Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2011-01-19 - Identified through on-line information from Chad Sutton. -- The Wicks opus 1166 was originally installed in The Dart Tower Italianate Mansion which was built in 1865 and is located at 2106 7th Avenue Rock Island, Illinois. At the time the organ was installed in 1933, the building was named Knox Mortuary and Chapel. As of 1-18-2011 The building is still in operation and now named Garden Ridge funeral and cremations services. On 3-27-2010 I purchased the Wicks opus 1166 from Garden Ridge funeral and cremation services at a cost of $800.00 and moved the entire organ (console, pipe work, windchests, relay, wiring, blower, etc.) to climate controlled storage in a private house awaiting restoration at a later date. The organ is still completely intact (all pipe work, harp, chimes, relay, combination action, blower, etc.) with some water damage from its original location in the funeral home. The organ will be restored at a later date keeping with original specification. -Database Manager
2011-07-27 - Updated through online information from Chad Sutton. -Database Manager
2017-05-04 - Updated by Chad Sutton, who gave this as the source of the information: I am the owner. -Database Manager
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