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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3646 (1953)

University United Methodist Church
1320 W University Ave
Gainesville, FL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Notes

2007-09-07 - Identified through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Great and Pedal pipes were functionally exposed, Choir and Swell each had their own chambers. Building was demolished in 2006, new building under construction on the same site. Present location of the organ unknown. -Database Manager

2008-06-04 - Updated through on-line information from Robert Jackson. -- Will be installed in new building. -Database Manager

2008-10-28 - Updated through on-line information from Bruce Cornely. -- Tonal changes noted [in the stoplist] were made to improve chorus independence of Swell and Choir. Shutters were removed from Choir to eliminate tuning problems. Organ was retuned to Valotti temperament. Work done by Bruce Cornely. It is my understanding that when the organ was put into storage only the pipework was saved. Console, chests and mechanism were discarded. -Database Manager

2011-02-02 - Updated through on-line information from Jon Gates. -- I am the organist/director of music at Trinity Episcopal, St. Augustine. We purchased the pipework and it is now in storage (possibly for sale) in St. Augustine Florida. -Database Manager

2011-11-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist. On-line update from Bruce Cornely. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Gainesville, Florida
University United Methodist Church

Wicks Organ, 1953
STOPLIST

Great -unenclosed:     
Open Diapason 8 - 61 pipes     
Harmonic Flute 8 (ch)     
Gemshorn 8 (ch)    
Octave 4 - 61 pipes    
Flauto Traverso 4 (ch)    
Gemshorn 4 (ch)    
Twelfth 2-2/3 - 61 pipes    
Fifteenth 2 - 61 pipes    
Chimes (prep)    
    Couplers:  Unison Off, Gt to Gt 4; Sw to Gt 16 8 4; Ch to Gt 16 8 4        

Choir  (originally enclosed; shutters removed in 1994 with tonal changes**)    
Viola 8 - 61 pipes    
Harmonic Flute 8 - 61 pipes    
Gemshorn 8 - 61 pipes    
Dolcan 8 - 61 pipes    
Spitz Principal 4 - tc 49 pipes  (Swell Nazard cut down **)    
Flauto Traverso 4 - 12 pipes    
Gemshorn 4 - 12 pipes    
Dolcan 4 - 12 pipes    
Dolcan 2-2/3 - 7 pipes    
Dolcan 2 - 5 pipes    
Dolcan 1-3/5 --    
Tremolo    
    Couplers:  Ch to Ch 16  UO  4;  Sw to Ch  16  8  4        

Swell:    
Bourdon 16 - tc  49 notes    
Geigen Principal 8 - 61 pipes  (replaced in 1993; original removed ? date) **    
Stopped Flute 8 - 61 pipes  (wood)    
Gamba 8 - 61 pipes    
Principal 4  tc - 49 pipes  (orig. Gamba Celeste cut down)**    
Gambette 4 - 12 pipes    
Flute d'Amour 4 - 12 pipes    
Nazard 2-2/3 - 61 pipes (Dolcan Celeste cut down; orig moved to Choir at 4' )**    
Piccolo 2 - 5 pipes  (ext. Nazard)    
Trumpet 8 - 61 pipes    
Clarion 4 - 12 pipes    
Tremolo    
    Couplers:  Sw to Sw - 16  UO  4        

Pedal - unenclosed with Great    
Open Diapason - 12 pipes  open metal (ext. Great Open Diapason 8)    
Bourdon 16 - 32 pipes    
Liebich Gedeckt 16 - 12 pipes - wood) (ext Swell Stopped Flute 8)    
Octave 8   (gt)    
Bass Flute 8  (ch Harmonic Flute)    
Gedeckt 8  (sw)    
Cello 8   (sw)    
Quint 5-1/3  (gt)    
Trombone 16  - 12 pipes  (sw)    
    Couplers:  Gt - Ped 8  4;  Sw - Ped  8  4;  Ch - Ped  8  4        

**in 1994 the pipes were removed and cleaned by Bruce Cornely, organist.

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