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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5916 (1982)

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
1360 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA

Images

2012-06-26 - Chancel and Organ Facade (Photograph by David Michael/Database Manager)

2012-06-26 - Facade (Photograph by David Michael/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
25 stops
3 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-09-13 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Source: Wicks ad in an organ trade magazine. -Database Manager

2012-06-29 - Updated through online information from Rev. David C. Michael, Pastor. -- The organ is in two freestanding cases in the front of the church. -Database Manager

2013-03-24 - Updated through online information from Paul Dessau. -- Date supplied by Scott Wick ---Wicks Organ Company -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from console, January, 2011 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Needham, Massachusetts
St. Joseph Church

Wicks Organ, 19 ranks   Op. 5916   

Dedicated November 7, 1982 

Great:							        Swell:
8    Principal							8    Viole
8    Gedeckt							8    Rohrflöte
8    Viole (Swell)						8    Voix Celeste
4    Prestant							4    Klein Principal
4    Spillpfeife						2    Gemshorn
2    Blockflöte						        2⅔   Nazard
     Mixture IV						        1⅗   Tierce
8    Trompette (Swell)					        8    Trompette
								4    Clairon
Couplers:							     Tremolo
16   Swell to Great
8    Swell to Great						Couplers:
4    Swell to Great						16   Swell to Swell
								4    Swell to Swell
								     Swell unison off
Pedal:
16   Contrabass
16   Pommer
8    Principalbass
8    Pommer
4    Choralbass
2    Octavin
16   Posaune
4    Klarine

Couplers:
8    Swell to Pedal
8    Great to Pedal


General Combinations:		    Reversible Toe Studs:
1 – 10  Pistons     		    Great to Pedal
1 - 10  Duplicate toe studs	    Sforzando

Divisional Pistons:
1 – 6  Great
1 – 6  Swell
1 - 6  Pedal 


 [Received from Rev. David C. Michael, Pastor 2012-06-26.]

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