ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
From: David Lowe, Feb. 2001
I have just found 'Cinema
Organ' vols 163 and 164, Autumn 1989 and Spring 1990, which include a two
part article by Donald Inkster on this unique Maclean designed Wurlitzer.
It states that this was intended to be a luxurious 4 manual 12 unit
instrument, with marimba harp. In the end it was a 3 manual with an
interesting, not to say odd, mix of ranks and stoplist.
Main chamber
Bourdon/concert flute
Diaphonic diapason
Horn diapason
Tibia plena
Solo string
Lieblich flute
Solo chamber
Tibia clausa
English horn
Saxophone
Krumet
Vox Humana (large scale)
Harmonic flute
The cinema was badly damaged by a flying bomb on 11th August 1944 and the
organ was removed into storage. Donald tells us that 'it was pirated for
spare parts and I understand the main cable....was used as the replacement
at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, after the disasterous fire there on 14th
December 1956.'