo Xylophone 8' Quintadena 4' Viol Glockenspiel 8' Vox Humana 4' Viol Celeste Orchestra Bells (re-it) 8' Vox Humana 4' Flute Sleigh Bells 8' Dulciana 4' Vox Humana Chrysoglott 4' Piccolo 4' Vox Humana Sub Octave 4' Piccolo 2 2/3' Twelfth Solo Sub Octave to Great 2 2/3' Twelfth (Tibia) 2' Piccolo Solo to Great 2' Piccolo 8' Piano 8' Piano Mandolin GREAT SECOND TOUCH Marimba Marimba (re-it) 16' Tuba Profunda Cathedral Chimes Harp 8' Tibia Clausa Master Xylophone Chrysoglott 4' Piccolo Glockenspiel Snare Drum Solo to Great Orchestral Bells (re-it) Tambourine Solo to Great - Pizzicato Chrysoglott Castanet Chinese Block GENERAL TREMULANTS (8) Tom Tom 3 Exp. Pedals with Ind. Keys Main Sand Block Balanced Crescendo Pedal Diapason Octave Two Shutter Couplers Tibia Clausa Solo to Accompaniment - Main to General Vox Humana - Solo to General Solo ACCOMPANIMENT SECOND TOUCH Vibraphone Tuba 8' Tuba Mirabilis Vibraphone Damper Tibia Clausa 8' Tuba Horn Thunder Pedal (Diap) - Piano Pedal Vox Humana 8' Diaphonic Diapason Thunder Pedal (Reed) - Piano Pedal 8' Tibia Clausa Dbl. Touch Sfz Pedal - Piano Pedal ADJ. COMBINATION PISTONS 8' Saxophone - 1st Touch: Full Stops (wind) Pedal 10 8' Strings - 2nd Touch: Everything Accomp. 10 Dbl. Touch 4' Piccolo Dbl. Touch Sfz Pedal - Piano Pedal Great 10 Dbl. Touch Cathedral Chimes - 1st Touch: Snare Drum Bombarde 10 Xylophone - 2nd Touch: Bass Drum and Cymbal Solo 10 Glockenspiel Triangle [Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-06-28]
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