Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2013-07-17 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Jim Lewis, using information found in <i>Console</i> magazine. -- The organ had straight Echo and Solo divisions. The Solo was a 37-note short-compass. The theatre was demolished in 1961 and the organ was removed, except for the 32' Diaphones, and parted out. -Database Manager
2015-04-07 - Information from <i>The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History</i> by David L. Junchen (comp. & ed. Jeff Weiler). The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.<br> Wurlitzer Style Sp 4m<br> Factory date: July 2, 1917<br> Cost $45,000; with 6-rank Echo -Database Manager
Typed Specification Source: from Larry Chace Date not recorded
San Francisco, California
California Theatre
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 140 1917 Style Special 4m 4 manuals, 32 ranks
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MAIN CHAMBER TUBA CHAMBER
16' Tuba Horn 85 pipes 16' Tuba Mirabilis 85 pipes
8' Open Diapason 61 pipes 16' English Horn 73 pipes
16' Horn Diapason 85 pipes 8' Vox Humana 61 pipes
8' Saxophone 61 pipes
16' Clarinet 73 pipes SOLO CHAMBER
16' Viol d'Orchestre 97 pipes 8' Tibia Clausa 37 pipes
8' Viol Celeste 73 pipes 8' Trumpet 37 pipes
8' Krumet 61 pipes 8' Orchestral Oboe 37 pipes
8' Salicional 61 pipes 8' Kinura 37 pipes
8' Concert Flute 85 pipes 8' Oboe Horn 37 pipes
8' Quintadena 37 pipes
FOUNDATION CHAMBER
32' Diaphonic Diapason 73 pipes ECHO CHAMBER
16' Tibia Clausa 85 pipes 16' Bourdon (Pedal) 32 pipes
16' Solo String 73 pipes 8' Horn Diapason 61 pipes
8' Gamba 61 pipes 8' Gamba 61 pipes
4' Gamba Celeste 49 pipes 8' Gamba Celeste 61 pipes
4' Harmonic Flute 61 pipes 8' Oboe Horn 61 pipes
4' Flute 61 pipes
8' Vox Humana 61 pipes
Cathedral Chimes
PEDAL GREAT BOMBARDE
32' Diaphone 16' Ophicleide 16' Bombarde
16' Bombarde 16' Clarinet 16' English Horn
16' English Horn 16' Krumet (TenC) 16' Diaphone
16' Ophicleide 16' Contra Viol 16' Tibia Clausa
16' Clarinet 16' Tibia Clausa (M) 16' Solo String
16' Diapason Phonon 8' Tuba Mirabilis 8' Tuba Mirabilis
16' Horn Diapason 8' English Horn 8' English Horn
16' Tibia Clausa 8' Tuba 8' Diapason Phonon
16' Violone 8' Saxophone 8' Tibia Clausa
16' Bourdon (Echo) 8' Clarinet 8' Solo String
8' Tuba Mirabilis 8' Krumet 8' Gamba
8' English Horn 8' Diapason Phonon 8' Gamba Celeste
8' Tuba 8' Open Diapason 8' Vox Humana
8' Diapason Phonon 8' Horn Diapason 4' Clarion
8' Open Diapason 8' Tibia Clausa 4' Tibia Clausa
8' Viol d'Orchestre 8' Solo String 4' Harmonic Flute
8' Viol Celeste 8' Gamba 8' Great to Bombarde
8' Tibia Clausa 8' Gamba Celeste 4' Great to Bomb. Octave
8' Solo String 8' Viol d'Orchestre 8' Solo to Bombarde
8' Flute 8' Viol Celeste 16' Bomb. to Bomb. Sub 2nd T
4' Clarion 8' Salicional
8' Great to Pedal 8' Concert Flute SOLO (37 notes)
8' Bombarde to Pedal 8' Vox Humana 8' Trumpet
8' Echo to Pedal 4' Clarion 8' Orchestral Oboe
4' Octave Horn 8' Kinura
PEDAL 2ND TOUCH 4' Viol 8' Oboe Horn
32' Diaphone 4' Octave Celeste 8' Tibia Clausa
16' Ophicleide Pizz. 4' Flute 8' Quintadena
4' Harmonic Flute
ACCOMPANIMENT 4' Vox Humana ECHO (played fr. Great)
16' Contra Viol 2 2/3' Twelfth 8' Oboe Horn
8' Tuba Horn 2' Fifteenth 8' Horn Diapason
8' Saxophone 2' Piccolo 8' Gamba
8' Clarinet 1 3/5' Tierce 8' Gamba Celeste
8' Krumet 8' Solo to Great 8' Vox Humana
8' Open Diapason 4' Flute
8' Horn Diapason GREAT 2ND TOUCH Cathedral Chimes
8' Tibia Clausa 16' Ophicleide
8' Gamba 8' Tuba Mirabilis
8' Gamba Celeste
8' Viol d'Orchestre
8' Viol Celeste
8' Salicional TREMULANTS COMBINATION PISTONS
8' Concert Flute 6 tremulants Accompaniment 10
8' Vox Humana Great 10
4' Octave Horn PEDAL LEVERS Bombarde 10
4' Viol Thunder 32' Diaphone Solo 6
4' Octave Celeste Thunder 16' Reed
4' Flute Thunder 16' Tibia EXPRESSION PEDALS
4' Harmonic Flute Sforzando: Main
2 2/3' Twelfth • 1st Touch: Full stops Foundation
2' Piccolo • 2nd Touch: Full stops Solo
8' Solo to Accomp. & percussion Tuba
Echo
ACCOMPANIMENT 2ND TOUCH EFFECTS Crescendo
8' Tuba Horn 3 birds
8' Diaphone
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Solo to Accomp.
8' Solo to Accomp. Pizz.
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-07-13]
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