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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3624 (1956)

St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church
1 St Marys Hill
Lancaster, NY

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2025-02-20 - Organ in rear gallery (Eric Miller/Eric Miller)

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Notes

2011-02-10 - Identified through online information from Peter Gonciarz. -- Even though the builder plate on the console says "Wicks Organ Co", I do not really consider this a Wicks organ per se. I consider this a rebuild of the Felgemaker Organ op 675 installed in 1890. This organ was of course originally a tracker with the console attached to the case. In 1956 Wicks simply rebuilt the organ, converting it to electric action, adding a detached console, and adding just a few ranks. Wicks also enclosed the entire instrument. In the specifications below, I mention the ranks I believe to be original or added. I do not believe that much re-voicing or tonal alterations were done to the original ranks. The added ranks blend with the rest of the instrument. The tone of any of this instrument does not reflect any period instrument of this time. In other words this instrument is far from a Neo-Baroque organ, but an instrument from 1890. This is a 2 manual, 19 rank instrument. -Database Manager

2011-11-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Specifications -. On-line update from Peter Gonciarz. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Great (Enclosed) -         8\' Open Diapason (original)    8\' Wald Flute (original)    
8\' Dulciana (original)    4\' Octave (original)    4\' Traverse Flute (original, wooden harm.)   
 4\' Dulcet (Wicks ext. of 8\')    2 2/3\' Dulcet (Wicks ext of 8\')    2\' Dulcet (Wicks ext. of 8\')   
 1 3/5\' Dulcet (Wicks ext. of 8\')    II Grave Mixture (Original. 12th and 15th were probably originally 
separate stops.)    Great-Great 16\'    Great-Great 4\'    
Swell-Great 16\'    Swell-Great 8\'    Swell-Great 4\'        
Swell (Enclosed) -        8\' Geigen Diapason (original)    8\' Rohr Gedeckt (perhaps Gedeckt 
portion original, Rohr Flute portion Wicks?)    8\' Gamba (original)    8\' Gamba Celeste 
(Wicks)    4\' Harmonic Flute (original)    4\' Gambette (Wicks ext. of 8\')    2 2/3\' Nazard 
(Wicks ext. of 4\' H.F.)    
2\' Piccolo (Wicks ext. of 4\' H.F.)    III Dolce Cornet (original)    8\' Oboe (original)    
8\' Trompette (Wicks)    4\' Clarion (ext. of 8\')    Tremulant    
Swell-Swell 16\'    Swell-Swell 4\'        Pedal (Enclosed) -         16\' Bourdon 
(original)    16\' Rohr Bourdon (ext. of Sw Rohr Gedeckt.)    10 2/3\' Rohr Quint (from 16\' 
Rohr Gedeckt)    8\' Principal (Wicks)    8\' Bourdon (Wicks ext. of 16\' Bourdon)    
8\' Gedeckt (from 16\' 
Rohr Gedeckt)    4\' 
Choral Bass (ext. of 8\')    16\' Trombone (1-12 full length, 13-25 from Sw Trompette)   
 Great-Pedal 8\'    Great-Pedal 4\'    Swell-Pedal 8\'    Swell-Pedal 4\'

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