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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3048A (1985)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
215 South Andrews St.
Scottsboro, AL

Images

2007-10-10 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2007-10-10 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2007-10-10 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
25 stops
48 registers
4 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-03-06 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The original installation was a 3/15. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Wicks and visit on Oct. 12, 2007 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Scottsboro, Alabama
       First Baptist Church

       Wicks   Op. 3048   1950/1985   3/27
       __________________________________________________________

    *  new pipework

       GREAT *                     CHOIR
    8' Principal 61             8' Violin Principal 61
    8' Bordun 61                8' Viole Celeste 61
    4' Octave 61                8' Gedeckt 61
    4' Bordun 12                8' Unda Maris 49 tc
    2' Super Octave 12          4' Principal 12
  III  Mixture 183              4' Hohlflute 61
       Super                    2' Principal 61 (notes 38-61 new)
       Chimes 21                2' Blockflute 24
       Blank                1 1/3' Flute 12
                                8' Trumpet 61
       SWELL                    8' Clarinet 61
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12         Tremolo
    8' Geigen 12                   Sub
    8' Rohrgedeckt 61 +            Unison Off
    8' Salicional 61               Super
    8' Voix Celeste 49
    4' Geigen Octave 61            PEDAL
    4' Harmonic Flute          32' Resultant --
    4' Violina 12              16' Principal 12 *
2 2/3' Nasard 61               16' Bourdon 32
    2' Piccolo 12              16' Violone 32
1 3/5' Tierce 37 tc *          16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Trompette 61        10 2/3' Quint SW
    8' Oboe 61                  8' Principal 32 *
    8' Vox Humana 61            8' Bourdon 12
    4' Clarion 12               8' Violoncello 12
       Tremolo                  4' Choralbass 12 *
       Sub                      4' Hohlflute CH
       Unison Off              16' Bombarde 12 SW *
       Super                    8' Trompette SW
       Blank                    4' Clarion SW
                                4' Clarinet CH
    +  notes 13-61 new

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 08, 2010.]

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