The MIGHTY WURLITZER |
in Berlin |
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Type 250 SPECIAL |
Opus 2064 |
The organ |
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The 4/16 Mighty Wurlitzer is the biggest remaining Wurlitzer organ on the European continent! |
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The organ has four manuals (normal Type 250: three manuals). Two of the five octave manuals are equipped with "second touch". It's pedalboard has 32 keys. The pipes,traps, & percussions are placed into three chambers: |
| Main Chamber (left) - seven ranks | |
| Diaphonic Diapason | C - c6 = 85 pipes |
| Burdon - Flute | C - c7 = 97 pipes |
| Viol D'Orchestre | C - c6 = 85 pipes |
| Viol Celeste | C - c6 = 85 pipes |
| Ophicleide | C - c6 = 85 pipes |
| Clarinet | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Vox Humana | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Chrysoglott | C - c3 = metal bars |
| Orchestral Chamber (middle) - four ranks | |
| Gamba | C - c6 = 85 pipes |
| Lieblich Gedackt | C - c7 = 97 pipes |
| Quintadena | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Oboe - Horn | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Marimba | C - c3 = 49 wood bars |
| Solo Chamber (right) - five ranks | |
| Tibia Clausa | C - c7 = 97 pipes |
| String | C - c5 = 73 pipes |
| String Celeste | C - c5 = 73 pipes |
| Trumpet | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Orchestral Oboe | C - c4 = 61 pipes |
| Tympani/ Tom Tom | C - c0 = 13 metal drums |
| Bells/ Glockenspiel | C - c3 = 49 metal bars |
| Xylophone | C - c2 = 37 wood bars |
| Cathedral Chimes | C - c1 = 25 tube bells |
| Sleigh Bells | C - c1 = 25 brass bells |
| Sand Block | wooden hollow body |
| Bass Drum | bass drum ø760mm |
| Snare Drum | snare drum ø330mm |
| Crash Cymbal | single cymbal ø275mm |
| Tambourine | ring with 14 X 2 bells |
| Chinese Block | wood block |
| Bird Whistle | |
| Castanets | three pair |
| Triangle | |
| Chored Cymbal | Charleston-Maschine = HiHat Pedal |
| Wind Howl/ Surf | |
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The organ has 1228 pipes, 175 stops, 43 pistons, 181 relais and 9698 electric contacts. |
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Pipes in the Solo Chamber (Trumpet, Viol Celeste, Bordun) |