2007-08-06 - Identified through on-line information from Bob Helling. -- Organ originally enclosed in chambers in rear gallery. Rebuilt and tonally altered by Wicks in 1992. Work included exposing the Great in casework outside chambers, new schwimmers, two new blowers and rectifier. Tonal changes included new 8' Trompette for Swell, new 16' Principal for Pedal playing at 16-8-4, some revoicing of original pipework and Digital additions. -Database Manager
2014-12-27 - The organ (in an entirely exposed form) was part of the Wicks exhibit at the 1952 AGO National Convention in San Francisco. -Database Manager
2022-06-13 - A historical photo of the church from the mid-1920s indicates that the church's first organ was a Hammond organ. The 1952 Wicks was originally placed underneath the bell tower and blocked two stained glass windows (including one of St. Cecilia). Eventually, the organ was removed out of the bell tower and placed in two seperate "cases" in the loft. The original Wicks console was replaced by a Rodgers console. There are also some digital additions from Rodgers as well. -Daniel Gauger
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Hays, KS
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3256 1952 2-12
Great Swell
8' Principal 61 16' Flauto Dolce 12
8' Wald Floete 61 8' Geigen Principal 61
8' Dolcan 61 8' Spitz Flute 61
4' Prestant 61 8' Gamba 73
4' Dolcan 12 8' Gamba Celeste 61
2-2/3' I Twelfth 61 4' Fugara 12
2' II Fifteenth 61 2-2/3' Nazat
2-2/3' III Mixture 61 2' Piccolo 12
Chimes (Deagan)21 8' French Trumpet 73
Blank 4' Clarion 12
Blank
Pedal
16' Bourdon 12
16' Flauto Dolce Swell
8' Diapason Great
8' Bass Flute Great
8' Cello Swell
8' Flute Swell
4' Choral Bass Great
16' Trombone 12
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