SPECIFICATIONS, BYRD THEATRE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra - Opus 1948 - 4 Manuals, 17 Ranks
Installed August 1928

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ACCOMP: (1st Manual - lower of the 4 keyboards)
_______________________________________________


16' Contra Viole TC
16' Bourdon
16' Vox Humana
8' Tuba Horn
8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Tibia Plena
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Kinura
8' Clarinet
8' Saxophone
8' String
8' Viole d'Orchestre
8' Viole Celeste
8' Oboe Horn
8' Quintadena
8' Flute
8' Vox Humana
4' Viole
4' Octave Celeste
4' Flute
4' Vox Humana
2-2/3' Twelfth
2' Piccolo
16' Piano (unenclosed, in left alcove)
8' Piano
4' Piano
Mandolin (operates on Piano)
Marimba (re-it, unenclosed, in right alcove)
Harp
Chrysoglott
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Castinets
Chinese Block
Tom-Tom
Sand Block
Sub-Octave coupler
Octave coupler
Solo-to-Accomp. coupler
Accomp. 2nd Touch
8' Tuba Horn
8' Tuba Clausa
8' Clarinet
Cathedral Chimes
Xylophone
Sleigh Bells (tuned)
Triangle
Solo-to-Accomp.
2nd Touch coupler
Solo-to-Accomp. Pizzicato


GREAT: (2nd Manual)
____________________

16' Ophicleide
16' Disphone
16' Tibia Plena TC
16' Tibia Clausa
16' Clarinet TC
16' Saxophone IC
16' Contra Viole TC
16' Bourdon
16' Vox Humana TC
8' English Horn
8' Trumpet (Bass)
8' Tuba Horn
8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Tibia Plena
8' Tibia Clause
8' Orchestral Oboe
8' Kinurs
8' Carinet
8' Saxophone
8' String
8' Viole d'Orchestre
8' Viole Celeste
8' Flute
8' Vox Humana
4' Clarion
4' Tibia Plena
4' Piccolo
4' Viole
4' Octave Celeste
4' Flute
2-2/3' Tibia Twelfth
2-2/3' Twelfth
2' Piccolo (Tibia)
2' Fifteenth (VDO)
2' Piccolo
1-3/5' Tierce
16' Piano (unenclosed)
8' Piano (unenclosed)
4' Piano (unenclosed)
Marimba (re-it, unenclosed)
Harp (wood, unenclosed)
enckma
Cathedral Chimes
Sleigh Bells (tuned)
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Bells (re-it)
Chrysoglott
Sub-Octave coupler
Great Unison Off
Octave Coupler
Sub-Octave Coupler

GREAT: (2nd Touch)
___________________

16' Ophicleide
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Clarinet
Solo-to-Great 2nd Touch coupler
Solo-to-Great Pizzicato coupler


BOMBARDE: (3rd Manual)
______________________

16' English Horn
16' Ophicleide
16' Diaphone
16' Tibia Clausa
8' English Horn
8' Trum
8' Tuba Horn
8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Tibia Plena
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Orchestral Oboe
8' Kinura
8' Clarinet
8' Saxophone
8' String
8' Oboe Horn
8' Quintadena
4' English Horn
4' Clarion
4' Tibia Plena
4' Octave
4' Piccolo
Cathedral Chimes
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Bells

BOMBARDE: (2nd Touch)
_____________________

16' Ophicleide
8' Tibia Plena
8' Saxophone


SOLO: (4th Manual - top keyboard)
___________________________________

16' Ophicleide
8' English Horn
8' Trumpet
8' Tuba Horn
8' Diaphonic Diapason
8' Tibia Plena
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Kinura
8' Clarinet
8' String
8' Oboe Horn
8' Vox Humana
4' English Horn
4' Tibia Plena
4' Piccolo
8' Piano
Chimes
Master Xylophone (un-enclosed, under the piano)
Xylophone (enclosed, Main chamber)
Glockenspiel
Bells (re-it)
Chrysoglott
Sub-Octave coupler
Octave Coupler


PEDAL:
______
16' Ophicieide
16' Diaphone
16' Tibia Clausa
16' Bourdon
8' Tuba Horn
8' Octave
8' Tibia Clausa
8' Bourdon
8' Tuba Horn
8' Clarinet
8' Saxophone
8' String
8' Cello
8' Flute
4' Flute
16' Piano
8' Piano
Bass Drum
Kettle Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbal
Cymbal
Great-to-Pedal Coupler
Solo-to-Pedal Coupler
16' Ophicleide Pizz.


TREMULANTS:
___________

Main
Solo
Vox Humana
Tibia Clausa
Tuba/Diaphone
English Horn
Tuba Plena

COMBINATION ACIION: (39 pistons)
_________________________________

3 Pedal
10 Accompaniment
10 Great
10 Bombarde
6 Solo


NOTES:
______

SUITABLE BASS on Great, Accompaniment and Bombarde. When activated this
mechannism automatically brings on pedal stops to match registration on
the manual for which it is activated (i.e. Great, Accompaniment or
Bombarde). If locked on, the Suitablie Bass continues to add or take
off pedal stops automatically as the manual stops are changed.


SPECIAL EFFECTS & ACCESSORIES:
______________________________

(Located in the Solo Chamber, except Bird #2 which is in Main)

Operated by toggle switches on the left keycheek:
Aerophone Effect, Wind Whisiling Effect

Operated by toggle switches on the right keycheek:
Door Bell, Auto Horn, Bird Whistle #1, Surf Effect

On far right above pedal board:
Double-touch toe stud which makes snare drum roll on first touch
and bass drum and cymbal crash on second touch

Double-touch Sforzando pedal which brings on all organ stops on
Great and Pedal on First touch and adds all tuned percussion
stops on second touch

Two thunder pedals @rating on Diaphone 16' and Ophicleide 16'

Toe pistons on left side of pedal switches which operate Fire Gong, Boat
(or Train) Whistle, Horses Hooves and Bird #2

Expression Shoes (center):
Main Chamber (with Piano sustain button on expression pedal)
Solo Chamber
General pedal to which Solo or Main can be coupled by toggle switches
Register-Crescendo pedal brings on pre-selected stops on Great and
Pedal one-by-one from softest to loudest

Provided Compliments of the Virginia Theatre Organ Society (VTOS)