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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3283 (1952)

Trinity Lutheran Church
537 Grand Ave.
Billings, MT

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1996-10-11 - Organ chambers and console in rear gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1996-10-11 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

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Notes

2008-08-06 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ in side-by-side chamber in the rear gallery: Great on the left; Swell on the right. The Pedal 16' Bourdon (the only independent Pedal register) is in the Great chamber. The organ was subsequently rebuilt and enlarged by the original builder. Documented: October 11, 1996. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 11, 1996 Date not recorded

Billings, Montana
Trinity Lutheran Church

WICKS ORGAN CO., Opus 3283, 1952 - Original Specifications


<u>GREAT (Expressive)</u>                           <u>COUPLERS</u>
8    Open Diapason               61          Swell to Pedal                  8,4
8    Clarabella                  61          Great to Pedal                  8,4
8    Gemshorn                    61
8    Dulciana                    61          Swell to Great               16,8,4
4    Octave                      61
4    Flute                       12
II   Mixture     [12-15]        122          <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
     Chimes  (Maas; A22-e41)    (20)         General                       1 - 4
                                             Swell                       0,1 - 3
Great to Great 16                            Great                       0,1 - 3
Great Unison Silent                          Pedal                       0,1 - 3
Great to Great 4                             0


<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u>                           <u>TOE STUDS</u>
16    Lieblich Gedeckt           12          Gr. to Ped.                   (rev)
8     Open Diapason              73          Sforzando                     (rev)
8     Stopped Flute              61          Comb. Setter
8     Quintadena         (syn.)  –-
8     Salicional                 61
8     Voix Celeste         (tc)  49          <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
8     Aeoline                    73          Swell Expression             (bal.)
4     Flute Harmonic             61          Great Expression             (bal.)
4     Salicet                    12          Crescendo                    (bal.)
2 2/3 Nazard             (S.F.)  19
2     Harmonic Piccolo           12
III   Mixture   [15-19-22]      183          <u>ACTION</u>: Direct-Electric ™
8     Trumpet                    73
8     Oboe                       73          <u>VOICES</u>: 15     <u>STOPS</u>: 29; inc. chimes
      Tremolo
      Chimes               (Gt)  –-          <u>RANKS</u>: 18      <u>PIPES</u>: 1,074

Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison Silent                          <u>NOTES</u>
Swell to Swell 4                             The organ is installed in the rear
                                             gallery in two side-by-side chambers.
                                             The Great is on the left, and the
<u>PEDAL (Expressive)</u>                           Swell is on the right. The console is
16    Open Diapason        (Gt)  12          on the left with the organist faces
16    Bourdon           (in Gt)  32          across the gallery – the congregation
16    Lieblich Gedeckt     (Sw)  –-          to their right. The organ was rebuilt
8     Cello                (Gt)  –-          and enlarged by Wicks in 2000.
8     Bass Flute        (in Gt)  12
8     Flauto Dolce         (Sw)  –-
                                             <u>Sources</u>: Wicks opus list; JRS; extant
                                                      organ


Trinity Lutheran Church
527 Grand Ave.
Billings, MT. 5910
(406) 245-3984                               <u>Documented</u>: October 11, 1996

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