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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3762 (1957)

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cathedral
Dauphin & Claiborne Streets
Mobile, AL

Images

2008-12-01 - Organ; photo from Wicks promotional materials (Digital image by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

January 13 2025 - Organ in rear gallery (Jonathan Caruthers/Jonathan Caruthers)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
38 stops
54 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-11-06 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Renovated and digital voices added by Pipe Organ Specialties (Laurel, MS) in 2001. -Database Manager

2011-11-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2015-01-04 - The organ has a Wicks Eyeline Console. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> January 1958 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Mobile, Alabama
       Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, R. C.

       Wicks   Op. 3762   1957   3/49
       ____________________________________________________

       GREAT                           CHOIR

   16' Flute Conique     61         8' Bourdon           68
    8' Montre            61         8' Dolcan            68
    8' Flute Harmonique  61         8' Dolcan Celeste    56
    8' Flute Conique     12         4' Koppelflöte       68
    4' Prestant          61     2 2/3' Rohrquint         61
    4' Flute Couverte    61         2' Blockflöte        61
2 2/3' Quinte            61     1 3/5' Terz              61
    2' Doublette         61     1 1/3' Nasat             --
   IV  Fourniture       244         1' Dolcan            17
       Super                      III  Cymbel           183
       Chimes                       8' Petite Trompette  68
                                    8' Cor Anglais       49
       SWELL                        4' Chalumeau         68
                                       Tremulant
   16' Contra Salicional tc            Sub
    8' Flute a Cheminee  68            Unison Off
    8' Salicional        68            Super
    8' Viole Sourdine    68
    8' Voix Eolienne     56            PEDAL
    4' Principal         68
    4' Flute Traversiere 68        32' Subbass           32
    4' Salicet           68        16' Open Wood         32
    2' Salicetina        17        16' Contrebasse       32
   IV  Plein Jeu        244        16' Bourdon           12
   16' Clarinette        68        16' Flute Conique     GT
    8' Trompette         68        16' Contra Salicional 12 SW
    8' Hautbois          68         8' Octave            32
    4' Clairon           68         8' Gedecktpommer     12
       Tremulant                    8' Flute Conique     GT
       Sub                          8' Stillgedeckt      SW
       Unison off                   8' Bourdon           CH
       Super                        4' Choralbass        32
                                    2' Super Octave      32
                                   IV  Fourniture       128
                                   16' Trompette         12 SW
                                    8' Trompette         SW
                                    8' Clarinette        SW
                                    4' Clairon           SW

        [Received from Jeff Scofield January 4, 2015]

Websites

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile Alabama [Pensacola AGO web site] - Stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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