Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5622 (1977)

Geneva Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
24301 El Toro Rd.
Laguna Hills, CA

Images

2008-12-15 - Organ; photo from Wicks promotional materials (Digital image by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
40 stops
52 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2008-12-19 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Described in a Wicks promotional brochure. -Database Manager

2013-06-13 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- New 4-manual console by William Zeiler and digital voices added by Walker Technical Company in 2006. -Database Manager

2015-02-21 - Installed as 3/46 in 1977; seven ranks added in 1996; in April 2005, William Zeiler of EuroTech Pipe Organ Services was engaged to build and install a new 4-manual console and Walker digital voices; the exposed Great and Positiv divisions had their positions reversed so that the Great was on the same side as the choirloft. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from an undocumented source Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Laguna Hills, California
       Geneva Presbyterian Church

       Wicks   Op. 5622   1977   3/47
                          1996    / 6
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                       POSITIV

    8' Principal      61        8' Principal        61
    8' Bourdon        61        8' Rohrflöte        61
    4' Octave         61        8' Erzähler         61 *
    4' Koppelflöte    61        8' Erzähler Celeste 61 *
    2' Hellpfeife     61        4' Octave           61
   II  Sesquialtera   98        4' Spitzflöte       61
   IV  Fourniture    244        2' Octave           61
    8' Trompette      61    1 1/3' Larigot          61
                               IV  Scharf          244
       SWELL                    8' Krummhorn        61
                                   Tremulant
   16' Contra Viole   12        8' Festival Trumpet 61 *
    8' Gedeckt        61        8' Posaune          PD *
    8' Viola da Gamba 61
    8' Voix Celeste   61           PEDAL
    8' Flauto Dolce   61
    8' Flute Celeste  56       32' Resultant        --
    4' Principal      61       16' Principal        32
    4' Nachthorn      61       16' Bourdon          32
2 2/3' Nazard         61       16' Contra Viole     SW
    2' Octavin        61        8' Octave           12
1 3/5' Tierce         49 *      8' Bourdon          12
III-IV Plein Jeu     226        4' Choralbass       32
   16' Bombarde       61        4' Bourdon          12
    8' Trompette      61       IV  Fourniture      128
    8' Hautbois       61 *     32' Contre Bombarde  12
    8' Rohrschalmei   61 *     16' Posaune          32
    4' Clarion        61       16' Bombarde         SW
       Tremulant                8' Trumpet          12
                                4' Klarine          12
    *  added in 1996            4' Krummhorn        PO

       [Received from Jeff Scofield February 21, 2015]

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