Wurlitzer Style 285

Wurlitzer Style 285

[[File:|300px|alt=Wurlitzer Style 270 Console|frameless]] Typical console of a Style 285 (Photo from )
Console Type	Curved Console
Bolsters	2
Manuals	4
Ranks	32
Tuned Percussions	9
Traps	22
Rank Information
Rank Name Lowest Pitch Notes Tuba Mirabilis 16' 85 pipes Trumpet 8' 61 pipes Tuba Horn 16' 85 pipes English Horn 16' 73 pipes Diaphonic Diapason 16' 73 pipes Open Diapason 8' 61 pipes Tibia Clausa 16' 85 pipes Orchestral Oboe 8' 61 pipes Kinura 8' 61 pipes Solo String 16' 73 pipes Horn Diapason 16' 73 pipes Gamba 8' 73 pipes Gamba Celeste 8' 73 pipes Saxophone 8' 61 pipes Clarinet 16' 73 pipes Viol d'Orchestre 8' 85 pipes Viol Celeste 8' 73 pipes Krumet 8' 61 pipes Oboe Horn 8' 61 pipes Salicional 8' 61 pipes Quintadena 8' 61 pipes Concert Flute 8' 85 pipes Vox Humana 8' 61 pipes Harmonic Flute 4' 73 pipes Piano 85 notes Marimba 49 notes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes Glockenspiel 25 notes Master Xylophone 37 notes Xylophone 37 notes Glockenspiel 37 notes Chrysoglott 49 notes ECHO - Playable from Pedal and Great Horn Diapason 8' 61 pipes Gamba 8' 73 pipes Gamba Celeste 8' 73 pipes Viol d'Orchestre 8' 73 pipes Viol Celeste 8' 73 pipes Oboe Horn 8' 61 pipes Concert Flute 8' 97 pipes Vox Humana 8' 61 pipes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes
Toe Pistons
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 285 is

Layout – Manuals & Touches

Pedal	Pedal Pizzicato Touch	Accompaniment	Accompaniment Second Touch	Great	Great Second Touch	Bombarde	Bombarde Second Touch	Solo	ECHO Organ - Playable from Pedal and Great			Tremulants
3 Combination Toe Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		6 Adjustable Combination Pistons
						One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release
		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release		Sforzando Touch Foundation			Pedal	Pedal Second Touch	Great
						Sforzando Touch Brass
32' Diaphone	32' Diaphone	16' Contra Viol (TC)	8' English Horn	16' Ophicleide	16' Ophicleide	16' Bombarde	16' Bombarde	8' Tuba Mirabilis	16' Bourdon	Bass Drum	8' Horn Diapason	6 Tabs controlling 11 Tremolos
16' Bombarde	Bass Drum	16' Vox Humana (TC)	8' Tuba Horn	16' Diaphonic Horn	8' Tuba Mirabilis	16' Diaphone	8' English Horn	8' Trumpet	8' Cello		8' Gamba
16' Diaphone	Kettle Drum	8' English Horn	8' Diaphonic Diapason	16' Clarinet	8' Tibia Clausa	16' Double English Horn	Great to Bombarde	8' English Horn	8' Flute		8' Gamba Celeste
16' Ophicleide	Crash Cymbal	8' Tuba Horn	8' Tibia Clausa	16' Saxophone (TC)	8' Solo Strings	16' Tibia Clausa	Solo to Bombarde	8' Diaphonic Diapason			8' Viol d'Orchestre
16' Double English Horn	Snare Drum	8' Diaphonic Diapason	8' Saxophone	16' Contra Viol (TC)	Solo to Great	16' Double String		8' Tibia Clausa			8' Viol Celeste
16' Tibia Clausa	Cymbal	8' Open Diapason	8' Clarinet	8' Tuba Mirabilis	Solo to Great - Pizzicato	8' Tuba Mirabilis		8' Orchestral Oboe			8' Oboe Horn
16' Diaphonic Horn	Triangle	8' Tibia Clausa	Cathedral Chimes	8' Trumpet		8' English Horn		8' Kinura			8' Flute
16' Clarinet	16' Bombarde - Pizzicato	8' Horn Diapason	Glockenspiel	8' Tuba Horn		8' Diaphonic Diapason		8' Saxophone			8' Vox Humana
16' Bass String		8' Gamba	Sleigh Bells	8' English Horn		8' Tibia Clausa		8' Oboe Horn			4' Gambette
8' Tuba Mirabilis		8' Gamba Celeste	Triangle	8' Diaphonic Diapason		8' Solo String		8' Quintadena			4' Gambette Celeste
8' Tuba Horn		8' Saxophone	Bird	8' Open Diapason		8' Gamba		4' Piccolo			4' Viol
8' English Horn		8' Clarinet	Octave	8' Tibia Clausa		8' Gamba Celeste		4' Harmonic Flute			4' Octave Celeste
8' Octave		8' Viol d'Orchestre	Solo to Accompaniment	8' Orchestral Oboe		4' Clarion		2' Harmonic Piccolo			4' Flute
8' Open Diapason		8' Viol Celeste	Solo to Accompaniment - Pizzicato	8' Kinura		4' Piccolo		Cathedral Chimes			2' Piccolo
8' Tibia Clausa		8' Krumet		8' Solo String		4' Harmonic Flute		Marimba (re-it)			Cathedral Chimes
8' Solo String		8' Oboe Horn		8' Horn Diapason		Xylophone		Xylophone			Snare Drums
8' Horn Diapason		8' Salicional		8' Gamba		Glockenspiel		Glockenspiel			Two Bird Effects
8' Clarinet		8' Quintadena		8' Gamba Celeste				Sleigh Bells
8' Cello		8' Flute		8' Saxophone				Bells (re-it)
8' Flute		8' Vox Humana		8' Clarinet
4' Clarion		4' Octave		8' Viol d'Orchestre
16' Piano		4' Viol		8' Viol Celeste
Bass Drum		4' Octave Celeste		8' Krumet
Snare Drum		4' Harmonic Flute		8' Oboe Horn
Cymbal		4' Flute		8' Salicional
Bombarde to Pedal		4' Vox Humana		8' Quintadena
Great to Pedal		2 2⁄3' Twelfth		8' Flute
Solo to Pedal		2' Harmonic Piccolo		8' Vox Humana
Echo to Pedal		2' Piccolo		4' Clarion
		16' Piano		4' Octave
		8' Piano		4' Gambette
		4' Piano		4' Gambette Celeste
		Harp		4' Viol
		Chrysoglott		4' Octave Celeste
		Snare Drum		4' Harmonic Flute
		Snare Drum		4' Flute
		Tambourine		2 2⁄3' Twelfth
		Castanets		2' Fifteenth
		Chinese Block		2' Harmonic Piccolo
		Tom Tom		2' Piccolo
		Sand Block		1 3⁄5' Tierce
		Solo to Accompaniment		16' Piano
				8' Piano
				4' Piano
				Marimba (re-it)
				Harp
				Cathedral Chimes
				Glockenspiel
				Master Xylophone
				Xylophone
				Glockenspiel
				Bells (re-it)
				Chrysoglott
				Great Octave
				Solo to Great

General Information

The Style 285 represented

History

Introduced in the mid-1920s, the 285 was marketed as

List of Known Installations

Opus	Year Installed	Location	City	State	Country	Style	Wiring Schedule

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