Ballroom Organ ~ Rank List

RANK ANALYSIS

       Pitch & Name         Pipes   Wind  	Misc. 
 1. 16 Diaphone               85p   15" 		    L   
 2.  8 Open Diapason          73p   10" 		S P     
 3. 16 Trumpet                85p   15" 		  P L   
 4. 32 Bombarde-Tuba          97p   25"         
 5. 16 Tibia Clausa           97p   10" 		    L   
 6. 16 Violin                 97p   10" 		    L   
 7.  8 Violin                 73p   10" 		    L   
 8.  8 Viola                  85p   10" 		  P L   
 9   8 Viola Celeste          73p   10" 		  P L   
10.  8 Cello                  73p   15"         
11.  8 Cello Celeste          73p   15"         
12.  8 Clarabella             85p   10" 		  P L   
13. 16 Stopped Flute         101p   10" 		  P L   
14.  8 English Horn           61p   10" 		  P L   
15. 16 Post Horn              85p   15"         
16. 16 Oboe Horn              85p   10" 		  P L  
17.  8 Clarinet               73p   10" 		  P    
18.  8 Kinura                 61p   10" 		    L   
19.  8 Vox Humana             73p   10" 		  P L   
20.  8 Saxophone              73p   15" 		S       
21.  8 French Horn            73p   15" 		S P     
22.  8 Brass Trumpet          73p   15" 		S       
23.  8 Orchestral Oboe        73p   15" 		S       
24.  8 Melophone              73p   10" 		S   L  
25.  8 Muted Strings II      134p   10" 		S P L   
26.  8 English Diapason       73p   10" 		S   L  
27.  4 Octave                 73p   10" 		S   L  
28.  V Mixture               305p   10" 		S   L
       15-19-22-26-29
29. 16 Viola Diapason         85p   10"        
30.  8 Diapason               73p   15"        
31.  4 Major Octave           73p   10" 		S      
32.  2 Major Fifteenth        73p   10" 		S      
33.VII Grand Mixture         511p   10: 		S
       12-15-17-19-22-26-29
34.  8 Gemshorn               85p   10" 		    L   
35.  8 Gemshorn Celeste       73p   10" 		S       
36.  8 Muted Diapason         73p   10" 		S P L   
37. 16 Tuba Mirabilis         85p   25"         
38.  8 Flauto Dolce           85p   10"         
39.  8 Flauto Celeste         73p   10" 		S       
40.  8 Flute Overte           73p   10" 		S       
41.  8 Orchestral Strings II 134p   10" 		S      
42.  8 Orchestral Strings II 134p   10" 		S   L   
    16 Piano                  88n       		  P
       Concert grand
     8 Celesta                49n       		  P
       Deagan
     4 Xylophone              37n
       Deagan
     8 Vibra-harp             49n
       Deagan
     2 Orcestral Bells        37n
       Deagan
     8 Chimes                 20n
       Deagan
	Bass Drum (Loud, Ludwig) 
	Bass Drum (soft) 	
	Cymbal 
	Tympani Roll 
	Castanet
	Chinese Gong (stroke and roll)
	Snare Drum (stroke and roll)
	Tambourine
	Wood Block (stroke and roll)
	Tomtom
	Triangle
	Birds
	Sleigh Bells
4-manual horseshoe console (Kimball's largest):
  Pedal:         39 stops, 2nd touch for traps
                 (including Piano Sostenuto)
  Accompaniment: 53 stops, 14 2nd touch
  Orchestral:    71 stops, 14 2nd touch
  Solo:          61 stops
  Bombard:       36 stops
  Couplers:      24, 2 2nd touch
  Tremulants:     7
Blowers: 30hp Orgoblo (#23635) for 10" and 15"
  This blower is located in the parking garage and has a
  large oil bath filter on its intake. Also, at one time,
  a water spray was in use. While the pneumatic to control
  it and the spray head are still in place, it is not in use.
  2nd blower for 25" is located in a dressing room
  area near the Ballroom
Kimbal "Soloist" player action via paper rolls
for some ranks.
  "Major" Diapason chorus plays from 4th manual;
  "Minor" Diapason chorus plays from 1st manual.
Notes:
"S": Straight stops (others are unified).
"P": Can be controlled by the player mechanism.
"L": In left chamber; others in right chamber.

The area around the Ballroom did, at one time, house the studios for radio station WPG. That station is now WFPG AM-1450.WPG (World's Play Ground) WFPG (World's Favorite Play Ground) names that still apply to Atlantic City.