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Wicks Opus 5690 (1978)

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
110 S. 5th St.
Mount Vernon, WA

Consoles

Main


Notes

2006-06-12 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is installed in the rear gallery in the back, left corner. The Great 8' Principal/4' Prestant form the gallery side of the façade, and the Pedal 8' Principalbass forms the sanctuary facade. This organ replaced a former, used, 2/3 Wurlitzer. The Wurlitzer chiems were retained on their original action in the Wicks installation. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console November, 1995 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Mt. Vernon, Washington
Immaculate Conception Parish

WICKS, Opus 5690, 1978 - Original Specifications


GREAT                                        COUPLERS
   8     Principal                  12          Swell to Pedal                  8
   8     Holzgedeckt                61          Great to Pedal                  8
   8     Erzähler             (Sw)  --
   4     Prestant                   61          Swell to Great               16,8,4
   4     Nachthorn                  68
         blank
   2     Flachflöte                 61       FINGER PISTONS
   II    Mixture         (derived)  --          General                       1 – 5
   8     Trompette            (Sw)  --          Gt. to Ped.                   (rev)
         Chimes  (c25 - f42)       (18)         Sw. to Gt.                    (rev)
                                                SFZ.                          (rev)
                                                Comb. Setter
SWELL (Expressive)                              0
   8     Rohrflöte                  61
   8     Salicional           (tc)  49
   8     Voix Celeste         (tc)  49       TOE STUDS
         blank                                  General                       1 – 5
   4     Flute                      12          Gr. to Pedal                  (rev)
   4     Erzähler                   61          Sforzando                     (rev)
   2-2/3 Nasard                      7
   2     Blockflöte                  5
   1     Erzähler                   12       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   8     Trompette                  61          Swell Expression             (bal.)
         Tremolo                                Crescendo                    (bal.)

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'


PEDAL                                         ACTION: Direct-Electric ™
   32    Resultant                  --
   16    Subbass              (Gt)  12        VOICES: 10
   8     Principalbass              32
   8     Rohrflöte            (Sw)  --        STOPS: 24; inc. chimes
   4     Choralbass                 12
   4     Nachthorn            (Gt)  --        RANKS: 10
         blank
   8     Trompette            (Sw)  --        PIPES: 575


NOTES
The organ is installed in the rear gallery in the left corner. The Great 8' Principal/
4' Prestant form the gallery façade, and the Pedal 8' Principalbass forms the sanctuary
façade.

The Great 4' Prestant and 2' Flachflöte, the Swell Erzähler unit, and the Pedal 8'
Principalbass are all open toe voicing. Notes 1-12 of both the Sw. 8' Salicional and
the Great 8' Erzähler are borrowed from the 8' Rohrflöte. The Great II Mixture is
derived from the Nachthorn (quints) and Flachflöte (unisons). The chimes are from the
previous used Wurlitzer organ and are on a failing pneumatic action.

Sources: Wicks Opus List; JRS; extant organ

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2013-02-23.]

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