2008 - Scanned image of factory grille drawing, ca. 1951 (Photograph from an archival source: James R. Stettner, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2008-05-09 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The Wicks replaced an 1879 Pilcher tracker. The organ was installed in a single central chamber at the rear of the church in the gallery. The chamber was fronted with a large, somewhat ornate, wooden grille having several over-length, string-scale, dummy gold-painted facade pipes in its center. Both Great and Swell were under common expression. Both manual divisions had registers unique to them, but also shared registers between them. There was no independent pedal. An 8' Trumpet was added in the 1970s. The organ was destroyed by fire on May 25, 2003. -Database Manager
2009-04-17 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The congregation was reorganized at the same ediface as Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. -Database Manager
2009-11-03 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the contract Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Vincent de Paul R.C.
Wicks Organ Co., Opus 3316, 1952
GREAT (Expressive)
8' Diapason 61
8' Melodia 61
8' Salicional (Sw) --
8' Dulciana 61
8' Unda Maris (tc) 49
4' Octave 61
4' Flute (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Koppel Flöte.
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Silent
Great to Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive)
16' Contra Viole (tc) -- From the 8' Salicional.
8' Koppel Flöte 61
8' Salicional 73
8' Dulciana (Gt) --
8' Unda Maris (tc, Gt) --
4' Wald Flöte (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Melodia.
4' Violina 12 Extension of the 8' Salicional.
2-2/3' Nasard -- From the Salicional unit.
2' Block Flöte 12 Extension of the 8' Koppel Flöte.
8' Oboe 61
Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Silent
Swell to Swell 4'
PEDAL (Expressive)
16' Subbass (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Melodia.
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Koppel Flöte.
8' Octave (Gt) -- From the 8' Diapason.
8' Still Gedeckt (Sw) -- From the 8' Koppel Flöte.
COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8,4
Great to Pedal 8,4
Swell to Great 16,8,4
FINGER PISTONS
Master 1 - 3
Swell 0,1 - 3
Great 0,1 - 3
Pedal 0,1 - 3
General Cancel
TOE STUDS
To Set Combinations (hold)
Sforzando (rev)
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: Wicks Direct-Electric ™
VOICES: 8
STOPS: 21
RANKS: 8
PIPES: 572
NOTES
The organ had an 8' Trumpet added by Wicks in 1969. It was 3-1/2" scale.
61 pipes. The replacement value of the enlarged 2/9 organ as quoted by
Wicks in 2003 was $155,802.00.
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