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Barton Organ Co. Opus 249 (1928)

The Overture Center: Oscar Mayer Theater / Capitol Theatre
203 State Street
Madison, WI

OHS convention: 1990

Images

1990 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: 1990 OHS Handbook, William T. Van Pelt, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Horseshoe
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
103 stops
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Pedal Type: Flat Radiating
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1990 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Originally Capitol Theater. Grand Barton Theater Organ. -Database Manager

2006-09-05 - Updated through on-line information from Eric Frailing. -- Instrument designed and built specifically for the Oscar Mayer/Capitol Theatre by Barton Organ Co., of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: 1990 OHS Handbook July 1990

Madison, Wisconsin
Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts
Barton Organ Co. (Opus 249, 1928)
The Overture Center

Pedal
32’ Pedal Resultant
16’ Tibia Clausa
16’ Bourdon
16’ Tuba
8’  Diaphone
8’  Flute
8’  Tibia Clausa
8’  Solo Tibia Clausa
8’  Tuba
8’  Solo String
8’  Cello
4’  Flute
    Snare drum
    Accompaniment to Pedal 8’
    2nd Touch to 1st Touch

Pedal Second Touch
16’ Tuba
8’  Diaphone
    Bass Drum
    Cymbal
    Snare Drum
    Kettle Drum
    Thunder

Accompaniment
16’ Clarinet (TC)
16’ Vox Humana (TC)
16’ Contra Viole (TC)
16’ Solo String (TC)
8’  Diaphonic Diapason
8’  Claribel Flute
8’  Solo Tibia Clausa
8’  Tibia Clausa
8’  Oboe Horn
8’  Vox Humana
8’  Clarinet
8’  Kinura
8’  Tuba
8’  Viole d’Orchestre
8’  Viole Celeste
8’  Solo String
4’  Orchestra Flute
4’  olo Tibia Clausa
4’  Tibia Clausa
4’  Violin
4’  Viole Celeste
2 2/3’ Twelfth
2’  Flautino
8’  Marimba Harp
8’  Chrysoglott
    Tambourine
    Castanets 
    Chinese Block
    Tom Tom
    Snare Drum
    Traps to 2nd Touch
    Traps to Pedal 2nd Touch
    Accompaniment to
          Accompaniment 4’

Accompaniment Second Touch
8’  Solo Tibia Clausa
8’  Tibia Clausa
8’  Tuba
8’  English Post Horn
8’  Chimes
4’  Glockenspiel
    Triangle
    Solo to Accompaniment 8’

Great 
16’ Bourdon
16’ Tibia Clausa
16’ Tuba
16’ Diaphonic Diapason (TC)
16’ Solo Tibia Clausa (TC)
16’ Oboe Horn (TC)
16’ Vox Humana (TC)
16’ Clarinet (TC)
16’ Viole d’Orchestre (TC)
16’ Solo String (TC)
8’  Diapason
8’  Concert Flute
8’  Solo Tibia
8’  Tibia Clausa
8’  Oboe Horn
8’  Vox Humana
8’  Clarinet
8’  Orchestral Oboe
8’  Kinura
8’  Tuba
8’  English Post Horn
8’  Viole d’Orchestre
8’  Viole Celeste
8’  Solo String
4’  Principal
4’  Flute
4’  Solo Tibia Clausa
4’  Tibia Clausa
4’  Vox Humana
4’  Clarion
4’  Violin
4’  Viole Celeste
4’  Solo String
2’  Fifteenth
2 2/3’ Tibia Twelfth
2 2/3’ Nazard
2’  Piccolo
1 3/5’ Tierce 
-   Tibia Mutation
8’  Marimba Harp
8’  Chrysoglott
8’  Xylophone
8’  Cathedral Chimes
4’  Glockenspiel
4’  Orchestral Bells
    Solo to Great 16’
    Great to Great 16’
    Great to Great 4’

Great Second Touch
16’ Tuba
8’  Solo Tibia Clausa
8’  Tibia Clausa
    Solo Pizzicato

Solo 
16’ Tibia Clausa
16’ Vox Humana (TC)
16’ Tuba
8’  Diaphonic Diapason
8’  Solo Tibia Clausa
8’  Tibia Clausa
8’  Oboe Horn
8’  Vox Humana
8’  Orchestral Oboe
8’  Kinura
8’  Tuba
8’  English Post Horn
8’  Solo String
8’  Violin
4’  Solo Tibia Clausa
4’  Tibia Clausa
4’  Cornet
2 2/3’ Solo Tibia Twelfth
8’  Xylophone
8’  Cathedral Chimes
4’  Glockenspiel
4’  Orchestral Bells

Toe Studs
(left side)
   Fire Gong
   Siren
   Steam Boat Whistle
   Auto Horn
   Bird Song
(right side)
   Sforzando

Tremulants
  Main
  Solo
  Tibia
  Vox Humana

Expression Pedals
  I Division (left chamber)
  II Division (right chamber)
  Master
  Crescendo

Manual Pistons
Solo                   5 plus cancel
Great and Pedal        9 plus cancel
Accompaniment & Pedal  9 plus cancel
General Cancel

Summary
Three manuals and Pedal
14 Ranks, 1022 Pipes
5 pitched percussion instruments
13 non-pitched instruments

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