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Builder: Barton Organ Company, 1928 Manuals: 3 Ranks: 9 Action: Electropneumatic Notes: When the Al. Ringling Theatre was built in 1915 a Wurlitzer Hope-Jones theatre organ was installed. In 1928 alterations were made to the theatre interior that included replacing the seats with wider ones and eliminating the front seating row to facilitate increasing the size of the orchestra pit. Included in the alterations was the replacement of the Wurlitzer organ with a Barton organ. (What became of the original Wurlitzer is unknown.) The new organ was designed and built specifically for the Al. Ringling Theatre. Considering the speed at which the theatre was erected it's unlikely that the original organ underwent such planning. The Barton organ console is located in the left-hand side of the orchestra pit and it's colorful red and gold decoration is designed to match the theatre interior. The console is on a lift that can raise it (and the organist) up for prominent public view, almost to the height of the stage. When a movie or show was about to begin the organist would press a button to lower the organ down into the orchestra pit. --Information and photo from Bryant Hazard of the theatre. PIPE RANKS Bordon 12 Tibia 73 A Concert Flute 85 A String 73 A Tuba horn 73 A Kunara 49 G Orchestral Horn (Oboe) 61 G Viola Cello (celeste) G Clarinet 61 G Vox Humana 61 G A Playable on all manuals and pedal G Playable on the Great manual only PERCUSSIONS AND EFFECTS Chrysoglot harp 49 notes Chimes 12 notes Xylophone 49 notes Tambourine Castanets Wood block Tom Tom Snare drum Bass drum Bird whistle Thunder GREAT ORGAN 16' Bordon 16' Tibia tc 8' Concert Flute 8' Tibia 8' Orchestral Horn 8' Vox Humana 8' Clarinet 8' Tuba 8' Kinura 8' Synthetic Oboe 8' Viola d’Orchestra 8' Viola Cello 4' Flute 4' Tibia 4' Cornet 2-2/3' Nazard 2' Piccolo 1-3/5' Tierce Chrysoglot Harp Xylophone Gt to Gt 16, 4, Unison Off ACCOMPANIMENT 16' Contra Viola tc 8' Concert Flute 8' Tibia 8' Tuba 8' String 4' Flute 4' Tibia 4' Cornet 4' Violin 1' Flautino Chrysoglot Harp Chimes Tambourine Castanets Wood Block Tom Tom Snare Drum Gt to Acc 16, 8, 4 Acc to Acc 16, 4 Unison Off SECOND TOUCH 8' Tibia 8' Tuba SOLO ORGAN 8' Flute 8' Tibia 8' Tuba 8' String 4' Tibia 4' Cornet Chimes Xylophone PEDAL ORGAN 16 Subass 16 Open Diapason (resultant) 8 Flute 8 Tibia 8 Tuba 8 Cello Bass Drum Snare Drum Gt to Ped 8 Acc to Ped 8 |
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