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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 711 (1924)

Glendive Methodist Episcopal Church: Sanctuary; front
206 W. Towne
Glendive, MT

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1996-10-09 - Pipe Facade (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1996-10-09 - Pipework (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

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Notes

2011-07-16 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This organ was built for Sherman Clay & Co. of San Francisco. The five ranks are: First Open Diapason, Second Open Diapason, Stopped Diapason, Salicional, and Dulciana. The organ is housed behind an oak case front with 5-sectional facade of 61 gold-painted pipes arranged: 12-9-19-9-12. These five sections are distinguished from one another by the heights and diameters of the pipes. This includes the first 17 pipes of the Great 8' First Open Diapason which is the only non-expressive rank, other than the bottom 12 pipes of the 16' Bourdon extension. The rest of the instrument is housed in a large swellbox under expression. In the 1980's, Harold B. Curryer of Spokane, Washington installed a Peterson solid state relay and combination action on the organ. This includes a preparation fora future real 8' Oboe as opposed to the present synthetic/derived Oboe. The original stop controls were stopkeys over the top manual, but this was changed to rocker tablets in the S-S conversion. Documented October 9, 1996. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 9, 1996

Glendive, Montana
Glendive Methodist Episcopal Church

Wicks Organ Co., Opus 711, 1924
built for Sherman Clay & Co., San Francisco Cal.
Harold B. Curryer, 1980's - Solid State Relay & Comb. Action

GREAT (Expressive)               SWELL (Expressive)              PEDAL (Expressive)
   16 Double Open Diapason          16    Bourdon                   16 Bourdon
   8  First Open Diapason           8     Open Diapason             8  Principal
   8  Second Open Diapason          8     Stop Diapason             8  Diapason
   8  Viola d'Gamba                 8     Salicional                8  Gedeckt
   8  Clarabella                    8     Vox Celeste               8  Cello
   8  Dulciana                      8     Aeoline                   4  Choral Bass 
   4  Octave                        4     Flute                     8  Oboe
   2  Fifteenth                     4     Fugara
      Chimes                        2-2/3 Nazard
   Great to Great 4                 2     Piccolo
                                    8     Oboe 
                                          Tremulant
                                    Swell to Swell 4

STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
   16    Double Open Diapason    (Gt)  --  From the 8' Second Open Diapason.
                                           Tenor C.
   16    Bourdon                (Ped)  12  Extension of the 8' Stop Diapason.
                                           Unexpressive.
   16    Bourdon                 (Sw)  --  From the 8' Stop Diapason. Tenor C.
   8     First Open Diapason     (Gt)  61  Unexpressive. 1-17 en façade.
   8     Principal              (Ped)  --  Same as the 8' First Open Diapason.
   8     Second Open Diapason    (Gt)  61
   8     Open Diapason           (Sw)  --  Same as the 8' Second Open Diapason.
   8     Diapason               (Ped)  --  Same as the 8' Second Open Diapason.
   8     Stop Diapason           (Sw)  61
   8     Clarabella              (Gt)  --  Same as the 8' Stop Diapason.
   8     Gedeckt                (Ped)  --  Same as the 8' Stop Diapason.
   8     Salicional              (Sw)  61  
   8     Viola d'Gamba           (Gt)  --  Same as the 8' Salicional.
   8     Cello                  (Ped)  --  Same as the 8' Salilional.
   8     Vox Celeste             (Sw)  --  Prepared for.
   8     Dulciana                (Gt)  61
   8     Aeoline                 (Sw)  --  Same as the 8' Dulciana.
   4     Octave                  (Gt)  12  Extension of the 8' Second Open Diapason.
   4     Choral Bass            (Ped)  --  Same as the 4' Octave.
   4     Flute                   (Sw)  12  Extension of the 8' Stop Diapason.
   4     Fugara                  (Sw)  12  Extension of the 8' Salicional.
   2-2/3 Nazard                  (Sw)  --  From the Stop Diapason unit.
   2     Fifteenth               (Gt)  --  Extension of the 8' Second Open Diapason.
   2     Piccolo                 (Sw)  12  Extension of the 8' Stop Diapason.
   8     Oboe                    (Sw)  --  Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Sali-
                                           cional and 2-2/3 Nazard.
   8     Oboe                   (Ped)  --  Prepared for.
         Tremulant               (Sw)  --  Affects the entire instrument.
         Chimes                  (Gt) (25) Deagan. Compass: Tenor G thru g 44.

PIPE SUMMARY
   First Open Diapason.................61
   Second Open Diapason................85
   Bourdon/Stop Diapason...............97
   Salicional..........................73
   Dulciana............................61

FINGER PISTONS
   General                          1 - 5
   Swell                            1 - 5
   Great                            1 - 5
   GC

TOE STUDS
   None

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Expression                      (bal.)
   Crescendo                       (bal.)

ACTION: Direct-Electric ™ unit
VOICES: 5
STOPS: 26; inc. chimes
RANKS: 5
PIPES: 377

[Received on line from James R. Stettner June 14, 2009.]

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