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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2013 (1939)

Friedens Lutheran Church
510 East Main Street
Hegins, PA

Images

2023-08-19 - Cornerstone (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2023-08-19 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)

2019-11-30 - Console was originally located here in the chancel (Photograph by Jack W Umholtz/Jack W Umholtz)

2019-11-30 - Organ was located in the chancel before being moved to the balcony in the 1970's. Console and pipework were on right side (Photograph by Jack W Umholtz/Jack W Umholtz)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
6 stops
29 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2012-04-11 - Identified through online information from Jack Umholtz. -- This organ was moved from a chancel location to rear balcony in the early 1970's. At this time, the Cornopean was swapped out for a Fagot, the Vox Humana was removed and a 4' Gemshorn was added on a new EP chest, and the stops were renamed in Germanic names and spellings, although no revoicing was done. More information to come once I can research that renovation. -Database Manager

2012-04-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Date not recorded

    Hegins, Pennsylvania
    Freidens Lutheran Church

    Wicks   Op. 2013   1939   2/6
    ______________________________________________________________________

       GREAT (Expressive)
16'    Bourdon
8'     Open Diapason
8'     Stopped Flute
8'     Echo Salicional
8'     Celeste
4'     Octave
4'     Flute d'Amour
4'     Violina
8'     Cornopean
       Chimes          21


       SWELL (Expressive)
16'    Bourdon
16'    Contra Viole tc
8'     Open Diapason
8'     Stopped Flute
8'     Echo Salicional
8'     Celeste
8'     Quintadena (syn)
4'     Violina
4'     Flute d'Amour
2 2/3' Nazard
2'     Piccolo
8'     Cornopean
8'     Oboe (syn)
8'     Vox Humana * (separate Tremolo)
       Tremolo


       PEDAL (Expressive)
16'    Bourdon
16'    Lieblich Gedeckt pf
8'     Flute
8'     Cello
4'     Octave
4'     Flute
8'     Cornopean


       ANALYSIS
16'    Bourdon              97
8'     Diapason             73
8'     Echo Salicional      73
8'     Celeste        (tc)  49
8'     Cornopean            61
8'     Vox Humana           61


[Received online from Jeff Scofield  April 14, 2012]

Documents

Wicks Specification, Page 2 Page 2 of original specification of Opus 2013 -Jack W Umholtz
Wicks Specification, Page 1 Page 1 of original specification of Opus 2013 -Jack W Umholtz
Wicks Specification, Page 1 Page 1 of original specification of Opus 2013 -Jack W Umholtz
(0009-03-08) Wicks contract Original contract for Opus 2013. -Jack W Umholtz

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