Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2009-10-28 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager
2016-02-22 - Updated through online information from Scot Huntington. <br>The theatre was built as a 1400 seat house in 1922, purchased by the Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. in 1941, sold and twinned in 1964, and demolished for an office building in 1980. When the organ was removed, and what became of it is unknown. The organ was contracted for on 14 April, 1923, was to be delivered by the 15th of August the same year, and cost $9,500.00, payable in 24 monthly installments. Moller's Philadelphia agent Louis Luberoff was the contracting salesman. -Database Manager
Factory contract dated 14 April, 1923. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Norwich, Connecticut
Palace Theatre
M.P. Moller
Op. 3679, 1923
Mahogany finish horseshoe console in orchestra pit.
Pitch A440, wind pressure 7".
Reeds furnished by Anton Gottfried, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Kinetic Blower.
Cost annotations likely made by the factory.
GREAT ORGAN
8' Diapason Phonon 61 pipes $220
8' Doppel Flute 73 pipes 232.50
8' Concert Flute Solo 40.50
8' Solo Violin 97 pipes 257.50 Slim Scale
4' Violina ext.
2 2/3' String Twelfth ext. 200.00 for all extensions
2' Fifteenth ext.
4' Solo Flute ext. D.F.
4' Traverse Flute Solo
16' French Horn Solo 27.50
8' Tuba 73 pipes 235.50 10" pressure
Chimes 20 tubes 440.00
Tremulant
ORCHESTRAL ORGAN
16' Tibia Clausa 97 pipes $257.50
8' Stopped Flute ext.
4' Orchestral Flute ext.
2 2/3' Quint ext.
2' Piccolo ext. 200.00 all extensions
1 3/5' Tiercena ext.
8' Clarabel Flute 73 pipes 260.00
4' Clarabel Flute ext.
8' Viol d'Orchestre 73 pipes 260.00
4' Violin ext.
8' Viol Celeste 61 pipes 159.16
16' Fagotto ext.
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 pipes 260.00
8' Vox Humana 73 pipes 232.50
Harp Marimba 37 bars 440.00
Marimbaphone 37 bars 440.00
Orchestral Bells 25 bells 220.00
Harp 37 bars 440.00
Xylophone 37 bars 330.00
Tremulant
SOLO ORGAN
8' Viola 73 pipes
8' Concert Flute 73 pipes $465.00 for both
8' Violin Great
4' Violin Great $160 for string extensions
2' Fifteenth Great
4' Flute Traverso ext. C.F.
8' French Horn 73 pipes 220.50
8' Tuba Great 27.50
Snare Drum
Tom Tom
Chinese Block 220.00 for traps
Tambourine
Tremulant
PEDAL ORGAN
16' Bourdon 32 pipes $220.00
16' Lieblich Gedackt Orch. 110.00
8' Flute Orch. 27.50
8' Violoncello Solo 27.50
16' Tuba 12 pipes 110.00 from Great
Thunder Sheet
Bass Drum
Cymbal 220.00 for traps
Crash Cymbal
Tympanies
COUPLERS
Solo to Great 16, 8, 4
Orch. to Great 16, 8, 4
Great 4
Solo 16, 4
Orch. 16, 4
Solo to Orchestral
Orchestral to Solo
Great to Pedal 8, 4
Orch. to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
MECHANICALS
Crescendo Indicator
ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
1-6 Great and Pedal
1-6 Solo and Pedal
1-6 Orch. and Pedal
1-3 General
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Great to Pedal Reversible
Orch. to Pedal Reversible
Balanced Great/Solo expression pedal
Balanced Orch. expression pedal
Grand Crescendo pedal
Additional calculations:
Detached console: $110.00
Generator: 35.00
Cable: 240.00
Magneto: 146.00
Sub-total: 7,390.66
Add 35%: 2,586.72
For 10" wind: 232.50
Fhor 7" wind: 297.82
Sub-total: 10,507.30
Deduct 9%: (855.00)
Grand Total: $9,652.30
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