2006-02-17 - Identified through on-line information from Todd Gresick. -- Originally designed by William H. Barnes of Evanston, Illinois, this organ replaced another pipe organ, presumably by Kilgen, when the church was built ca. 1925. Some alterations made by Wicks during the church renovation in 1994: original Great Quint 2 2/3' (replaced with new 2' Principal) and Mixture III (replaced with higher pitched stop), Choir Dolcan 8' (replaced with 4' Spitzflute), Choir Viola Pomposa (replaced by 4' Principal) moved to Swell in place of Salicional, 12 bass pipes added to Choir Schalmei 8' (originally TC) and 12 new 16' bass pipes added to Swell Trompette outside of Swell box). All of the unused original pipework is in storage. New pedal board installed by H. A. Howell Company of Sterling, Illinois (February 2006). -Database Manager
2010-06-17 - Updated through on-line information from Todd Gresick. -Database Manager
2012-01-05 - Updated through online information from Todd Gresick. -- Zimbelstern (Der Zimbelstern Company in Sussex, WI) with variable speed and volume controls, added in December 2011, in memory of two recently deceased choir members. All organ reservoirs releathered, and Great Mixture recomposed and revoiced by Randall Karstens and Fred Bahr. -Database Manager
2012-06-09 - Updated through online information from Todd Gresick. -- Two blank stop knobs in the Choir division have been utilized to play the Pedal Gemshorn 16' and the Swell Voix Celeste with the Viola together as two ranks on one knob. Also, the 2' stop in this division has been changed from the Gedeckt, to play the Spitzflute rank instead. The knob is now labeled Nachthorn 2' -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from console June 16, 2010 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Winnetka, Illinois
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Wicks Organ Company, Op. 3958, 1959
GREAT CHOIR
16' Gedeckt(Ch) 8' Gedeckt Pommer 61
8' Principal 61 8' Gemshorn (Gt)
8' Gedeckt(Ch) 4' Principal 61
8' Gemshorn 61 4' Spitz Flute 61
4' Prestant 61 2' Gedeckt (from 8') 12
2' Principal 61 1 1/3' Larigot (from Spitz) 12
III Mixture 183 8' Schalmei 61
SWELL PEDAL
8' Violin Diapason 61 32' Resultant
8' Rohr Floete 61 16' Contra Bass 32
8' Salicional 61 16' Gedeckt Pommer 12
8' Voix Celeste (TC) 49 16' Gemshorn 12
4' Violin Octave (from 8') 12 8' Principal Bass 12
4' Flute Harmonique 61 8' Gedeckt (Ch)
2 2/3' Quint (from Fl. 4') 8' Gemshorn (Gt)
2' Harmonic Piccolo (from Fl. 4') 12 4' Choral Bass 12
16' Contra Trompette 12 16' Contra Trompette (Sw)
8' Trompette 61 8' Trompette (Sw)
4' Clarion 12 4' Clarion (Sw)
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