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Wicks Pipe Organ Co. Opus 5808 (1981)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
6th Avenue and 21st Street North
Birmingham, AL

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
50 stops
35 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-05-21 - Echo division retained from the 1920 Austin. -Database Manager

2007-05-28 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ dedicated by Dr. James H. Cook on Jan. 11, 1981. -Database Manager

2010-01-11 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Moved to church's new suburban location by Wicks in 1987, with tonal changes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from 1981 AGO Regional booklet Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Birmingham, Alabama
     First Baptist Church

     Wicks   Op. 5808   1981   3/46

     Echo retained from 1920 Austin Op. 903

     GREAT                          SWELL
 16' Rohrfloete 12 SW            8' Rohrfloete 61
  8' Principal 61                8' Viole 61
  8' Hohlfloete 61               8' Viole Celeste 49 tc
  4' Octave 61                   4' Spitzfloete 61
  4' Flute Harmonique 61     2 2/3' Nazard 61
  2' Blockfloete 61              2' Principal 61
 IV  Mixture 244             1 3/5' Tierce 54 GG
  8' Trompete 61               III  Plein Jeu 183
     Unison Off                 16' Basson 61
     Super                       8' Trompette 61
                                 8' Hautbois 12
     CHOIR                       4' Clairon 12
  8' Spitzprincipal 61              Tremulant
  8' Holzgedeckt 61                 Sub
  8' Dolce Celeste II 110           Unison Off
  4' Principal 61                   Super
  4' Koppelfloete 61
  2' Spitzoctav 61                  PEDAL
III  Mixture 183                16' Principal 12 GT
  8' Cromorne 61                16' Bourdon 32
     Tremulant                  16' Holzgedeckt 12 CH
     Sub                    10 2/3' Grosse Quinte CH
     Unison Off                  8' Octave 32
     Super                       8' Bourdon 12
                                 4' Choralbass 32
     ECHO                        4' Flute Ouverte 12
  8' Viole Aetheria 61          IV  Mixture 128
  8' Viole Celeste 49 tc        16' Bombarde 32
  8' Vox Angelica 49 tc         16' Basson SW
  8' Flauto Dolce 61             8' Bombarde 12
  8' Unda Maris 49 tc            4' Cromorne CH
  8' Vox Humana 61
     Tremulant
     Cathedral Chimes 25
     Celestial Harp 61

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield January 11, 2010.]

Dedication Program Stoplist Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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