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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 6210 (1994)

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
509 S. Florida Avenue
Tampa, FL

Images

2019-02-24 - Console (Photograph by Janet Gorbitz/Database Manager)

2013-07-11 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2013-07-11 - Church Interior and Altar (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2013-07-11 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Church Exterior (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Church Interior and Altar (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Altar (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Stained Glass Window (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Dome Interior (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

2006-05-27 - Console (Photograph by John G. DeMajo/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
39 stops
55 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-09-12 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Sacred Heart is an historic building dedicated in 1905. Organ is in regular use for services, concerts and recitals (2007). Charles Callahan has recorded on this organ, CD is available through Wicks website. -Database Manager

2008-06-23 - Updated through online information from Juan Palacio. -- When the original Möller organ was rebuilt in 1991 by Wicks, it was reduced to 53 ranks, so it is missing 17 ranks. They were taken out and are missing or not on the chests. Once I spoke to the organist, and I saw the chest; indeed, you could see it's missing lots of pipes -- at least 200-500 pipes. The organist told me that perhaps the pipes were removed out of the church. She also told me that the organ was not tuned properly, or the organ itself gets out of tune. The rose window at the rear of the church lets lots of light and heat into the organ, so perhaps that's why the tuning doesn't last long. The organ is played a few times, but most of the time is not played; it sounds OK when played. JUNE 22/2008 -Database Manager

2013-11-18 - At some point, the console was moved from the gallery to in front of the right transept. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from the Wicks website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Tampa, Florida
        Sacred Heart R. C. Church

        Wicks   Op. 6210   1994   3/51
        ________________________________________________

        This was a rebuild of 1926 4/59 Möller Op. 4685,
        with some tonal changes

        GREAT                           CHOIR
    16' Dbl Open Diapason 73        16' Contra Viola      12
     8' Principal         73         8' Principal         73
     8' Hohl Flute        73         8' Viola Pomposa     73
     8' Gemshorn          73         8' Viole Celeste     61
     4' Octave            73         8' Concert Flute     73
     4' Flute Harmonique  73         4' Principal         73
     2' Fifteenth         61         4' Koppel Flute      73
   III  Sesquialtera     183     2 2/3' Nazard            61
    IV  Fourniture       244         2' Harmonic Piccolo  61
     8' Trumpet           73         8' Tuba Mirabilis    73
        Sub                          8' Clarinet
        Unison Off                      Tremolo
        Super                           Sub
     8' Tuba Mirabilis    CH            Unison Off
        Chimes            20            Super

        SWELL                       PEDAL
    16' Bourdon           73        32' Resultant         --
     8' Stopped Flute     73        16' 1st Open Diapason 32
     8' Viole             73        16' 2nd Open Diapason GT
     8' Viole Celeste     61        16' Stentorphone      32 
     4' Principal         73        16' Bourdon           32
     4' Rohr Flute        73        16' Violone           32
     2' Octavin           61        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
III-IV  Plein Jeu        224        16' Contra Viola      CH
    16' Contra Fagotto    73    10 2/3' Quint             32
     8' Cornopean         73         8' Octave            12
     8' Oboe              12         8' Major Flute       32
     8' Vox Humana        73         8' Flauto Dolce      SW       
     4' Clarion           73         4' Choralbass        32
        Tremolo                     IV  Rauschpfeife     128
        Sub                         32' Contre Bombarde   12 F/L
        Unison Off                  16' Trombone          32
        Super                       16' Contra Fagotto    SW
                                     8' Trombone          12
                                     4' Clarion           12
                                     8' Tuba Mirabilis    SO
                                        Glockenstern

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 16, 2013]

Websites

Wicks Organ Company [Opus 6210 page] - Photograph, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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