Wurlitzer Style 250

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Wurlitzer Style 250

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Typical console of a Style 250 (Photo from )

Console Type Curved Console
Bolsters 2
Manuals 3
Ranks 14
Tuned Percussions 6
Traps 14
Rank Information
Rank Name Lowest Pitch Notes
Trumpet 8' 61 pipes
Tuba Horn 16' 85 pipes
Diaphonic Diapason 16' 85 pipes
Tibia Clausa 16' 73 pipes
Orchestral Oboe 8' 61 pipes
Kinura 8' 61 pipes
Clarinet 8' 61 pipes
String 8' 61 pipes
Viol d'Orchestre 8' 85 pipes
Viol Celeste 8' 73 pipes
Concert Flute 16' 97 pipes
Vox Humana 8' 61 pipes
Oboe Horn 8' 61 pipes
Quintadena 8' 61 pipes
Piano 85 notes
Marimba 49 notes
Cathedral Chimes 25 notes
Xylophone 37 notes
Glockenspiel 37 notes
Sleigh Bells 25 notes
Chrysoglott 49 notes

Toe Pistons Auto Horn
Steamboat Whistle
Two Birds (One in each Expression Box)
Fire Gong
Horse Hoofs

General
Two Expression Pedals with Indicating Keys
One Balanced Crescendo Pedal
Thunder Pedal (Diaphone) - Piano Pedal
Thunder Pedal (Reed) - Piano Pedal
One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
- 1st Touch, Full Stops (wind)
- 2nd Touch, Everything
One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
- 1st Touch, Snare Drum
- 2nd Touch, Bass Drum and Cymbal

The Wurlitzer Style 250 is

Layout – Manuals & Touches

Pedal Pedal Second Touch Accompaniment Accompaniment Second Touch Great Great Second Touch Solo Tremulants
3 Combination Toe Pistons 10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons 10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons 10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons
16' Ophicleide Bass Drum 16' Contra Viol (TC) 8' Tuba Horn 16' Ophicleide 16' Ophicleide 16' Ophicleide General
16' Diaphone Kettle Drum 16' Bourdon 8' Tibia Clausa 16' Diaphone 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Trumpet General
16' Tibia Clausa Snare Drum 8' Tuba Horn Cathedral Chimes 16' Tibia Clausa Octave 8' Tuba Horn Vox Humana
16' Bourdon Crash Cymbal 8' Diaphonic Diapason Sleigh Bells 16' Clarinet (TC) Solo to Great 8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Tuba Horn Cymbal 8' Tibia Clausa Xylophone 16' Contra Viol (TC) Solo to Great - Pizzicato 8' Tibia Clausa
8' Octave Great to Pedal 8' Clarinet Triangle 16' Bourdon 8' Orchestral Oboe
8' Tibia Clausa Solo to Pedal 8' String Solo to Accompaniment 8' Trumpet 8' Kinura
8' Clarinet 16' Ophicleide - Pizzicato 8' Viol d'Orchestre Solo to Accompaniment - Pizzicato 8' Tuba Horn 8' Clarinet
8' String 8' Viol Celeste 8' Diaphonic Diapason 8' String
8' Cello 8' Oboe Horn 8' Tibia Clausa 8' Oboe Horn
8' Flute 8' Quintadena 8' Orchestral Oboe 8' Quintadena
4' Flute 8' Flute 8' Kinura 4' Clarion
8' Vox Humana 8' Clarinet 4' Piccolo
4' Viol 8' String Xylophone
4' Octave Celeste 8' Viol d'Orchestre Glockenspiel
4' Flute 8' Viol Celeste Ochestral Bells
2 2⁄3' Twelfth 8' Flute Cathedral Chimes
2' Piccolo 8' Vox Humana
Marimba (re-it) 4' Clarion
Harp 4' Piccolo
Chrysoglott 4' Viol
Snare Drum 4' Octave Celeste
Tambourine 4' Flute
Castanets 2 2⁄3' Twelfth
Chinese Block 2' Fifteenth
Tom Tom 2' Piccolo
Solo to Accompaniment 1 3⁄5' Tierce
Marimba (re-it)
Harp
Cathedral Chimes
Sleigh Bells
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Orchestral Bells (re-it)
Chrysoglott
Solo to Great


General Information

The Style 250 represented

History

Introduced in the mid-1920s, the 250 was marketed as

Specification Variations and Design Considerations

Notable Installations

Perception and Legacy

List of Known Installations

Opus Year Installed Location City State Country Style Wiring Schedule
1891 Midway (Beacon) Theatre New York New York U.S.A. 250 4M 928
1910 Keith Mem Theatre(Savoy) Boston Massachusetts U.S.A. 250 SP 952
1975 Keiths Theatre Flushing Li New York U.S.A. 250 899
2064 Werner Von Siemen Rs Berlin Germany 250 SP 1031

See Also

References

  • Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ
  • Williams, Terry. Theatre Organ Stops and Styles: A Comprehensive Guide