Stop list specifications for

Wurlitzer store, Chicago

Wurlitzer, Style 260 Special, opus #1099, 1925

 

Rank  Pedal Accomp  Great  Solo
 8 English Horn  61p  8  8 8t 16 8 8t 16 8
16 Tuba Horn  85p 16 8  8 8t 16 8 4 16t 8t  8 4
16 Open Diapason 85p  16 8 
8 4 
8 4  8
8 Tibia Clausa  85p   8  8 4 8t 16 8 4 3 2 16t 8t 16 8 4
8 Krumet  61p    8  8 8
16 String  73p 16 8 8 8t 16 8 8t 16 8
8 Viol d'Orchestre  73p  8  16 8 4 8t 8 4   2 8t 8
8 Viol Celeste  73p 8 8 4 8t 8 4 8t  
8 Oboe Horn  61p   8 8 8
8 Quintadena  61p   8 8  
16 Concert Flute  97p 16 8 8 4 2  16 8 4 3 2 t  
8 Vox Humana  61p   16 8 4 16 8 4  
8 Vox Humana  61p   8 4 16 8 4  
8 Dulciana  73p 8 8 4  8 8
8 Aeoline  61p   8

8

 
         
Chrysoglott   C C C
Harp/Marimba   H Mt H M H M
Xylophone    Xt X X
Glockenspiel/Bells   G G B G B
Chimes   Ct C

C

         
Accompaniment to ...  8  16 -8 4    
Great to ...  8    16 -8 4  
Solo to ... 8 8 16 8 8  

  

This unusual instrument was used by Jesse Crawford for recording purposes

before Wurlitzer built the 4/21 recording studio organ for the Paramount

Theatre in New York City.  A "Style 260", nominally, it nevertheless shows

many deviations from that standard design.  In particular, the inclusion of

a 2nd Vox Humana and of the Dulciana and Aeoline are unusual.  Perhaps

Wurlitzer included them in order to be able to demonstrate voices that were

more common on their church organs.  In addition, the English Horn, Krumet,

and 16' extention of the String are all not usually present on a "Style

260".  This instrument also shows more extensive Tibia unification than is

typical for a 260.

 

This organ apparently later went to radio station WTAM/WEAR in Cleveland,

Ohio, in 1929.  This stoplist list is taken from John W. Landon's book,

"Jesse Crawford, Poet of the Organ; Wizard of the Mighty Wurlitzer" (where

it was listed as opus 1900.)

 

Does anyone know what finally happened to this unusual Wurlitzer?

 

Larry Chace (originally posted to PIPORG-L on 28 Sep 1996)

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