Specification of George Wright / Leslie Studio Pasadena Organ

(As told to Stu Green by George Wright at one particular time, but subject to many changes very often)

PEDAL

Sub Bourdon 32

Tuba Profunda 16

Diaphone 16

Bourdon 16

Bass Clarinet 16

Contra Fagotto 16

Double String 16

English Post Horn 8

Tuba Mirabilis 8

Harmonic Tuba 8

Brass Trumpet 8

Open Diapason 8

Tibia Clausa (Unenclosed) 8

Tibia Clausa - S 8

Clarinet 8

Lieblich Flute 8

Concert Flute 8

Gross Quinte 5 1/3

Kettle Drum

Chinese Gong

Finger Cymbals

Brush Cymbals

Choke Cymbals

Acc to Pedal

Great to Pedal

Great to Pedal Octave

Solo to Pedal

 

 ACCOMPANIMENT

English Post Horn 8

Tuba Mirabilis 8

Harmonic Tuba 8

Brass Trumpet 8

Open Diapason 8

Violin Diapason 8

Clarinet 8

Viol d’Orchestre 8

Viol Celeste 8

Salicional 8

Salicional Celeste 8

Oboe Horn 8

Quintadena 8

French Horn 8

Lieblich Flute 8

Concert Flute 8

Vox Humana - M 8

Octave 4

Octave 4

Piccolo 4

Piccolo 4

Viol 4

Viol Celeste 4

Salicet 4

Salicet Celeste 4

Lieblich Flute 4

Flute 4

Vox Humana - M 4

Twelfth 2-2/3

Piccolo 2

Harp (metal) 8 TC.

Marimba 4

Piano 8

Chrysoglott

Selective Percussion

Snare Drum

Tambourine

Chinese Block

Tom Tom

Shuffle

Finger Cymbals

Brush Cymbals

Accompaniment Octave

Solo to Accompaniment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GREAT

English Post Horn 16 TC

Tuba Mirabilis 16 TC

Harmonic Tuba 16

Brass Trumpet 16 TC

Bass (Open Diap.) 16 TC

Diaphone (Viol Diap.) 16

Tibia Clausa - S 16 TC

Tibia Clausa - M 16 TC

Clarinet 16

Musette 16 TC

Saxophone 16 TC

Contra Fagotto 16 TC

French Horn 16 TC

Lieblich Bourdon 16

Vox Humana - S 16 TC

Vox Humana - M 16 TC

English Post Horn 8

Tuba Mirabilis 8

Harmonic Tuba 8

Brass Trumpet 8

 

 

Open Diapason 8

Violin Diapason 8

Tibia Clausa - S 8

Tibia Clausa -M 8

Clarinet 8

Kinura 8

Orchestral Oboe 8

Musette 8

Saxophone 8

Viol d’Orchestre II rks 8

Salicional II rks 8

Salicional Celeste 8

Oboe Horn 8

Lieblich Flute 8

Vox Humana - S 8

Vox Humana - M 8

Quintadena 8

French Horn 8

Tibia Fifth - S 5 1/3

Clarion (Harm. Tuba) 4

Octave 4

Octave 4

Piccolo 4

Piccolo 4

Viol d’Orchestre II rks 4

Salicet II rks 4

Lieblich Flute 4

Tibia Twelfth - S 2 2/3

Tibia Twelfth - M 2 2/3

Lieblich Twelfth 2 2/3

Tibia Piccolo - S 2

Tibia Piccolo - M 2

Fifteenth (V. d O) 2

Fife (Lieb.Flute) 1

Piano 16

Piano 8

Piano 4

Marimba 4

Cathedral Chimes

Master Xylophone

Glockenspiel

Chrysoglott

Great Sub Octave

Unison Off

Great Octave

Solo to Great Sub Octave

Solo to Great

Solo to Great Octave

Solo to Great Pizzicato

Spare

 SOLO

English Post Horn 16 TC

Harmonic Tuba 16

Brass Trumpet 16 TC

Tibia Clausa - S 16 TC

Saxophone 16 TC

Vox Humana II rks 16 TC

English Post Horn 8

Harmonic Tuba 8

Brass Trumpet 8

Open Diapason 8

Tibia Clausa - S 8

Tibia Clausa - M 8

Clarinet 8

Kinura 8

Orchestral Oboe 8

Saxophone 8

Viol Celeste II rks 8

Vox Humana II rks 8

Piccolo - S 4

Piccolo - M 4

Viol II rks 4

Vox Humana II rks 4

Tibia Twelfth - S 2 2/3

Tibia Piccolo - S 2

Tibia Tierce - S 1 3/5

Tibia Larigot -S 1 1/3

Tibia Fife - S 1

Piano 8

Marimba 8 TC

Xylophone

Tuned Sleigh Bells

Glockenspiel

 

Chrysoglott

Solo Sub Octave

Solo Octave

 

16 TOE STUDS

Auto Horn

Doorbell

Bronx Cheer

Mississippi Steamboat Whistle

Pedal Tibia 8’ (unenclosed) On

 

Pedal English Post Horn 8’ On

Pedal Sub Bourdon 32’ On

Accompaniment Marimba 4’ On

Accompaniment Chrysoglott On

Various Selective Percussions

 

PISTONS

 

10 Adjustable pistons each for Pedal, Accompaniment, Great and Solo Divisions.

 

Great 2nd Touch pistons operate both manual and pedal divisions.

 

(NOTE: 10 additional adjustable pistons were later added to the Great manual)

 

PERCUSSION STOPKEYS

 

Enclosed

Unenclosed

 

 ACCOMPANIMENT 2nd TOUCH

 

English Post Horn 8

Tuba Mirabilis 8

Harmonic Tuba 8

Brass Trumpet 8

Clarinet 8

Octave Glockenspiel

Solo to Accompaniment

 GREAT 2nd TOUCH

Solo to Great

 TREMULANTS

(not on combinations)

Main

Main

Solo II

Tibia Clausa - M

Tibia Clausa - S II

Vox Humana - S

Vox Humana - M

Clarinet

Tuba Mirabilis

Vibraharp- Chrysoglott

SOLO TIBIA SELECTOR

(Stopkeys)

Solo Tibia No.1

Solo Tibia No.2

 

PIANO

 

Mandolin (stopkey)

Sustain (stopkey)

Siren (stopkey)

Wind Chimes (stopkey)

 

SWELL PEDALS

 Percussion

Main

Solo

Crescendo

   

PERCUSS1ON CHAMBER (ENCLOSED)

 

Piano 85 notes: Converted Steinway Upright Player. vacuum motor.

Cathedral Chimes 25 Tubes (G to G), Deagan Class A

Glockenspiel: 37 Metal bars, Deagan, large, with resonators Master Xylophone 49 wooden bars, Deagan, large, 4’ pitch-resonators Xylophone 37 wooden bars, Deagan small, 2’ pitch resonators Chrysoglott-Vibraharp 49 Metal bars, Wurlitzer action. Deagan bars, Electric Motor—Dampers Sleigh Bells 25 Metal Bells. Stock WurliTzer

* Chinese Gong 30 inch diameter hammered circular brass from China

* Crash Cymbal 24 inch diameter Zildjian cymbal

* Choke Cymbal 12 inch Diameter Zildjians

* Finger Cymbals 1 1/2” diameter Zildjians

* Brush Cymbal 14in diameter Zildjian

 Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Bongos, Tom Tom, Chinese Block, Tambourine, Shuffle, Triangle, Castanets, Bird Whistle, Auto Horn, Bronx Cheer, Wind Chimes, Cow Bell, Surf, Horse’s Hooves

 (By use of plug-in jack switchboard any effects marked with asterisk (*) may be made to play on any Accompaniment percussion stopkey, and Pedal percussion stopkey, or in combination with any of the percussions/effects in the Unenclosed Percussion Division)

 

UNENCLOSED PERCUSSION DIVISION (out in front of shutters)

 

Harp 8’ TC 49 aluminum bars. Koehler- Liebleh Large Scale.

Bass drum, Kettle Drum, Band Cymbals, Song Birds No.1 and No.2, Tambourine Castanets, Sleighbells, Triangle, Tom-Tom, Chinese Block, Snare Drum, Persian Cymbal, Chinese Gong, Crash Cymbal, Siren, Mississippi Steamboat Whistle, Klaxon Horn, Wind, Slapstick.

ANALYSIS OF PIPEWORK Builders and Origins

 

Name of Rank Pitch Pressure Pipes Builder Origin (if known)

 

SOLO CHAMBER

Vox Humana 8 8” 61 WurliTzer Dirnond Theatre Harmonic

Tuba 16’ low 12-15” 1—85 10” 85 WurliTzer 1-12WurliTzer

Style D Trumpet Pacific School of Religion Tibia Clausa I 8’ 12” 85 WurliTzer (large) ?

Tibia Clausa II 8’ 10” 85 WurliTzer 210(both leathered) Alex Theatre,Glendale. Calif.

English Post Horn 8’ 10” no trem. 61 A. Gottfried(Flared bells) Grant High SchoolSacramento. Calif.

Orchestral Oboe 8’ 10” 61 WurliTzer Belmont Theatre. L. A. Calif.

Kinura 8’ 10” 61 Gottfried Radio Station KGDMStockton. Calif.

Brass Trumpet 8’ 10” 61 WurliTzer Theatre?

Tuba Mirabilis 8’ 15” 61 WurliTzer Theatre’

Saxophone (Brass) 8’ 10” 61 WurliTzer Sandy Balcom. Seattle. Wash  (Possibly from OP 178)

French Horn 8’ 10” 61 WurliTzer Theatre?

 

 

MAIN CHAMBER

Quintadena 8’ 8” 61 Estey Church Organ ?

Viol d’Orchestre 16’ 8” 97 (Low 12 electronic) WurliTzer Rialto TheatreSouth Pasadena

Open Diapason 8’ 8” 73 Ernest M. Skinner Church Organ

Viole Celeste 8’ 8” 73 WurliTzer Rialto Theatre

Lieblich Flute 16’ 8” 97 1—28 WurliTzer29-61 Murray Harris62-97 Aeolian-Skinner Murray Harris pipes from 5th Churchof Christian Science Hollywood

Oboe Horn 16’ 1—12 10” 13-73 8” 73 1—12 Moller13—73 WurliTzer Denver Auditorium

Vox Humana 8’ 6” 73 WurliTzer Dimond Theatre Oakland. Calif.

Tibia Clausa 8’ 10” 85 WurliTzer- leathered Dimond Theatre

Clarinet 16’ 10” 73 (Low 12 electronic) Kimball St. James Episcopal Church.Los Angeles

Violin Diapason 16 7” 85 Low 12 WurliTzer small metal Diaphone. 13-85 Ernest Skinner Diaphone-from Dimond TheatreSkinner pipes-church organ?

Musette 8’ 7” 61 WurliTzer WurliTzer Kinura with homemade resonators to Musette scale

Salicional 8’ 7” 73 WurliTzer (revoicedrescaled) Dimond Theatre

Concert Flute 8’ 7” 73 Gottfried 1-36Morton 37-73 Church?Theatre?

Salicional Celeste 8’ 7” 73 WurliTzer (rescaled- revoiced) Dimond Theatre

Grosse Quinte (Pedal only) 5 1/3’ 10” 32 WurliTzer Flute 1-5.Morton Diapason 6-32 Theatre?

Resultant for Sub Bourdon 32’ effect (Pedal only) 10 2/3’ 10” 12 (Low 5 electronic) Wurlitzer Flute6-12 Theatre?

 

UNENCLOSED

Tibia Clausa(Pedal only) 8’ 7” 32 Wicks Theatre ? Pasadena

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