State Theatre

49 Market Street, Sydney

Wurlitzer 1929 (4/21 ranks extension, 216 stops, electric)
Restored J L Weiler, Inc (c2013-2019)






The console after restoration (Facebook)


Opened in 1929, this is one of the last great picture palaces, with all the lavish accoutrements of an old-fashioned opera house, complete with 13 chandeliers and Renaissance bronze doors. The Koh-I-Nor cut crystal chandelier is the second largest in the world, weighing over four tonnes. It seats 2,000 people.












Ian Davies at the State Theatre WurliTzer




Console below stage before being raised to stage level.






(Three photos above: Alan Caradus Feb. 2015)

 

 

The organ was installed in the State Theatre and opened on 9th April, 1929

Wurlitzer 1929 Opus 2005, Style 270 (4/21 ranks extension, 216 stops, electric - currently unplayable)

Great (58 stops)
Ophicleide
Diaphone
Bass
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Saxophone
Contra Viol
Bourdon
Vox Humana
Tuba Mirabilis
Trumpet
Tuba Horn
Open Diapason
Horn Diapason
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Kinura
Orchestral Oboe
Saxophone
Gamba
Gamba Celeste
String
Viol d'Orchestre
Viol Celeste
Flute
Vox Humana
Dulciana
Unda Maris
Clarion
Octave
Piccolo
Gambette
Gambette Celeste
Octave Viol
Octave Celeste
Flute
Dulcette
Unda Maris
Tibia 12th
Twelfth
Tibia Piccolo
Fifteenth
Piccolo
Tierce
Piano
Piano
Piano

Marimba
Harp
Cathedral Chimes
Sleigh Bells
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Reiterating Bells
Chrysoglott

Great Sub Octave
Great Octave
Solo to Great

Second Touch
Ophicleide
Tuba Mirabilis
Tibia Clausa
Solo to Great

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2-2/3
2-2/3
2
2
2
1-3/5
16
8
4















16
8
8

 Accompaniment (51 stops)
Contra Viol
Bourdon
Vox Humana
Tuba Horn
Open Diapason
Horrn Diapason
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Kinura
Orchestral Oboe
Saxophone
Gamba
Gamba Celeste
String
Viol d'Orchestra
Viol Celeste
Oboe Horn
Quintadena
Flute
Vox Humana
Dulciana
Unda Maris
Octave
Piccolo
Gambette
Gambette Celeste
Viol Octave
Octave Celeste
Flute
Vox Humana
Dulcette
Unda Maris
Twelfth
Piccolo
Piano
Piano
Piano

Mandolin
Marimba
Harp
Chrysoglott
Vibraphone
Chrysoglott Damper
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Castenets
Chinese Block
Tom Tom
Sand Block

Accompaniment Octave
Solo to Accompaniment

Second Touch
Tuba Horn
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet

Cathedral Chimes
Xylophone
Sleigh Bells
Triangle
Solo to Accompaniment

16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2-2/3
2
16
8
4


















8
8
8
Solo (23 stops)
Ophicleide
Diaphone
Tibia Clausa
Tuba Mirabilis
Trumpet
Tuba Horn
Open Diapason
Horn Diapason
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Kinura
Orchestral Oboe
Saxophone
String
Oboe Horn
Quintadena
Clarion
Octave
Piccolo

Cathedral Chimes
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Reiterating Bells



Pedal (23 stops)
Diaphone
Ophilcleide
Diaphone
Bass
Tibia Clausa
Bourdon
Tuba Horn
Octave
Horn Diapason
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Saxophone
String
Cello
Flute
Flute
Piano

Bass Drum
Kettle Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbal
Cymbal Tap

Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal

First Touch
Diaphone

Second Touch
Ophicleide

16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4









32
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
16











32


16
 Orchestral (35 stops)
Ophicleide
Bass
Tibia Clausa
Saxophone
Contra Viol
Tuba mirabilis
Trumpet
Tuba Horn
Horn Diapason
Tibia Clausa
Clarinet
Kinura
Orchestral Oboe
Saxophone
Gamba
Gamba Celeste
String
Viol d'Orchestre
Viol Celeste
Flute
Vox Humana
Piccolo
Gambette
Gambette Celeste
Octave Viol
Octave Celeste
Flute
Tiba 12th
Piccolo

Harp
Cathedral Chimes
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Reiterating Bells
Chrysoglott

Second Touch
Tibia Clausa
Tuba Mirabilis
Saxophone









Second Touch Pizzicato


Tremulants

16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
2-2/3
2









16
8
8












26



The organ is located in two chambers above the stage, the Main Chamber and the Solo Chamber. Most of the pipework is on 10". The Diaphone/Diapason rank and the Ophicleide ranks are on 15". The Vox Humana is on 6". The 32' pipes are lying on the ground under the hall and speak up through the floor.

The Main Chamber contains:

1. Diaphone 32, 16 / Open Diapason 8 / Octave 4
2. Bourdon 16 / Flute 8 / Flute 4 / 12th 2-2/3 / Piccolo 2 / Tierce 1-3/5
3. Contra Viol 16 (TC) / Viol d'Orchestre 8 / Octave Viol 4 / 15th 2
4. Viol Celeste 8 / Octave Celeste 4
5. Gamba 8 / Gambette 4
6. Gamba Celeste 8 / Gambette Celeste 4
7. Dulciana 8 / Dulcette 4
8. Unda Maris 8 / Unda Maris 4
9. Ophicleide 16 / Tuba Horn 8 / Clarion 4
10. Clarinet 16 (TC) / Clarinet 8
11. Vox Humana 16 (TG) / Vox Humana 8 / Vox Humana 4

The Solo Chamber contains:

1.Tibia Clausa 16 / Tibia Clausa 8 / Piccolo 4 / Tibia 12th 2-2/3 / Piccolo Tibia 2
2. Bass 16 / Horn Diapason 8
3. String 8
4. Quintadena 8
5. Trumpet 8
6. Saxophone 16 (TC) / Saxophone 8
7. Tuba Mirabilis 8
8. Oboe Horn 8
9. Orchestral Oboe 8
10. Kinura 8


Percussion

All the percussion is located in the Solo Chamber except for the Piano and Chrysoglott.

Xylophone (reiterating) - 37 notes TC to C3
Glockenspiel (Reiterating Bells) - 37 notes TC to C3
Cathedral Chimes - 25 notes GG to G2
Marimba (reiterating) - 49 notes GG to G3
Harp - 49 notes GG to G3
Chrysoglott - - 49 notes GG to G3
Vibraphone - 49 notes GG to G3
Sleigh Bells (Reiterating) - 25 notes TC to C2
Grand Piano (with Mandolin Attachment) - both have been removed
Bass Drum (Tap)
Kettle Drum (Roll)
Snare Drum (Roll)
Tom Tom (Tap and without snares)
Crash Cymbal (Large)
Cymbal Tap (Small)
Tambourine
Castanets
Chinese Block
Sand Block


Information taken from a handout supplied for an Organ Music Society visit in July 1984.

Theatre images from Google Images

 









































32' Diaphone pipes under the theatre floor


Photos above: Alan Caradus (February 2019)