Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Opus 5978 (1983)

St. Anthony's Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
715 4th Avenue
Laurel, MT

Images

Date Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Parish website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-07-23 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2020-04-15 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph by Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
12 stops
26 registers
3 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-06-15 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Documented the organ March 30, 1998. Free-standing and encased in the rear gallery. 5-sectional facade with 30 pipes arranged: 6-5-8-5-6 and including 1-21 of the Pedal 16' Principal unit and 1-9 of the Great 8' Prncipal. The pedestal holds the blower, regulators, relay, etc. The Swell is immediately above the pedestal with the Great over the Swell. -Database Manager

2010-07-16 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console March 30, 1998 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Laurel, Montana
St. Anthony's Church

Wicks, Opus 5978, 1983 - Original Specifications
 
GREAT
   8'     Principal                61   1-9 en facade
   8'     Bourdon                  61
   8'     Gemshorn           (Sw)  --
   4'     Octave                   61
   4'     Bourdon                  12   Extension of the 8' Bourdon.
   2      Super Octave             12   Extension of the 4' Octave.
   II     Sesquialtera             37   Independent Tierce; Nasard from Bourdon.
   IV     Mixture                 244
   8      Trompette          (Sw)  --
 
SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Rohr Flöte               61
   8'     Gemshorn                 61
   8'     Gemshorn Celeste   (tc)  49
   4'     Principal                61
   4'     Gedeckt                  12   Extension of the 8' Rohr Flöte.
   2-2/3' Nazard                   61
   2'     Octavin                  12   Extension of the 8' Rohr Flöte.
          blank
   8'     Trompette                61
   4'     Clarion                  12   Extension of the 8' Trompette.
          Tremolo
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'
 
PEDAL
   16'    Principal                32   1-21 en facade.
   16'    Bourdon            (Gt)  12   Extension of the Great 8' Bourdon.
   8'     Principal                12   Extension of the 16' Principal.
   8'     Flute              (Sw)  --
   4'     Choral Bass              12   Extension of the 16' Principal.
   4'     Flute              (Sw)  --
   16'    Contre Trompette   (Sw)  12   Extension of the 8' Trompette.
   4'     Clarion            (Sw)  --
 
COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                 8,4
   Great to Pedal                 8
   Swell to Great                 8,4
 
FINGER PISTONS
   General                     1 - 10
   Swell                      0,1 - 6
   Great                      0,1 - 6
     Gr. to Ped.                (rev)
   Pedal                      0,1 - 6
   SFZ.                         (rev)
   0
 
TOE STUDS
   Gr. to Pedal                 (rev)
   Sforzando                    (rev)
 
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression            (bal.)
   Crescendo                   (bal.)
 
ACTION: Direct-Electric
VOICES: 12
STOPS: 26
RANKS: 15
PIPES: 958

NOTES
The Great II Sesquialtera is 37 notes: Tenor C thru c 49. The 2-2/3
component is taken from the 8'/4' Bourdon unit. The 1-3/5' Tierce is
an independent register.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner June 16, 2009.]