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Opus 1407 |
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The COTOS Wurlitzer |
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The Style 260 was the most popular model among larger Wurlitzers, with 62 being produced, and was the prototype for the almost identical Balaban 3 Style, conceived for the Balaban and Katz Theatres. It had many coveted ranks, including a Brass Saxophone, Brass Trumpet, Orchestral Oboe and Quintadena. For this reason, most of these models which survived demolition have been broken up to sell the ranks. We have one of the very few intact Style 260 Wurlitzers in the world. |
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Chamber Analysis |
| Diaphonic Diapason | 16' | 97 pipes | Tibia Clausa | 16' | 97 pipes | ||
| Tuba Horn | 16' | 85 pipes | Brass Trumpet | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Concert Flute | 16' | 97 pipes | Orchestral Oboe | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Clarinet | 8' | 61 pipes | Brass Saxophone | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Solo String | 8' | 61 pipes | Oboe Horn | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Viol d' Orchestra | 8' | 85 pipes | Quintadena | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| VDO Celeste | 8' | 73 pipes | Vox Humana | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Vox Humana | 8' | 61 pipes | Kinura | 8' | 61 pipes | ||
| Chrysoglott | 49 notes | Piano | 85 notes | ||||
| Marimba/Harp | 49 notes | ||||||
| Xylophone | 37 notes | ||||||
| Glockenspiel | 37 notes | ||||||
| Cathedral Chimes | 25 notes | ||||||
| Tuned Sleigh Bells | 25 notes | ||||||
| Toy Counter | |||||||
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| Pictures of Opus 1407 - Then and Now | |||||||
| An examination of the Wurlitzer Opus list reveals that most Style 260 organs shipped as a 260SP. For this style, the Special (SP) suffix almost always denoted deletion of the 32' Diaphone octave, and frequently of the piano. Opus 1407 lacked the 32' Diaphone, retained the piano, and had a second Vox Humana installed in an "echo chamber" over the proscenium arch in its original home at the RKO Palace Theatre here in Columbus. | |
| Background: Present day console layout, Opus 1407. |