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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5434 (1974)

St. Paul Roman Catholic Church: Church
1412 Ninth St.
Highland, IL

Images

August 2011 - Organ case from the left (Photograph by Rome of the West (used with permission), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2014-06-13 - Organ case behind altar (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2014-06-13 - Interior with organ in front (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

August 2011 - Nave interior with organ in front (Photograph by Rome of the West (used with permission), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
21 stops
25 registers
3 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

Notes

2005-07-21 - (Information from the AGO St. Louis Chapter Yearbook, 2004-2005.) -Database Manager

2008-08-27 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Source: Wicks brochure -Database Manager

2009-01-20 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- According to e-mail from William F. Bust (Wicks Service Manager), this was an all-new organ installed after a sanctuary renovation. It replaced a 3/19 Wicks (Op. 3170). The 8' Salicional and Voix Celeste were retained from Opus 3170. The console has reverse color keys. In 2003, 15 Walker digital voices were added. -Database Manager

2014-12-28 - This was the home parish of Martin Wick. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> November 1975 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Highland, Illinois
     St. Paul's R. C. Church

     Wicks   Op. 5434   1974   2/24
     __________________________________________________________

     GREAT                  SWELL                 PEDAL

  8' Principal           8' Rohflöte          16' Contrabass
  8' Holzgedeckt         8' salicional        16' Quintaton
  8' Salicional          8' Voix Celeste       8' Principalbass
  4' Octave              4' Spitzprincipal     8' Quintaton
  4' Spillpfeife     2 2/3' Nasat              4' Choralbass
  2' Super Octave        2' Flachflöte        II  Mixture
III  Mixture         1 3/5' Terz              16' Posaune
  8' Krummhorn           8' Trompette          4' Klarine
     Sub                 4' Trompette
     Unison Off             Tremolo
     Super                  Sub
     Chimes                 Unison Off
                            Super

          [Received from Jeff Scofield December 28, 2014]

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