First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
200 E. Parkway N.
Memphis, TN
Images
2012-07-23 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2012-07-23 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2012-07-23 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
1985-06-01 - Console (Wicks Promotional Image; collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
1989-05-04 - Nave, Balcony, and Trompette en Chamade (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Postcard Image supplied by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
- 4 manuals
- 66 stops
- 91 registers
- 6 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
- 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
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2012-07-23 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Mechanical and Tonal alterations to existing Wicks organ of 1950. -Database Manager
2012-08-07 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist from Wicks promotional flyer Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Memphis, Tennessee
First Baptist Church
Wicks Op. 3087 1951 4/39
Wicks Op. 3087A 1985 4/83
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GREAT CHOIR
8' Diapason 61 16' Dulciana 73
8' Claribel Flute 61 8' Viola 73
8' Gemshorn 61 8' Concert Flute 73
4' Octave 61 8' Nason Flute 73
4' Flauto Traverso 61 8' Dulciana 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Unda Maris 61
2' Fifteenth 61 4' Nachthorn 73
IV Mixture 244 2 2/3' Nazard 61
III Scharff 183 2' Blockflöte 61
8' Trumpet 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61
4' Clarion 61 Blank
Sub 8' Petite Trompette 73
Unison Off 8' Clarinet 73
Super Tremolo
8' Trompette-en-Chamade 61 Sub
Chimes EC Unison Off
Super
SWELL 8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT
16' Lieblich Gedackt 12
8' Geigen Principal 73 ECHO
8' Stopped Flute 73 8' Spitz Flute 73
8' Viol d'Gamba 73 8' Flute Celeste 61
8' Viol Celeste 61 8' Voix Angelica 73
8' Flauto Dolce 73 8' Voix Aetheria 61
8' Flauto Celeste 61 4' Fern Flute 61
4' Octave Geigen 73 Tremolo
4' Flute ⌂ 73 Sub
2' Flageolet 61 Unison Off
III Plein Jeu 183 Super
III Cymbale 183 Chimes 25
16' Basson 73 8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT
8' Trompette 73
8' Oboe 12 PEDAL
8' Vox Humana 61 32' Resultant I --
4' Clarion 73 32' Resultant II --
Tremolo 16' Contre Basse 32
Sub 16' Bourdon 32
Unison Off 16' Subbass 32
Super 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT 16' Dulciana CH
10 2/3' Gross Quint --
POSITIV 8' Principal 12
8' Spitzprinzipal 61 8' Octave 32
8' Rohrflöte 61 8' Bourdon 12
4' Prinzipal 61 8' Gedeckt 12
4' Koppelflöte 61 8' Dolce Flute SW
2 2/3' Quintflöte 61 8' Dulciana CH
2' Octave 61 4' Super Octave 12
2' Blockflöte 61 4' Choralbass 32
1 3/5' Terz 61 4' Hohflöte 12
1 1/3' Nasat 61 IV Mixture 128
1' Sifflöte 61 32' Kontrafagott 32
IV Mixtur 244 16' Trombone 32
III Zimbel 183 16' Fagott 12
16' Dulzian 61 16' Basson SW
8' Krummhorn 61 16' Dulzian PO
4' Schalmei 61 8' Trumpet 12
Tremulant 8' Krummhorn PO
Sub 4' Clarion 12
Unison Off 4' Schalmei PO
Zimbelstern 4
[Received online from Jeff Scofield August 3, 2012]
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