Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5706 (1978)

St. Peter Roman Catholic Cathedral
1243 N. Church Street
Rockford, IL

Images

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

2025-01-15 - Console (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-01-15 - Sanctuary interior (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-01-15 - Organ in rear gallery (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

Consoles

Main

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

Notes

2008-12-22 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Information from a photo in a Wicks brochure -Database Manager

2010-01-05 - Updated through online information from John Summers. -Database Manager

2025-01-15 - Refurbished and revoiced by Berghaus in 2023 -Daniel Boin

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of the Wicks Organ Co. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Rockford, Illinois
       Cathedral of St. Peter, R.C.

       Wicks   Op. 5706   1978   3/47  
       ___________________________________________________     

       GREAT                          SWELL
   16' Violone                     8' Rohrfloete
    8' Principal                   8' Gemshorn
    8' Bourdon                     8' Gemshorn Celeste
    8' Violone                     4' Prestant
    4' Octave                      4' Nachthorn
    4' Spillflote                  2' Principal
    2' Super Octave            1 1/3' Quinte
   IV  Mixture                   III  Cymbal
    8' Trumpet                     8' Krummhorn
       Sub                            Tremolo
       Unison Off                     Sub
       Super                          Unison Off
    8' Trompette-en-Chamade           Super
       Chimes                      8' Trompette-en-Chamade

       SWELL I                        PEDAL
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt           16' Principal
    8' Stopped Flute              16' Bourdon
    4' Geigen Principal           16' Violone
    4' Flute Harmonic             16' Lieblich Gedeckt
2 2/3' Nazard                      8' Octave
    2' Flautino                    8' Bourdon
1 3/5' Tierce      tc              4' Choralbass
   IV  Plein Jeu                   4' Flute
       Tremolo                    IV  Mixture
       Sub                        32' Bombard
       Unison Off                 16' Bombard
       Super                      16' Contra Fagotto
    8' Trompette-en-Chamade        8' Bombard
                                   4' Clarion
       SWELL II                    4' Krummhorn
    8' Viole d'Gambe               8' Trompette-en-Chamade
    8' Viole Celeste
   16' Contra Fagotto
    8' Trompette
    8' Vox Humana
    4' Clarion
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield November 22, 2012]