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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 1997 (1928)

Fox Theatre
527 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO

Images


Unknown - Theatre interior (Photograph by via the Organ Media Foundation, on Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2012-06-10 - Identified through online information from Will Dunklin. -- This organ is in four chambers. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from Larry Chace and David L. Junchen Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Louis, Missouri
Fox Theatre

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.  Opus 1997   1928    "Fox Special"  4 manuals, 36 ranks, 335 stop keys
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       MAIN CHAMBER                                      ORCHESTRAL CHAMBER
16'-4' Tuba Horn              85 pipes  15"       16'-8' Tuba Mirabilis         73 pipes  25"
    8' Open Diapason          61 pipes  15"       16'-8' English Post Horn      73 pipes  15"
16'-4' Horn Diapason          85 pipes  10"       16'-8' Solo String            73 pipes  25"
 8'-2' Viol d'Orchestre       85 pipes  10"       16'-2' Tibia Clausa           73 pipes  25"
 8'-4' Viol Celeste           73 pipes  10"           8' Vox Humana             61 pipes  10"
    8' Salicional             61 pipes  10"
    8' Dulciana               61 pipes  10"              SOLO CHAMBER
16'-2' Concert Flute          97 pipes  10"           8' Trumpet                61 pipes  10"
 8'-4' Lieblich Flute         73 pipes  10"       16'-2' Tibia Clausa           97 pipes  15"
    8' Krumet                 61 pipes  10"        8'-4' Solo Strings (2 rks)  146 pipes  10"
    8' Vox Humana             61 pipes   6"           8' Orchestral Oboe        61 pipes  10"
       Harp/Marimba           49 notes                8' Kinura                 61 pipes  10"
       Xylophone              37 notes                8' Saxophone              61 pipes  10"
       Chrysoglott [1]        49 notes                8' French Horn            61 pipes  10"
       Snare Drum                                     8' Oboe Horn              61 pipes  10"
       Tambourine                                     8' Quintadena             61 pipes  10"
       Castanets                                      8' Vox Humana             61 pipes   6"
       Chinese Block                                     Solo Harp/Marimba      49 notes
       Tom Tom                                           Solo Chimes            25 notes
                                                         Solo Xylophone [1]     37 notes
       FOUNDATION CHAMBER                                Glockenspiel           37 notes
    8' Solo Trumpet           61 pipes  10"              Chrysoglott [2]        25 notes
16'-4' Diaphonic Diapason     85 pipes  25"
16'-2' Tibia Clausa           97 pipes  10"              PERCUSSION CHAMBER
    8' Musette                61 pipes  10"              Piano                  85 notes
 8'-4' Gamba                  73 pipes  10"              Cathedral Chimes       25 notes
 8'-4' Gamba Celeste          73 pipes  10"              Solo Xylophone [2]     37 notes
16'-8' Clarinet               73 pipes  10"              Sleigh Bells           25 notes
    8' Vox Humana             61 pipes   6"              Tympani                13 notes
    4' Harmonic Flute         61 pipes  10"              Bass Drum
                                                         Snare Drum
                                                         Tap Cymbal
                                                         Crash Cymbal
                                                         Roll Cymbal
                                                         Sizzle Cymbal
                                                         Chinese Gong
                                                         Triangle
                                                         Sand Block


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-07-02]

Stoplist copy provided by organist Col. Jack Moelman Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Louis, Missouri
Fox Theatre

Wurlitzer   Opus 1997   1928
4 manuals, 36 ranks

ACCOMPANIMENT
(left to right)
bottom row:

8'	Tuba Mirabilis		Orch
8'	English Horn		Orch
8'	Tuba			Main
8'	Solo Trumpet		Foun
8'	Diaphonic Dia		Foun
8'	Open Dia.		Main
8'	Tibia			Orch
8'	Tibia			Foun
8'	Tibia			Solo
8'	Strings			Solo
8'	Horn Dia.		Main
8'	Gamba		        Foun
8'	Gamba Cel.		Foun
8'	Saxophone		Solo
8'	Clarinet		Foun
8'	Vio d’Orch		Main
8'	Vio d’Orch Cel		Main
8'	Krumet			Main
8'	French Horn		Solo
8'	Oboe Horn		Solo
8'	Salicional		Main
8'	Quintadena		Solo
8'	Concert Flute		Main
8'	Lieblich Flute		Main
8'	Vox Humana		Orch
8'	Vox Humana		Foun
8'	Vox Humana		Solo
8'	Vox Humana		Main
8'	Dulciana		Main

(top row)
4'	Octave			Main (horn or OP)
4'	Piccolo			Main (foundation tibia?)
4'	Piccolo			Solo
4'	Gambette		Foun (2r)
4'	Viole			Main (2r)
4'	Harm. Flute		Main (foundation?)
4'	Lieblich Flute		Main
4'	Vox Humana		Orch
4'	Vox Humana		Foun
4'	Vox Humana		Solo
4'	Vox Humana		Main
2 2/3'	Twelfth			Main (Concert Flute)
2'	Harm. Piccolo		Foun
2'	Piccolo			Main (Concert Flute)
8'	Piano
4'	Piano
Mandolin
Solo Marimba
Marimba		        Main
Solo Harp
Harp			Main
Xylophone		Main
Chrysoglott		Main
Chrysoglott		Solo
Snare Drum		Perc
Snare Drum		Main
Tambourine		Main
Castanets		Main
Chinese Block		Main
Tom Tom		        Main
Sand Block		Perc
Acc. Oct.
Solo to Acc.

PEDAL
top row to left of lower acc row
Bomb to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Accomp to Pedal

second row (top short bolster)
8'	Solo String		Orch
8'	Gamba		        Foun
8'	Horn Diapason	        Main
8'	String			Solo
8'	Clarinet		Foun
8'	Cello			Main
8'	Flute			Main
4'	Piccolo			Orch
16'	Piano
8'	Piano
Solo Harp
Harp			Main
Tympani		        Perc
Bass Drum		Perc
Cymbal		        Perc
Snare Drum		Perc
Bass Drum		Main
Jazz Cymbal		Main
Snare Drum		Main
Chinese Gong		Perc
Tambourine		Main
Castanets		Main
Chinese Block		Main
Triangle		Main

Pedal (bottom row)
32'	Diaphone		Foun
16'	Bombarde		Orch
16'	Diaphone		Foun
16'	Ophicleide		Main
16'	Double Eng. Horn.	Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
16'	Tibia Clause		Solo
16'	Diaphonic Horn	        Main
16'	Clarinet		Foun
16'	Bass String		Orch
16'	Bourdon		        Main (Concert Flute)
8'	Tuba			Orch
8'	Solo Trumpet		Foun
8'	Tuba Horn		Main
8'	Eng. Horn		Orch
8'	Octave			Foun
8'	Open Diapason	        Main
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Solo

SOLO upper row
8'	Piano	
Solo Chimes
Cathedral Chimes	Perc
Solo Marimba		
Marimba		        Main
Solo Harp		
Harp			Main
Solo Xylophone	
Solo Xylophone
Xylophone		Main
Glockenspiel		Perc 
Sleigh Bells		Perc
Chrysoglott		+
Bells Re-it		Perc
Solo Sub Octave
Accomp. to solo	

 
Solo bottom row
16'	Trumpet (tc)		Foun (labeled Solo)
16'	Tibia			Orch
16'	Tibia			Foun
16'	Tibia			Solo
16'	Saxophone (tc)	        Solo
8'	Tuba Mirabilis		Orch
8'	Trumpet		        Solo
8'	English Horn		Orch
8'	Diaphonic Dia		Foun
8'	Tibia			Orch
8'	Tibia			Foun
8'	Tibia			Solo
8'	Strings			+ (6 ranks)
8'	Orch Oboe		Solo
8'	Kinura			Solo
8'	Musette		        Foun
8'	Krummet		        Main
8'	Saxophone		Solo
8'	French Horn		Solo
8'	Oboe Horn		Solo
8'	Quintadena		Solo
8'	Vox Humana		+ (4 ranks)
4'	Piccolo			Orch
4'	Piccolo			Foun
4'	Piccolo			Solo
2'	Piccolo			Orch
2'	Piccolo			+ (2 ranks)

GREAT top row
8'	Concert Flute		Main
8'	Lieblich Flute		Main
8'	Vox Humana		Orch
8'	Vox Humana		Foun
8'	Vox Humana		Solo
8'	Vox Humana		Main
8'	Dulciana		Main
4'	Clarion			Main
4'	Octave			Main
4'	Piccolo			Orch
4'	Piccolo			Foun
4'	Piccolo			Solo
4'	Strings 2 rks		Solo
4'	Gambette		Foun (2 ranks)
4'	Viole			Main (2 ranks)
4'	Harm. Flute		Foun
4'	Flute			Main
4'	Lieblich Flute		Main
2 2/3'	Twelfth (Tibia)		Foun
2 2/3'	Twelfth (Tibia)		Solo
2 2/3'	Twelfth (Tibia)		Main (Concert Flute)
2'	Fifteenth		Main (Viole d’Orchestra)
2'	Piccolo (Tibia)		Foun
2'	Piccolo (Tibia)		Solo
2'	Harm. Piccolo		Foun
2'	Piccolo			Main (Concert Flute)
1 3/5'	Tierce			Main (Concert Flute)
16'	Piano
8'	Piano	
4'	Piano
Solo Marimba
Marimba		        Main
Solo Harp		
Harp			Main
Solo Xylophone
Solo Xylophone
Xylophone		Main
Chrysoglott		Main
Chrysoglott		Solo
Snare Drum		Perc
Snare Drum		Main
Tamborine		Main
Castanets		Main
Chinese Block		Main
Sand Block		Perc
Great Sub Octave	
Acc. to Great (now Great Octave)
Solo Great Sub
Solo to Great

Bottom Row Great:
16'	Bombarde		Orch
16'	Solo Trumpet (tc)	Foun
16'	Ophicleide		Main
16'	Diaphone		Main
16'	Diaphonic Horn	        Main
16'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
16'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
16'	Clarinet		Foun
16'	Saxophone (tc)	        Solo
16'	Solo String		Orch
16'	String Ens.		Foun
16'	Vox Humana (tc)	        Orch
16'	Vox Humana (tc)	        Foun
16'	Vox Humana (tc)	        Solo
16'	Vox Humana (tc)	        Main
8'	Tuba Mirabilis 		Orch
8'	Solo Trumpet		Foun
8'	Trumpet		        Solo
8'	Tuba Horn	 	Main
8'	Diaphonic Dia		Foun
8'	Open Diapason	        Main
8'	Horn Diapason	        Main
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
8'	Strings II		Solo
8'	Orch. Oboe		Solo
8'	Kinura			Solo
8'	Musette		        Foun
8'	Solo String		Orch
8'	Gamba		        Foun
8'	Gamba Cel.		Foun
8'	Saxophone		Solo
8'	Clarinet		Foun
8'	Vio D’Orch.		Main
8'	Vio D’Orch. Cel.	Main
8'	Krummet		        Main
8'	French Horn		Solo
8'	Oboe Horn		Solo
8'	Salicional		Main
8'	Quintadena		Solo

BOMBARDE

Top Row
4'	Clarion			Orch
4'	Piccolo			Orch
4'	Piccolo			Foun
4'	Piccolo			Solo
4'	Harm. Flute		Foun
2 2/3'	Twelfth (Tibia)		Orch
2'	Piccolo			Orch
8'	Piano
Solo Xylophone
Solo Xylophone
Xylophone		Main
Glockenspiel		Solo
Chrysoglott
Solo Chimes
Cathedral Chimes	Perc
Accomp. to Bombarde
Great to Bombarde
Solo Sub Bombarde
Solo to Bombarde

Bombarde bottom row
16'	Bombarde		Orch
16'	Solo Trumpet (tc)	Foun
16'	Diaphone		Foun
16'	Doub. Eng. Hn.	        Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
16'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
16'	Double String		Orch
16'	String II (tc)		Solo
16'	Vox Humana (tc)	        Orch
8'	Tuba Mirabilis		Orch
8'	Solo Trumpet		Foun
8'	English Horn		Orch
8'	Diaphonic Dia	.	Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
8'	Solo String		Orch
8'	Strings II		Solo
8'	Gamba		        Foun
8'	Gamba Cel.		Foun
8'	Vox Humana		Orch

TREMULANTS
Right top straight bolster

Orchestral		Orch
Vox Humana		Orch
Tuba Mirab		Orch
Tibia			Orch
Solo			Solo
Vox Humana		Solo
Tibia			Solo
Foundation		Foun
Vox Humana		Foun
Tibia			Foun
Main			Main
Vox Humana		Main
Tuba			Main

Left top straight bolster

Pedal Pizzicato
16'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
16'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
16'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Tibia Clausa		Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Solo
Tibia Ensemble	(plays all)

 
Bomb Second Touch
16'	Bombarde		Orch
16'	English Horn		Orch

Swell Couplers
perc open
orch
solo
foun
main
perc
gen

bottom straight bolster left

Pedal Second Touch
16' Bombarde	        Orch
Tympani		        Perc
Bass Drum		Perc
Cymbal		        Perc
Snare Drum		Perc
Kettle Drum		Main
Chinese Gong		Perc
Snare Drum		Main
Triangle		Main

Acc Second Touch

8'	English Horn		Orch
8'	Tuba Mirabilis		Orch
8'	Tuba Horn		Main
8'	Diaph. Dia.		Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Tibia Clausa ens
8'	Saxophone		Solo
8'	Trumpet		        Foun
8'	Clarinet		Foun
8'	Solo String		Orch
4'	Piccolo			Orch
4'	Piccolo ens
2'	Piccolos ens		Foun + Solo

 
Acc Second Touch
Solo Chimes
Cathedral Chimes	Perc
Solo Harp
Glockenspiel		Perc
Triangle		Perc (main)
Bird ens		
Great oct Acc.
Solo to Acc.
Solo to Acc. pizz

Great Second Touch
16'	Double English Horn	Orch
16'	Solo Trumpet (tc)	Foun
8'	Tibia Clausa		Orch
8'	Solo String		Orch
Bombarde to Great
Solo to Great sub
Solo to Great
Solo to Great pizz

Pistons
pp p mf f ff 1 -10 on 4 manuals
1 -10 pedal (under left Accomp.)

sost bottom 2 manuals

Swell Shoes:

Orchestral
Solo
Foundation
Main
General
Crescendo

 [Received from Nick Hisserich 2014-01-22.]

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