FORUM CINEMA, SOUTHAMPTON
Job number A300 installed at the Forum Cinema in Southampton was opened
on 22nd June, 1935 by Reginald Porter-Brown. The organ was the very first
to be installed in a public cinema featuring a melotone unit. The 10 ranks
of pipes were also complemented with the solo cello thus making this a very
unique instrument. The specification read:
PEDAL
Acoustic Bass 32'
Tuba Bass 16'
Diaphone 16'
Tibia Bass 16'
Tuba 8'
Octave 8'
Tibia 8'
Clarinet 8'
Cello 8'
Bass Flute 8'
Tibia 4'
Bass Drum Tap F
Bass Drum Tap P
Bass Drum Roll
Snare Drum
Cymbal Tap
Cymbal Crash
Triangle
Traps to 2nd Touch
Accompaniment to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
ACCOMPANIMENT
Bourdon 16'
Contra Viola TC 16'
Vox Humana TC 16'
Tuba 8'
Diapason 8'
Tibia 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Muted Trumpet 8'
Clarinet 8'
Cello 8'
Violin 8'
Violin Celeste 8'
Flute 8'
Tibia 4'
Vox Humana 4'
Viola 4'
Violin 4'
Violin Celeste 4'
Flute 4'
Twelfth 2-2/3'
Flautino 2'
Marimba 8'
Vibraphone 4'
Snare Drum
Tom-Tom
Chinese Block
Tambourine
Castanets
Sleigh Bells
Sand Block
Solo to Accomp
Traps to 2nd Touch
ACCOMPANIMENT 2nd TOUCH
Tuba 8'
Tibia 8'
Solo to Accompaniment
GREAT
Contra Tuba 16'
Diaphone 16'
Contra Tibia 16'
Contra Viola TC 16'
Tuba 8'
Diapason 8'
Tibia 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Muted Trumpet 8'
Clarinet 8'
Cello 8'
Violin 8'
Violin Celeste 8'
Flute 8'
Clarion 4'
Octave 4'
Tibia 4'
Viola 4'
Violin 4'
Violin Celeste 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Xylophone 4'
Glockenspiel 4'
Orchestra Bells 4'
Marimba 8'
Vibraphone 4'
Solo to Great
Accomp Traps to Great
GREAT 2nd TOUCH
Solo to Great
SOLO
Contra Tuba 16'
Contra Tibia 16'
Contra Viola TC 16'
Tuba 8'
Diapason 8'
Tibia 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Muted Trumpet 8'
Clarinet 8'
Cello 8'
Violin 8'
Violin Celeste 8'
Clarion 4'
Tibia 4'
Viola 4'
Tibia Twelfth 2-2/3'
Twelfth 2-2/3'
Ocarina 2'
Flautino 2'
Tierce 1-3/5'
Quartane II
Xylophone 4'
Glockenspiel 4'
Orchestra Bells 4'
Vibraphone 4'
Sub Octave
Octave
Solo Cello
1
2
3
4
Melophone 8'
Melophone 4'
Melophone Twelfth 2-2/3'
Super Melo 2'
Krumhorn 8'
Cor Anglais 8'
Chimes
Carillon
Echo Control
Glide
Vibrato
Amplifier Off
TREMULANTS
Tibia
Tuba-Trumpet
Vox Humana-Clarinet
Diapason-Flute-Violin-Celeste
VENTILS
Tibia Treble
Vox Humana-Clarinet
CC Tibia-Trumpet-CC Tuba
Diap Treble-Flute-String
CCC Tibia-CCC Tuba-Xylophone-Glockenspiel
Diapason Bass-Traps
CONSOLE SURROUND
Lights Off
Automatic
Red
Blue
Green
Amber
Orange
Sky Blue
Turquoise
Mauve
STOPKEY EFFECTS
Surf
Aeroplane
TOE PISTON EFFECTS
Syren
Auto
Fire Bell
Engine
Bird Whistle 1
Steamboat
Bird Whistle 2
Cymbal Crash
Triangle
Snare Drum Roll-Grand Crash
Cymbal Roll
Drum Roll
ACCESSORIES
8 double touch thumb pistons to Accompaniment
8 double touch thumb pistons to Great
8 double touch thumb pistons to Solo
2 thumb pistons to Solo Cello Tuning: Sharp/Flat
4 toe pistons to Pedal
Operator toe piston
Setter toe piston
Pedals to Manual Pistons 2nd Touch 1
Pedals to Manual Pistons 2nd Touch 2
Pedals to Manual Pistons 2nd Touch 3
Pedals to Manual Pistons 2nd Touch 4
2 balanced expression pedals with indicators
1 balanced crescendo pedal with indicator
Voltmeter