Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Pipe Organ Co. Opus 1258 (1934)

McBratney Funeral Home
9th & State
Boise, ID

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
23 stops
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - Miniature model. McBratney Funeral Home sold to Earl Alden in 1947, became McBratney-Alden. In 1963 became Alden-Waggoner. -Database Manager

2007-05-18 - Updated through on-line information from Karl Bigler. -Database Manager

2007-06-16 - Updated through on-line information from Karl Bigler. -- I purchased this instrument from Earl Alden in the late 1980s. -Database Manager

2011-10-09 - Updated through online information from Karl Bigler. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of the Wicks Organ Co. via Karl Bigler Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Boise, Idaho
    McBratney Funeral Home

    Wicks   Op. 1258   1934   2/2
    _____________________________________________________________

    GREAT                     SWELL                      PEDAL

16' Bourdon       tc      16' Bourdon        tc      16' Sub Bass   
 8' Flute                  8' Quintadena    syn       8' Gedeckt
 8' Salicional             8' Stopped Flute           4' Flute
 4' Flute d'Amour tc       8' Viola                   4' Violina
 4' Violina                4' Flute
 2' Piccolo                4' Violina
                       2 2/3' Nazard
    Tremolo                8' Oboe          syn  

    ANALYSIS

 8' Flute         85
 4' Salicional    61 

            [Received from Jeff Scofield August 26, 2014]

Documents

(1934-09-27) Contract Standard Wicks Contract for a new organ -Database Manager