© The British Institute of Organ Studies 2000

Lancashire, Blackpool

The Tower Ballroom, Promenade [D07886]

Grid ref: SD3136   
Survey date: 2000
Public Amusement Centre

Date

Builder


c1930

 Wurlitzer



Opus 2037; 2-manual, 10 units; moved to Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens,


Blackpool, (N10638);

1934

 Wurlitzer














opus 2187; style 3-manual special (13 rank); ship date 8/12/1934;

1948

 














Tuba Mirabilis added;

1951

 














Vox Humana replaced by Solo String;

Console: detached
Stop type: tab
Pedalboard: concave radiating
horseshoe console; 2 bolster sweeps, 1 backrail;

Great to Pedal

Great Octave

Great Suboctave

Great Unison off

Accompaniment Octave

Great to Solo Sub Octave

Great to Solo Unison

Great to Solo Octave

Great to Solo Quint

Great to Solo Tierce

Great to Accomp (2nd t)

Great Octave to Accomp (2nd t)

Solo to Accomp (2nd t)

Solo to Great (2nd t)

Key action

Stop action

Compass low

Compass highNotes Enclosed

Pedal

EP

EP

C

g132 N

Accomp

EP

EP

C

c461 N

Great

EP

EP

C

c461 N

Solo

EP

EP

C

c461 Y

Effects




0 N


Department


Stop name

Pitch




























































Pedal

1

Tuba Profunda

16



2

Diaphone

16



3

Bourdon

16



4

Tibia Clausa

16



5

Harmonic Tuba

8



6

Diaphonic Diapason

8



7

Tibia Clausa

8



8

Tibia Clausa

8



9

Solo String


1951, replaced Vox Humana


10

Cello

8



11

Flute

8



12

Tuba Mirabilis

8

1948


13

Piano

16



14

Bass Drum




15

Kettle Drum




16

Crash Cymbal




17

Cymbal




Department


Stop name

Pitch




























































Accomp

18

Contra Viol

16

TC


19

Orchestral Oboe

16

TC


20

Bourdon

16



21

Harmonic Tuba

8



22

Diaphonic Diapason

8



23

Tibia Clausa

8



24

Tibia Clausa

8



25

Saxophone

8



26

Krumet

8



27

Solo String

8

1951, replaced Vox Humana


28

Vioin

8



29

Violin Celeste

8



30

Kinura

8



31

Concert Flute

8



32

Orchestral Oboe

8



33

Octave

4



34

Piccolo

4

Tibia


35

Viol

4



36

Octave Celeste

4



37

Orchestral Oboe

4



38

Twelfth

2 2/3



39

Piccolo

2



40

Piano

16



41

Piano

8



42

Piano

4



43

Mandolin




44

Chimes




45

Snare Drum




46

Tambourine




47

Castanets




48

Chinese Block




49

Tom Tom




50

Sand Block




Department


Stop name

Pitch




























































Great

51

Tuba Profunda

16



52

Diaphone

16



53

Tibia Clausa

16



54

Tibia Clausa

16

TC


55

Double String

16

TC


56

Contra Viol

16

TC


57

Bourdon

16



58

Tuba Mirabilis

8

1948


59

English Horn

8



60

Harmonic Tuba

8



61

Diaphonic Diapason

8



62

Tibia Clausa

8



63

Tibia Clausa

8



64

Saxophone

8



65

Krumet

8



66

Solo String

8

1951, replaced Vox Humana


67

Violin

8



68

Violin Celeste

8



69

Kinura

8



70

Concert Flute

8



71

Orchestral Oboe

8



72

Octave

4



73

Clarion

4



74

Piccolo

4

Tibia


75

Piccolo

4

Tibia


76

Viol

4



77

Octave Celeste

4



78

Flute

4



79

Tibia Twelfth

2 2/3



80

Tibia Twelfth

2 2/3



81

Twelfth

2 2/3



82

Piccolo

2

Tibia


83

Piccolo

2

Tibia


84

Fifteenth

2



85

Piccolo

2



86

Tierce

1 3/5



87

Piano

16



88

Piano

8



89

Piano

4



90

Cathedral Chimes




91

Sleigh Bells




92

Xylophone Re-it




93

Glockenspiel




94

Bells Re-it




95

Chrysoglott




Department


Stop name

Pitch




























































Solo

96

Tuba Profunda

16



97

Diaphone

16



98

Tibia Clausa

16



99

English Horn

8



100

Harmonic Tuba

8



101

Diaphonic Diapason

8



102

Tibia Clausa

8



103

Tibia Clausa

8



104

Saxophone

8



105

Krumet

8



106

String

8



107

Kinura

8



108

Tuba Mirabilis

8

1948


109

Cathedral Chimes




110

Xylophone Re-it




111

Glockenspiel




112

Bells Re-it




113

Carillon




Department


Stop name

Pitch




























































Effects

114

Horse Hooves




115

Surf




116

Bird




117

Fire Gong (re-it)



Blowing: electric

Tremulants: Main, Solo, (blank), Tuba, Tibia Solo, Tibia Main;
Vibraphone
Chrysoglott damper
10 thumb pistons to Accompaniment, Piston Setter, General Cancel
10 thumb Pistons Great
6 thumb pistons Solo
key cheeck pushbutton: Bell, Birds, Surf
7 toe pistons
balanced pedals to Main, Solo, Piano with damper button?
balanced crescendo pedal
1 toe piston
1 pedals Sforzando Thunder (double touch)

Source ref: e-mail 22/4/00
Bechstein Grand Piano in chamber at rear of stage
organ amplified

Updated 2000 by MJD
OSD 1999;
added 1948 & 1951 changes; ASt had Orchestral Oboe replaced Vox Humana;
Specification provided by Reginald Dixon, organist 1930-1969;
e-mail 11/12/00 & 26/1/01;

Input by: PR
Information source: ASt
Corrections by electronic mail will be welcome

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