Wurlitzer Style 270

Wurlitzer Style 270

French console of a Style 270 (Photo from Regent Theatre - Melbourne, Australia)
Console Type	Curved Console
Bolsters	3
Manuals	4
Ranks	21
Tuned Percussions	7
Traps	20
Rank Information
Rank Name Lowest Pitch Notes Tuba Mirabilis 8' 61 pipes English Horn 8' 61 pipes Trumpet 8' 61 pipes Tuba Horn 16' 85 pipes Diaphonic Diapason 16' 85 pipes Horn Diapason 8' 61 pipes Tibia Clausa 16' 97 pipes Clarinet 8' 61 pipes Orchestral Oboe 8' 61 pipes Kinura 8' 61 pipes Saxophone 8' 61 pipes Gamba 8' 73 pipes Gamba Celeste 8' 73 pipes String 8' 61 pipes Viol d'Orchestre 8' 85 pipes Viol Celeste 8' 73 pipes Quintadena 8' 61 pipes Concert Flute 16' 97 pipes Vox Humana 8' 61 pipes Dulciana 8' 73 pipes Unda Maris (TC) 8' 61 pipes Marimba 49 notes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes Xylophone 37 notes Xylophone (re-it) 37 notes Glockenspiel 37 notes Sleigh Bells 25 notes Chrysoglott 49 notes
Toe Pistons	Auto Horn Fire Gong Steamboat Whistle Horse Hoofs Fire Gong (re-it) Surf Bird #1 Bird #2
Push Buttons	Surf Auto Horn Door Bell
General
Three Expression Pedals 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 270 is

Layout – Manuals & Touches

Pedal	Pedal Second Touch	Accompaniment	Accompaniment Second Touch	Great	Great Second Touch	Orchestral	Orchestral Second Touch	Solo	Tremulants
1st & 2nd Touch Traps Switch		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons		10 Double Touch Adjustable Combination Pistons
3 Combination Toe Pistons		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release		One Suitable Bass Tablet and Release
16' Ophicleide	16' Diaphone	16' Contra Viol (TC)	8' Tuba Horn	16' Ophicleide	16' Ophicleide	16' Ophicleide	16' Tibia Clausa	16' Ophicleide	Main
16' Diaphone	16' Ophicleide	16' Bourdon	8' Tibia Clausa	16' Diaphone	8' Tuba Mirabilis	16' Bass	8' Tuba Mirabilis	16' Diaphone	Solo
16' Bass		16' Vox Humana (TC)	8' Clarinet	16' Bass	8' Tibia Clausa	16' Tibia Clausa	8' Saxophone	16' Tibia Clausa	Vox Humana
16' Tibia Clausa		8' English Horn	Cathedral Chimes	16' Tibia Clausa	Solo to Great	16' Saxophone (TC)		8' Tuba Mirabilis	Tibia Clausa
16' Bourdon		8' Tuba Horn	Xylophone (re-it)	16' Clarinet (TC)	Solo to Great - Pizzicato	16' Contra Viol (TC)		8' English Horn	Tuba Mirabilis
8' English Horn		8' Diaphonic Diapason	Sleigh Bells	16' Saxophone (TC)		8' Tuba Mirabilis		8' Trumpet	Tuba/Diapason
8' Tuba Horn		8' Horn Diapason	Triangle	16' Contra Viol (TC)		8' English Horn		8' Tuba Horn
8' Octave		8' Tibia Clausa	Tambourine	16' Bourdon		8' Trumpet		8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Horn Diapason		8' Clarinet	Solo to Accompaniment	16' Vox Humana (TC)		8' Tuba Horn		8' Horn Diapason
8' Tibia Clausa		8' Kinura	Solo to Accompaniment - Pizzicato	8' Tuba Mirabilis		8' Horn Diapason		8' Tibia Clausa
8' Clarinet		8' Orchestral Oboe		8' English Horn		8' Tibia Clausa		8' Clarinet
8' Saxophone		8' Saxophone		8' Trumpet		8' Clarinet		8' Kinura
8' String		8' Gamba		8' Tuba Horn		8' Kinura		8' Orchestral Oboe
8' Cello		8' Gamba Celeste		8' Diaphonic Diapason		8' Orchestral Oboe		8' Saxophone
8' Flute		8' String		8' Horn Diapason		8' Saxophone		8' String
Bass Drum		8' Viol d'Orchestre		8' Tibia Clausa		8' Gamba		8' Quintadena
Snare Drum		8' Viol Celeste		8' Clarinet		8' Gamba Celeste		4' Clarion
Kettle Drum		8' Quintadena		8' Kinura		8' String		4' Octave
Crash Cymbal		8' Flute		8' Orchestral Oboe		8' Viol d'Orchestre		4' Piccolo
Cymbal		8' Vox Humana		8' Saxophone		8' Viol Celeste		Cathedral Chimes
Accompaniment to Pedal		8' Dulciana		8' Gamba		8' Flute		Xylophone (re-it)
Great to Pedal		8' Unda Maris (TC)		8' Gamba Celeste		8' Vox Humana		Glockenspiel
Solo to Pedal		4' Octave		8' String		4' Piccolo		Ochestral Bells (re-it)
		4' Piccolo		8' Viol d'Orchestre		4' Gambette
		4' Gambette		8' Viol Celeste		4' Gambette Celeste
		4' Gambette Celeste		8' Flute		4' Viol
		4' Viol		8' Vox Humana		4' Octave Celeste
		4' Octave Celeste		8' Dulciana		4' Flute
		4' Flute		8' Unda Maris (TC)		2 2⁄3' Twelfth (Tibia)
		4' Vox Humana		4' Clarion		2' Piccolo (Tibia)
		4' Dulcet		4' Octave		Harp
		4' Unda Maris (TC)		4' Piccolo		Cathedral Chimes
		2 2⁄3' Twelfth		4' Gambette		Xylophone (re-it)
		2' Piccolo		4' Gambette Celeste		Glockenspiel
		Marimba (re-it)		4' Viol		Orchestra Bells (re-it)
		Harp		4' Octave Celeste		Chrysoglott
		Chrysoglott		4' Flute
		Snare Drum		4' Dulcet
		Tambourine		4' Unda Maris (TC)
		Castanets		2 2⁄3' Twelfth (Tibia)
		Chinese Block		2 2⁄3' Twelfth
		Tom Tom		2' Piccolo (Tibia)
		Sand Block		2' Fifteenth
		Octave		2' Piccolo
		Solo to Accompaniment		1 3⁄5' Tierce
				Marimba (re-it)
				Harp
				Cathedral Chimes
				Sleigh Bells
				Xylophone
				Xylophone (re-it)
				Glockenspiel
				Orchestra Bells (re-it)
				Chrysoglott
				Great Sub Octave
				Great Octave
				Solo to Great

General Information

The Style 270 represented

History

Introduced in the mid-1920s, the 270 was marketed as

List of Known Installations

Opus	Year Installed	Location	City	State	Country	Style	Wiring Schedule
1987		State Theatre	Melbourne	Victoria	Australia	270	982
2005		State Theatre	Sydney	New South Wales	Australia	270 SP	901
2009		Regent Theatre (Fire 1945)	Melbourne	Victoria	Australia	270	992
2139		Trocodero Theatre El&Cstl	London	England	U.K.	270	1071

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