2006-12-04 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Installed in two, side-by-side chambers on the right side of the chancel. Both Gt. & Sw. are expressive. Vibra Harp installed on Gt. in place of 8' Unda Maris. Swell has 2 blank stoptablets prepared for an 8' Salicional/4' Violina unit of 73 pipes. Documented November 27, 1995. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console November 27, 1995 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Yakima, Washington
First Baptist Church
WICKS ORGAN CO., Opus 3190, 1952 - "Original Specifications"
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
16 Contra Gemshorn (tc) -- Swell to Pedal 8,4
8 Principal 68 Great to Pedal 8,4
8 Gemshorn 68
8 Dulciana 68 Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Octave 61
4 Wald Flute 68
4 Dulcet 12 FINGER PISTONS
2-2/3 Dolce Quint -- Generals 1 – 3
2 Super Octave 12 Swell & Pedal 0,1 – 3
Tremolo Great & Pedal 0,1 - 3
Chimes (Maas; ta - f42) (21) Pedal 0,1 – 3
Vibra Chord (Maas-Rowe) (44) SFZ. (rev)
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Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Silent
Great to Great 4' TOE STUDS
Generals 1 – 3
Pedal 1 – 3
SWELL (Expressive) Gr. to Ped. (rev)
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (tc) -- Harp Dampers (rev)
8 Stopped Flute 61 Sforzando (rev)
8 Viola 68 Comb. Setter
8 Voix Celeste (tc) 56
blank
blank PEDAL MOVEMENTS
4 Flute d'Amour 12 Swell Expression (bal.)
2-2/3 Nazard 7 Crescendo (bal.)
2 Flageolet 5 Crescendo (bal.)
8 Tromba 68
8 Vox Humana 61
Vox Soft
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Silent
Swell to Swell 4'
PEDAL (Expressive)
16 Principal (Gt) 12
16 Violone (Sw) 12 Action: Direct-Electric
16 Gedeckt (Sw) 12
10⅔ Quinte (Sw) -- Voices: 10
8 Octave (Gt. 8') --
8 Gemshorn (Gt) -- Stops: 29; inc. chimes and vibra chord
8 Flute (Sw) --
4 Choral Bass (Gt. 4') -- Ranks: 10
8 Tromba (Sw) --
blank Pipes: 731
NOTES
The church's previous instrument was documented by Eugene M. Nye, Tonal Director for Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Seattle as having been built by the W.W. Kimball Co. of Chicago. It is listed as being a II-manual
and pedal organ with 19 speaking stops, 19 ranks, and 1,066 pipes. It employed tubular-pneumatic playing action. It was sold when the sanctuary was renovated and in preparation of the new Wicks pipe organ, which is
about half the size of the Kimball. It was purchased by C.L. __________________
of____________________________ for $3,000.00.
The Wicks pipe chambers are located on the front, right side of the auditorium with the Great closest to the congregation and the Swell closest to the front wall of the sanctuacy. The console sits across the platform with the organist facing the chambers, their right side to the congregation.
The Great was prepared for an 8' Unda Maris (flat celeste) to go with the 8' Dulciana, but the Maas-Rowe Vibra Chord was installed instead. The Vibra Chord has 44 notes from F 18 through c 61. It has seven possible sounds: Dolce, Celesta, Muted Harp, Harp, Vibrachord, Orch. Bells, and another Dolce.
The two blank tablets in the Swell were prepared for an 8' Salicional and a 4' Violina (extension) of 73 pipes.
Sources: Wicks opus list; JRS; extant organ.
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