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Page Organ Co. (1929)

Avalon Casino Theatre
1 Casino Way
Avalon, CA

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Unknown - Console (ca. 2005) (Unknown Photographer; image courtesy of Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

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Notes

2012-12-03 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Updated by Jim Lewis, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Organ is installed in two chambers located over the proscenium arch. -Database Manager

2012-11-26 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Jim Lewis, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Horseshoe console located in orchestra pit. Pipework is in two chambers located above the proscenium arch -Database Manager

2015-02-13 - Updated through online information from Charles Eberline. -- Information on the number of manuals and the number of ranks is from this web page: http://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/activities-adventures/catalina-casino/movie-theatre -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Jim Lewis Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Catalina Island, California
Avalon Casino Theatre

Page Organ Co.   1929                                                 4 manuals, 16 ranks
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                 MAIN CHAMBER          W.P.                SOLO CHAMBER          W.P.
    *16' Sousaphone/Diapason 85 pipes  10"     16' Tuba                85 pipes  10"
      8' English Post Horn   73 pipes  15"     16' Tibia Clausa        97 pipes  15"
      8' Tibia Minor         85 pipes  10"      8' Stentorphone        73 pipes  10"
     16' Clarabella Flute    85 pipes  10"      8' Major Violin        73 pipes  10"
      8' Minor Violin        85 pipes  10"      8' Saxophone           73 pipes  10"
      8' Violin Celeste      73 pipes  10"      8' Krumet              61 pipes  10"
      8' Clarinet            73 pipes  10"
      8' Oboe Horn           73 pipes  10"
      8' Kinura              61 pipes  10"      *  1-17 large scale 16' Tuba (reed) pipes
      8' Vox Humana          73 pipes   8"         

                 PERCUSSIONS                                  TRAPS
         Harp Celesta                              Bass Drum, Kettle Drum, Chinese
         Glockenspiel                              Drum, Shuffle Drum, Snare Drum,
         Xylophone                                 Tom-Tom, Cymbal, Wood Block,
         Orchestra Bells                           Triangle, Anvil, Bird
         Cathedral Chimes



         PEDAL                        GREAT                        SOLO
     32' Acoustic Bass            16' English Post Horn (t.c)  16' Oboe Horn (t.c)
     16' Trombone                 16' Trombone                 16' Tibia Clausa
     16' Tibia Clausa             16' Oboe Horn (t.c)          16' Tibia Minor (t.c)
     16' Bourdon                  16' Tibia Clausa             16' Bourdon
     16' Sousaphone               16' Tibia Minor (t.c)        16' Viole d'Orchetre (t.c)
      8' English Post Horn        16' Bourdon                  16' Solo Violin (t.c)
      8' Tuba                     16' Viol d'Orchestre (t.c)   16' Sousaphone
      8' Oboe Horn                16' Solo Violin (t.c)        16' Stentorphone (t.c)
      8' Tibia Clausa             16' Sousaphone               16' Clarinet (t.c)
      8' Tibia Minor              16' Stentorphone (t.c)       16' Vox Humana (t.c)
      8' Bass Flute               16' Bass Clarinet (t.c)       8' English Post Horn
      8' Major Cello              16' Saxophone (t.c)           8' Tuba
      8' Minor Cello              16' Krumet (t.c)              8' Oboe Horn
      8' Sousaphone               16' Kinura (t.c)              8' Tibia Clausa
      8' Stentorphone             16' Vox Humana (t.c)          8' Tibia Minor
      8' Clarinet                  8' English Post Horn         8' Clarabella Flute
      8' Saxophone                 8' Tuba                      8' Solo Violin
      4' Tibia                     8' Oboe Horn                 8' Vox Celeste
      4' Octave                    8' Tibia Major               8' Minor Violin
      4' Stentor Octave            8' Tibia Minor               8' Open Diapason
         Accomp. to Pedal 8        8' Clarabella Flute          8' Stentorphone
         Great to Pedal 8          8' Major Violin              8' Clarinet
         Solo to Pedal 8           8' Vox Celeste               8' Saxophone
         Cathedral Chimes          8' Minor Violin              8' Krumet
         Bass Drum                 8' Open Diapason             8' Kinura
         Cymbal                    8' Stentorphone              8' Vox Humana
         Kettle Drum               8' Clarinet                  4' Tibia Major
         Crash Cymbal              8' Saxophone                 4' Tibia Minor
         Triangle                  8' Krumet                    4' Flute Harmonic
                               5 1/3' Egyptian Flute            4' Violina
         ACCOMPANIMENT             4' English Post Horn         4' Vox Celeste
     16' Bourdon                   4' Clarion                   4' Viol
     16' Viol d'Orchestre (t.c)    4' Oboe Horn                 4' Octave
     16' Solo Violin (t.c)         4' Tibia Clausa              4' Stentor Octave
     16' Vox Humana (t.c)          4' Tibia Minor               4' Clarinet
      8' English Post Horn         4' Flute Harmonic            4' Saxophone
      8' Tuba                      4' Violina                   4' Vox Humana
      8' Oboe Horn                 4' Octave Celeste        2 2/3' Tibia Clausa
      8' Tibia Major               4' Viol                  2 2/3' Twelfth
      8' Tibia Minor               4' Octave                    2' Tibia Major
      8' Clarabella Flute          4' Stentor Octave            2' Tibia Minor
      8' Major Violin              4' Octave Clarinet           2' Piccolo
      8' Vox Celeste               4' Saxophone                 2' String Fifteenth
      8' Minor Violin              4' Vox Humana            1 3/5' Tiercena
      8' Open Diapason         2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth                Solo to Solo 16
      8' Stentorphone          2 2/3' Twelfth                      Solo to Solo 4
      8' Clarinet                  2' Tibia Major                  Carillon Harp
      8' Saxophone                 2' Tibia Minor                  Harp Celesta
      8' Krumet                    2' String Fifteenth             Xylophone
      8' Kinura                1 3/5' Tiercena                     Glockenspiel
      8' Vox Humana                   Solo to Solo 16              Orchestra Bells
      4' English Post Horn            Solo to Solo 8               Cathedral Chimes
      4' Clarion                      Carillon Harp
      4' Tibia Clausa                 Harp Celesta                 BOMBARDE
      4' Tibia Minor                  Xylophone                16' English Post Horn (t.c)
      4' Flute Harmonic               Glockenspiel             16' Trombone
      4' Violina                      Orchestra Bells          16' Oboe Horn (t.c)
      4' Octave                       Cathedral Chimes         16' Tibia Clausa
      4' Vox Humana                                            16' Tibia Minor (t.c)
  2 2/3' Twelfth                                               16' Viol d'Orchestre (t.c)
      2' Tibia Minor                                           16' Solo Violin (t.c)
      2' Piccolo                      MAIN TREMULANTS          16' Sousaphone
      2' String Fifteenth             Main                     16' Stentorphone (t.c)
         Accomp. to Accomp. 4         Vox Humana               16' Clarinet (t.c)
         Carillon Harp                Tibia Minor              16' Saxophone (t.c)
         Harp Celesta                 Post Horn                 8' English Post Horn
         Xylophone                                              8' Tuba
         Glockenspiel                 SOLO TREMULANTS           8' Oboe Horn
         Orchestra Bells              Solo                      8' Tibia Major
         Snare Drum Roll              Tibia Clausa              8' Tibia Minor
         Tambourine                   Tuba                      8' Clarabella Flute
         Castanets                                              8' Major Violin
         Bird Whistle                 KNOBS UNDER BOMB. STOPS   8' Vox Celeste
         Chinese Gong                 Steamboat Whistle         8' Minor Violin
         Wood Block                   Rain                      8' Open Diapason
         Shuffle Drum                 Thunder                   8' Stentorphone
         Tom-Tom                      Bird B                    8' Clarinet
         Anvil #1                     Klaxon                    8' Saxophone
                                      Airplane                  8' Krumet
         ACCOMPANIMENT 2nd TOUCH      Telephone Bell            8' Kinura
      8' Post Horn                                              8' Vox Humana
      8' Tuba                         KNOBS UNDER PEDAL STOPS   4' Tibia Major
      8' Tibia                        Anvil #1                  4' Tibia Minor
      4' Tibia                        Anvil #2                  4' Flute Harmonic
  2 2/3' Tibia                        Bell                      4' Octave
         Solo to Accomp 8             Railroad Whistle          2' Piccolo
         Orchestra Bells              Siren                        Great to Bombarde 16
         Cathedral Chimes             Fire Gong                    Great to Bombarde 8
         Snare Drum Tap               Bird A                       Solo to Bombarde 8
         Snare Drum Jazz              Door Bell                    Solo to Bombarde 4
         Anvil #2                     Pistol Shot                  Solo to Bombarde Major 3rd
                                                                   Solo to Bombarde Major 5th
                                                                   Carillon Harp
                                                                   Harp Celesta
                                                                   Xylophone
                                                                   Glockenspiel
                                                                   Orchestra Bells


[Received from Jeff Scofield  2015-08-05]
[Updated by Steven E. Lawson  2018-04-08]

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