Wurlitzer Style 250

Wurlitzer Style 250

[[File:|300px|alt=Wurlitzer Style 250 Console|frameless]] 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

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

• Wurlitzer Style 235
• Wurlitzer Stoplist Notation
• Unit Orchestra Concept

References

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