Wurlitzer
SPECIFICATIONS, BYRD THEATRE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra - Opus 1948 - 4 Manuals, 17 Ranks
Installed August 1928

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ACCOMP:(1st manual - lower of the 4 keyboards), GREAT:(2nd manual), BOMBARDE:(3rd manual), SOLO:(4th manual - top keyboard), PEDAL, TREMULANTS, NOTES

	ACCOMP:	(1st Manual - lower of the 4 keyboards)	
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Console
	
	16'	Contra Viole TC
	16'	Bourdon
	16'	Vox Humana
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Diaphonic Diapason
	8' 	Tibia Plena
	8'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	Kinura
	8'	Clarinet
	8'	Saxophone
	8'	String
	8'	Viole d'Orchestre
	8'	Viole Celeste
	8' 	Oboe Horn
	8'	Quintadena
	8'	Flute
	8'	Vox Humana
	4'	Viole
	4'	Octave Celeste
	4'	Flute
	4'	Vox Humana
	2-2/3'	Twelfth
	2'	Piccolo
	16'	Piano (unenclosed, in left alcove)
	8'	Piano
	4'	Piano
		Mandolin (operates on Piano)
		Marimba (re-it, unenclosed, in right alcove)
		Harp
		Chrysoglott
		Snare Drum
		Tambourine
		Castinets
		Chinese Block
		Tom-Tom
		Sand Block
		Sub-Octave coupler
		Octave coupler
		Solo-to-Accomp. coupler
		Accomp. 2nd Touch
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Tuba  Clausa
	8'	Clarinet
		Cathedral Chimes
		Xylophone
		Sleigh Bells (tuned)
		Triangle
		Solo-to-Accomp.
		2nd Touch coupler
		Solo-to-Accomp. Pizzicato
	
	
	GREAT:	(2nd Manual)	
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	16'	Ophicleide
	16'	Diaphone
	16'	Tibia Plena TC
	16'	Tibia Clausa
	16'	Clarinet TC
	16'	Saxophone TC
	16'	Contra Viole TC
	16'	Bourdon
	16'	Vox Humana TC
	8'	English Horn
	8'	Trumpet (Bass)
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Diaphonic Diapason
	8'	Tibia Plena
	8'	Tibia Clause
	8'	Orchestral Oboe
	8'	Kinurs
	8'	Carinet
	8'	Saxophone
	8'	String
	8'	Viole d'Orchestre
	8'	Viole Celeste
	8'	Flute
	8'	Vox Humana
	4'	Clarion
	4'	Tibia Plena
	4'	Piccolo
	4'	Viole
	4'	Octave Celeste
	4'	Flute
	2-2/3'	Tibia Twelfth
	2-2/3'	Twelfth
	2'	Piccolo (Tibia)
	2'	Fifteenth (VDO)
	2'	Piccolo
	1-3/5'	Tierce
	16'	Piano (unenclosed)
	8'	Piano (unenclosed)
	4'	Piano (unenclosed)
		Marimba (re-it, unenclosed)
		Harp (wood, unenclosed)
		enckma
		Cathedral Chimes
		Sleigh Bells (tuned)
		Xylophone
		Glockenspiel
		Bells (re-it)
		Chrysoglott
		Sub-Octave coupler
		Great Unison Off
		Octave Coupler
		Sub-Octave Coupler
	
	GREAT:	(2nd Touch)
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	16'	Ophicleide
	8'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	Clarinet
		Solo-to-Great 2nd Touch coupler
		Solo-to-Great Pizzicato coupler
	
	
	BOMBARDE: (3rd Manual)	
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	16'	English Horn
	16'	Ophicleide
	16'	Diaphone
	16'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	English Horn
	8'	Trum
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Diaphonic Diapason
	8'	Tibia Plena
	8'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	Orchestral Oboe
	8'	Kinura
	8'	Clarinet
	8'	Saxophone
	8'	String
	8'	Oboe Horn
	8'	Quintadena
	4'	English Horn
	4'	Clarion
	4'	Tibia Plena
	4'	Octave
	4'	Piccolo
		Cathedral Chimes
		Xylophone
		Glockenspiel
		Bells
	
	BOMBARDE: (2nd Touch)
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	16' Ophicleide
	8'	Tibia Plena
	8'	Saxophone
	
	
	SOLO:	(4th Manual - top keyboard)	
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	16'	Ophicleide 
	8'	English Horn
	8'	Trumpet
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Diaphonic Diapason
	8'	Tibia Plena
	8'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	Kinura
	8'	Clarinet
	8'	String
	8'	Oboe Horn
	8'	Vox Humana
	4'	English Horn
	4'	Tibia Plena
	4'	Piccolo
	8'	Piano
		Chimes
		Master Xylophone (un-enclosed, under the piano)
		Xylophone (enclosed, Main chamber)
		Glockenspiel
		Bells (re-it)
		Chrysoglott
		Sub-Octave coupler
		Octave Coupler
		
		
	PEDAL:	
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	16'	Ophicieide
	16'	Diaphone
	16'	Tibia Clausa
	16'	Bourdon
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Octave
	8'	Tibia Clausa
	8'	Bourdon
	8'	Tuba Horn
	8'	Clarinet
	8'	Saxophone
	8'	String
	8'	Cello
	8'	Flute
	4'	Flute
	16'	Piano
	8'	Piano
		Bass Drum
		Kettle Drum
		Snare Drum
		Crash Cymbal
		Cymbal
		Great-to-Pedal Coupler
		Solo-to-Pedal Coupler
	16'	Ophicleide Pizz.
	
	
	TREMULANTS:	
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		Main
		Solo
		Vox Humana
		Tibia Clausa
		Tuba/Diaphone
		English Horn
		Tuba Plena
	
	COMBINATION ACIION:  (39 pistons)
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	3	Pedal
	10	Accompaniment
	10	Great
	10	Bombarde
	6	Solo


NOTES:	
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SUITABLE BASS on Great, Accompaniment and Bombarde.  When activated this
mechannism automatically brings on pedal stops to match registration on
the manual for which it is activated (i.e.  Great, Accompaniment or
Bombarde).  If locked on, the Suitablie Bass continues to add or take
off pedal stops automatically as the manual stops are changed.


SPECIAL EFFECTS & ACCESSORIES:
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(Located in the Solo Chamber, except Bird #2 which is in Main)

Operated by toggle switches on the left keycheek:
	Aerophone Effect, Wind Whisiling Effect

Operated by toggle switches on the right keycheek:
	Door Bell, Auto Horn, Bird Whistle #1, Surf Effect

On far right above pedal board:
	Double-touch toe stud which makes snare drum roll on first touch
		and bass drum and cymbal crash on second touch

	Double-touch Sforzando pedal which brings on all organ stops on
		Great and Pedal on First touch and adds all tuned percussion
		stops on second touch

Two thunder pedals @rating on Diaphone 16' and Ophicleide 16'

Toe pistons on left side of pedal switches which operate Fire Gong, Boat
	(or Train) Whistle, Horses Hooves and Bird #2

Expression Shoes (center):
	Main Chamber (with Piano sustain button on expression pedal)
	Solo Chamber
	General pedal to which Solo or Main can be coupled by toggle switches
	Register-Crescendo pedal brings on pre-selected stops on Great and
		Pedal one-by-one from softest to loudest
	
Provided Compliments of the Virginia Theatre Organ Society (VTOS)
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