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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2985 (1948)

Valley View EUB Church / St. Andrew's United Methodist Church: Church Nave
1382 West Main Street
Valley View, PA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2023-09-03 - West View, Valley View EUB church, pre-1948 organ chamber addition/brick veneer. (Photograph from an archival source: Photographed postcard courtesy of Mary Ellen Krammes., submitted by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-08-19 - St. Andrew's UMC, current west view showing organ chamber addition from 1948 for the Wicks pipe organ. (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

1955-06-02 - Console and Church Organist, Verna Steily (Image Supplied by Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

1981-12-23 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Image Supplied by Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
22 stops
33 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-05-13 - Identified through on-line information from Jack Umholtz. -- This organ was removed in the spring of 1993 and was re-installed by Columbia Organ Works in a Methodist church on the island of Nevis in the Carribbean. -Database Manager

2012-04-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2023-06-30 - When installed, the chuch's name actually was Valley View EUB church. The "St. Andrew's" was added in the mid 1960's by the pastor at the time. -Jack W Umholtz

Stoplist

Taken from console pre-1993, also from memory Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Valley View, PA
St. Andrew's United Methodist Church

Wicks Organ Co.    1948    2/9

        GREAT  expressive

     8' Open Diapason             61m
     8' Melodia                   73w
     8' Dulciana                  61m
     4' Octave                    61m
     4' Flute  from Melodia       61 notes
        Chimes
    16' GT to GT
        GT Unison OFF
     4' GT to GT
    16' SW to GT
     8' SW to GT
     4' SW to GT
        Tremolo

        SWELL  expressive

    16' Bourdon  unit             97w
     8' Stopped Flute  from unit  61 notes
     8' Quintadena 8' + 2 2/3' FL 61 notes
     8' Salicional                85m
     8' Vox Celeste  t.c.         61m
     4' Violina        from unit  61 notes
     4' Flute d'Amour  from unit  61 notes
 2 2/3' Nazard         from unit  61 notes
     2' Piccolo        from unit  61 notes
     8' Cornopean                 73m 
     8' Oboe 8' Sal. + 2 2/3' FL  61 notes
    16' SW to SW
        SW Unison Off
     4' SW to SW
        Tremolo

        PEDAL

    16' Bourdon (in GT chamber)   44w
    16' Lieblich Gedect from SW   32 notes 
     8' Bass Flute from Bourdon   32 notes
     8' Flauto Dolce    from SW   32 notes
     8' Cello   from Salicional   32 notes
        GT to PED (8)
        SW to PED (8)

Register Crecendo
Swell and Great Expression pedals
SFZ toe stud
GT to PED reversible toe stud
Combination setter tote stud
4 pistons SW and PED
4 pistons GT and PED


 [Received from Jack Umholtz 2012-02-10.]

Disposition from Jack Umholtz. On-line update from Jack Umholtz. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Valley View, Pennsylvania
St. Andrews Methodist Church

Wicks Organ Co., 1948

This organ was divided.        

In the Great chamber --
8' Open Diapason
8' Melodia (also played @ 4')
8' Dulciana
4' Octave (independent, not an extension of the Diapason)
21 note Chimes
Tremolo          

In the Swell chamber -- 
Stopped Flute (97 notes, played 16' & 8 on the pedal and 16', 8', 4', 2 2/3' ,& 2' on the swell)
Salicional (85 notes, played as an 8' Cello on the pedals and 8' & 4' on the Swell and was complete 
       to the top of the key compass through the super coupler)
Vox Celeste (61 notes, beginning TC, complete to the top with the super coupler)
Cornopean (73 notes, again, complete to the top with the super coupler)
Tremolo        

The only independent pedal stop was a 44-note Bourdon (16 & 8) in the Great Chamber

There were 4 pistons for Swell and Pedal and 4 pistons for Great and Pedal.

Documents

Wicks Factory Specifications for Opus 2985 Undated Factory Specifications for 1948 Wicks pipe organ -Jack W Umholtz

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#59192†* - Columbia Organ Works (1993)