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Wuppertal, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Ufa Palast Barmen
Municipal: Wuppertal
Address: Clefer Strasse 4-6, 42283, Wuppertal-Barmen
Description nr.: 2078701.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1927) - opus 2178
Destroyed (1941)
In 1927 Walcker built a cinema organ for the Ufa Palast in Barmen. The organ had eight ranks and a number of effect stops. The theater was built in 1911 as the Union Theater, and was taken over by the Ufa chain in 1925. The theater was destroyed by bombing in 1941.
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-c''''): Melodia 8', Hornflöte 8', Bachflöte 8', Flötgambe 8', Oktavflöte 4', Aliquot 1-3 fach, Saxophon 8', Quintatön 4', Schwebung.
Beiwerke: Harfe (c°-c''''), Xylophone (25 Töne), Donner tief, Donner hoch, Becken pp Wirbel, Becken f Schlag, Grosse Trommel pp Wirbel, Grosse Trommel f Schlag, Eisenbahn, Sirene.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16' - extension, Oktavbass 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Manual an Pedal, Pedal an Manual, Oberoktavkoppel Manual an Pedal, Oberoktavkoppel Manual.
Accessories: Crescendo-Walze, Schweller.
Wuppertal, Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen) - Ufa Palast Barmen
Municipal: Wuppertal
Address: Clefer Strasse 4-6, 42283, Wuppertal-Barmen
Description nr.: 2078701.
Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1927) - opus 2178
Destroyed (1941)
In 1927 Walcker built a cinema organ for the Ufa Palast in Barmen. The organ had eight ranks and a number of effect stops. The theater was built in 1911 as the Union Theater, and was taken over by the Ufa chain in 1925. The theater was destroyed by bombing in 1941.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 8 |
| - Pedal | 2 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 10 (8) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Manual (C-c''''): Melodia 8', Hornflöte 8', Bachflöte 8', Flötgambe 8', Oktavflöte 4', Aliquot 1-3 fach, Saxophon 8', Quintatön 4', Schwebung.
Beiwerke: Harfe (c°-c''''), Xylophone (25 Töne), Donner tief, Donner hoch, Becken pp Wirbel, Becken f Schlag, Grosse Trommel pp Wirbel, Grosse Trommel f Schlag, Eisenbahn, Sirene.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16' - extension, Oktavbass 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Manual an Pedal, Pedal an Manual, Oberoktavkoppel Manual an Pedal, Oberoktavkoppel Manual.
Accessories: Crescendo-Walze, Schweller.
| Literature |
Opus 2178 : Ufatheater Barmen Clefelderstr. 4/8. - In: Walcker Opusbuch No. 30 : Opus 2129-2197 (1926-1927). - [Ludwigsburg] : [E.F. Walcker & Cie.], 1927. |