ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
From: Steven Levin, Dec. 1999
I helped remove Op. 99 from the UA, Berkeley, in
1974, and purchased it from Jack Bethards in 1977. It remained in storage in San
Francisco from then until 1990, when I moved to Port Townsend, Washington. I
moved the organ to storage there in March, three months before I moved myself.
It is still in storage, with the exception of the console, which is in Ed
Stout's shop in California, being slowly restored.
I have never understood the
specification Judd Walton published in his volume. At the time, his office was a
ten minute walk from the UA, and the console was easy to get to, being still in
the pit. His spec reflects no Style 35 I know of, and I have spent some time
investigating them. The spec below is of Op.99, the third style 35, and, I
believe, the last built to the original spec. Later 35s had additions, as the
style began to evolve into the Style 260.
Op. 178 Rialto, Tacoma, WA, had a
piano. It retained the single stop rail, so the piano tabs were in short second
rows above the main stop rail. This was possible, as the 35 console had a great
deal of space above the stop rail to accommodate the swell indicators.
Op.
186, Million Dollar, Los Angeles, CA, had a unit Tibia. It's space on the
straight solo chest was then taken by a Krumet. (This I know for sure, as I have
that chest.) The extra stop keys for the Tibia and the piano required going to a
two-rail console, although the short solo manual remained. When the console was
replaced a few years later, the new one had a full
solo.
In case you have never seen a short-solo
Wurlitzer console, attached is a shot of Op. 99. This was taken while still in
SF. The finish reflects the stippled plaster applied when it was moved in 1932
and the attempts of amateurs to remove it while the organ was in the UA. It has
since been extensively reveneered. The shot was taken after the keys had been
recovered.
Wurlitzer Opus 99, Style 35
T & D Theatre,
Oakland, California
(1916)
PEDAL
32 Diaphone
16 Ophicleide
16 Diaphone
16 Bass
(Bourdon)
8 Tuba
Horn
8 Octave
8 Clarinet
8 Saxophone
8 Cello
8 Flute
4 Flute
Bass
Drum 2T
Kettle Drum 2T
Snare Drum
2T
Crash Cymbal 2T
Cymbals 2T
Great
to Pedal
Solo Octave to Pedal
32 Diaphone
2T
16 Ophicleide Pizz.
3
Combinations
ACCOMPANIMENT
16 Contra Viol
TC
8 Tuba Horn
8 Diaphonic
Diapason
8 Clarinet
8 Saxophone
8 String
8 Viol
d¹Orchestre
8 VDO
Celeste
8 Flute
8 Vox
Humana
4 Viol
4 Viol
Celeste
4 Flute
2
2/3 Twelfth
2 Piccolo
Harp
Chysoglott
Snare
Drum
Tambourine
Castanets
Chinese
Block
Tom Tom
Solo to Accomp
8 Tuba
2T
Cathedral Chimes 2T
Sleigh Bells
2T
Xylophone 2T
Triangle 2T
Solo to
Accomp 2T
Solo to Accomp Pizz
10
Combinations
.
SOLO (37n) (49n TC chest)
8 Tibia
Clausa
8 Trumpet
8 Orchestral
Oboe
8 Kinura
8 Oboe
Horn
8 Quintadena
Cathedral
Chimes
Bells (Electric)
Sleigh
Bells
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Solo
Octave
6
Combinations
GREAT
16 Ophicleide
16 Diaphonic
Diapason
16 Bass
16 Clarinet TC
16 Contra Viol
TC
8 Tuba Horn
8 Diaphonic
Diapason
8 Clarinet
8 Saxophone
8 String
8 Viol
d¹Orchestre
8 VDO
Celeste
8 Flute
8 Vox
Humana
4 Clarion
4 Viol
4 Viol
Celeste
4 Flute
22/3 Twelfth
2 Fifteenth
2 Piccolo
13/5 Tierce
Harp
Chysoglott
Bells
(Electric)
Sleigh
Bells
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Great
Octave
Solo to Great
16 Ophicleide 2T
Solo
to Great 2T
Solo to Great Pizz.
10
Combinations
TREMULANTS
Main
Solo
Vox
Humana
Solo tremulant appears only on Solo combinations. No
tremulant on Tuba & Diapason. Tremulant cancel on Great key
slip.
EFFECTS (Toe Studs)
Boat Whistle
Fire
Bell
Siren
Horse¹s Hooves
Auto Horn
Bird
VENTIL
CUTOUTS
32 Diaphone
16 Diaphone
Tuba
Horn
Suitable Bass on Great &
Accompaniment
PITCH: A=435
All couplers, including 1st
Touch, are on the nameboard.
The Solo is between the Accomp. and Great on the
stoprail, as on 4-manual Wurlitzers.
From: Robert Kingdom, August 2011
After Steve Levin died, possession the organ went to Edward Millington Stout III of Hayward, California.
It was then sold to Robert Kingdom in Oregon.
The organ with the exception of the console, the instrument is in poor condition from 40 years of storage
and water damage in the UA Berkeley.
Many valuable pipes are severely damaged or missing and the original Saxophone rank was replaced by a much
later Wurlitzer rank of the same name.
The cost of refurbishment is too great for this specialized instrument, so it is being sold for parts.