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ATOS Members (1992)

Towe Ford Museum
2200 Front Street
Sacramento, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2018-07-25 - Core of the organ is Wurlitzer Opus 716 (1923), originally a 2/8 installed in the Cecil B. DeMille residence, Los Angeles, California. Console from Opus 846 (1924), a Style 235 Special, from Lowe's State Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri. Enlarged by ATOS to 3/16 and installed in the Towe Ford Museum in Sacramento, California. Opened on November 20-21, 1992. In 2002, ownership transferred to Sierra Chapter ATOS. In 2011, agreement terminated and organ donated to State Theatre Arts Guild, Oroville, California. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: from David J. Dewey Date not recorded

Sacramento, California
Towe Ford Museum

Hybrid with Wurlitzer parts                                           3 manuals, 16 ranks
Core from Opus 716 (1923) - Cecil B. DeMille Residence, Los Angeles   2 manuals,  8 ranks
Console from Opus 846 (1924) - Lowe's State Theatre, St. Louis
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                  MAIN CHAMBER                                     SOLO CHAMBER
     16' Tuba Horn              73 pipes               8' English Horn           61 pipes
      8' Horn Diapason          61 pipes              16' Tuba Horn              73 pipes
     16' Tibia Clausa (M)       85 pipes               8' Brass Trumpet          61 pipes
      8' Clarinet               73 pipes              16' Tibia Clausa           97 pipes
      8' Viol d'Orchestre       73 pipes               8' Orchestral Oboe        61 pipes
      8' Viol Celeste           73 pipes               8' Kinura                 61 pipes
      8' Salicional             73 pipes               8' Oboe Horn              61 pipes
     16' Concert Flute          85 pipes                  Xylophone              37 notes
      8' Vox Humana             61 pipes                  Glockenspiel           37 notes
         Harp / Marimba         49 notes                  Cathedral Chimes       25 notes
         Chrysoglott            49 notes                  Vibraphone             49 notes
                                                          Sleigh Bells           25 notes

                   UNENCLOSED                                       UNENCLOSED
     16' Wood Diaphones		18 pipes                  Piano                  85 notes
                                                     

         PEDAL                         GREAT                         SOLO
     32' Resultant                 16' English Horn (TenC)        8' English Horn
     16' Tuba Profunda             16' Trumpet (TenC)             8' Trumpet
     16' Tibia Clausa              16' Tuba Profunda              8' Tuba Horn
     16' Diaphone (metal)          16' Diaphone                   8' Open Diapason
     16' Bourdon                   16' Tibia Clausa (S)           8' Tibia Clausa (S)
      8' English Horn              16' Tibia Clausa               8' Tibia Clausa
      8' Tuba Horn                 16' Orchestral Oboe (TenC)     8' Orchestral Oboe
      8' Open Diapason             16' Clarinet (TenC)            8' Kinura
      8' Tibia Clausa (S)          16' Contra Strings (TenC)      8' Clarinet
      8' Tibia Clausa              16' Vox Humana (TenC)          8' Strings 4 rks
      8' Clarinet                   8' English Horn               8' Oboe Horn
      8' Cello                      8' Trumpet                    8' Vox Humana
      8' Oboe Horn                  8' Tuba Horn                  4' Piccolo (S)
      8' Flute                      8' Open Diapason              4' Piccolo
     16' Piano                      8' Tibia Clausa (S)       2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth (S)
      8' Piano                      8' Tibia Clausa               2' Piccolo (S)
      8' Accomp. to Pedal           8' Orchestral Oboe        1 3/5' Tibia Tierce (S)
      8' Great to Pedal             8' Kinura                     8' Piano
      4' Great to Pedal             8' Clarinet                      Sub Harp
      8' Solo to Pedal              8' Viol d'Orchestre              Vibraphone
         Bass Drum                  8' Viol Celeste                  Chrysoglott
         Kettle Drum                8' Salicional                    Xylophone
         Crash Cymbal               8' Oboe Horn                     Glockenspiel
         Cymbal                     8' Concert Flute                 Cathedral Chimes
         Jazz Cymbal                8' Vox Humana                16' Solo to Solo
         Triangle               5 1/3' Tibia Quint (S)               Solo Unison Off
         Acoustic Bass              4' Octave                     4' Solo to Solo
                                    4' Piccolo (S)
         ACCOMPANIMENT              4' Piccolo
      8' English Horn               4' Viol
      8' Trumpet                    4' Viol Celeste
      8' Tuba Horn                  4' Salicet
      8' Open Diapason              4' Flute
      8' Tibia Clausa (S)       2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth (S)
      8' Tibia Clausa           2 2/3' Twelfth (Flute)
      8' Clarinet                   2' Piccolo (S)
      8' Viol d'Orchestre           2' Fifteenth
      8' Viol Celeste               2' Piccolo (Flute)
      8' Salicional             1 3/5' Tibia Tierce (S)
      8' Oboe Horn              1 1/3' Larigot (Flute)
      8' Concert Flute              1' Fife (Flute)
      8' Vox Humana                 8' Piano
      4' Octave                     4' Piano
      4' Piccolo (S)                   Harp
      4' Piccolo                       Chrysoglott
      4' Viol                          Xylophone
      4' Viol Celeste                  Glockenspiel
      4' Salicet                   16' Great to Great
      4' Flute                         Great Unison Off
  2 2/3' Twelfth (Flute)            4' Great to Great
      2' Piccolo (Flute)           16' Solo to Great
      8' Piano
      4' Piano
         Sub Harp
         Harp
         Vibraphone
         Chrysoglott
      4' Accomp. to Accomp.
      8' Solo to Accomp.
         Snare Drum
         Tambourine
         Castanets
         Chinese Block
         Cymbal
         Jazz Cymbal
         Tom Tom
         Sleigh Bells
	 Fire Gong

         ACCOMPANIMENT 2ND TOUCH
      8' English Horn
      8' Trumpet
      8' Tuba Horn
      8' Open Diapason
      8' Tibia Clausa (S)
      8' Clarinet
      8' Piano
         Sub Harp
         Glockenspiel
         Cathedral Chimes
         Triangle
      8' Solo to Accomp.


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-07-25]


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