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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5874 (1982)

Morehouse College: Martin Luther King Jr. Int'l. Memorial Chapel
Atlanta, GA

Images

1982-11-19 - Console and Pipe Facade (Promotion Photograph from Wicks Organ Company/Database Manager)

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: Movable Console
4 manuals
65 stops
83 registers
5 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: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-12-20 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- According to the July 1982 issue of "Wicks Organ Journal," the organ was dedicated April 25, 1982, and the dedicatory recitalist was David Hurd. The 32' Montre/16' Contre Basse comprises much of the facade. The console, case front and swell shutters are made from red oak. -Database Manager

2012-07-28 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- Major repairs to be made by Schlueter-the organ had water damage due to a bad storm. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>Catalogue of Pipe Organs in Georgia<i> Atlanta AGO Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Atlanta, Georgia
        Morehouse Collehge
        Martin Luther King, Jr., International Chapel

        Wicks   Op. 5874   1982   4/93
        _________________________________________________________

        GRAND ORGUE                       RECIT
    16' Montre            61          16' Bourdon              12
     8' Montre            61           8' Flute a Cheminee     61
     8' Octave            12           8' Viole de Gambe       61
     8' Flute Harmonique  61           8' Viole Celeste        61
     8' Bourdon           61           8' Flute Douce          61
     8' Gambe             61           8' Flute Celeste        56               
     4' Prestant          61           4' Prestant             61
     4' Octave            61           4' Flute Ouverte        61
     4' Flute Couverte    61       2 2/3' Nasard               61
     4' Flute Octaviante  12           2' Octavin              61
 2 2/3' Quinte            61       IV-VI  Plein Jeu           330
     2' Doublette         61          16' Basson-Hautbois      61
   III  Grand Cornet     183           8' Trompette            61
     V  Fourniture       305           8' Hautbois             12
    IV  Cymbale          244           8' Voix Humaine         61
    16' Contre Trompette  61           4' Clairon              61
     8' Trompette         61              Tremulant
     4' Clairon           61              Sub
        Tremulant                         Unison Off
        Sub                               Super
        Unison Off
        Super                             CHOEUR
        Chimes                        16' Contre Gambe         12
        Cymbelstern                    8' Montre               61
                                       8' Flute Creuse         61
        PEDALE                         8' Gambe                61
    32' Montre            12 GT        8' Gambe Celeste        61
    32' Resultant         --           4' Prestant             61
    16' Contre Basse      32           4' Flute a Fuseau       61
    16' Soubasse          32       2 2/3' Nasard               61
    16' Montre            GT           2' Doublette            61         
    16' Bourdon           RE           2' Flute a Bec          61
    16' Contre Gambe      CH       1 3/5' Tierce               61
10 2/3' Quinte (CBasse)    7       1 1/3' Larigot              61
     8' Montre            32           1' Jeu de Clochette     61
     8' Flute Courte      32       III-V  Fourniture          269
     8' Octave            GO           8' Trompette            61
     4' Prestant          32           8' Cromorne             61
     4' Flute             32           4' Clairon              61
    II  Mixture           64              Tremulant
    IV  Fourniture       128              Sub
    32' Contre Bombarde   32 F/L          Unison Off
    16' Bombarde          12              Super
    16' Basson            RE
     8' Trompette         32              BOMBARDE (enclosed)
     8' Basson            RE           8' Grand Principal      61
     4' Clairon           32           8' Flute                61
     4' Cromorne          CH           4' Octave               61
        Chimes            GO       V-VII  Tierce Cymbale      391
                                      16' Bombarde             61
                                       8' Trompette Harmonique 61
                                       4' Clairon Harmonique   61
                                          Super
                                       8' Trompette-en-Chamade 61

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield November 19, 2012]

Websites

Wendell Phillips Whalum Sr. Memorial Pipe Organ | Morehouse College | Morehouse College - Photograph, description, link to stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)