Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5559 (1976)

Annunciation Roman Catholic Church
401 Gray Street
Green Bay, WI

Images

2012-12-05 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-12-06 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Church Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Balcony and Pipe Display (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Pipe Display (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Console (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Swell Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Great Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2013-01-13 - Open Toes on the Pipes (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
11 stops
20 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 56 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

2013-01-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Rodney J. Weed, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- I was organist at Annunciation from the Summer of 1979 to Summer of 1984. This was a very nice little Wicks organ and different from the average Wicks because it was on low wind pressure with very open toed pipes and minimal knicking. During my time at Annunciation I had most of the organ re-voiced by Louis G. Monette of Sauk City, WI, author of <em>Organ Tonal Finishing and Fine Tuning</em>. -Database Manager

2013-01-21 - Updated through online information from Rodney J. Weed. -- One of the things I liked about this small Wicks was that unlike the majority of Wicks organs this organ the pipes had very open toes and were on low wind pressure. There was minimal knicking on this organ and it had a nice little chiff, which I liked. It got even better sounding after I had most of the organ revoiced by Louis G. Monette of Sauk City, WI. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from Organ on January 13, 2013 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Green Bay, Wisconsin  US
Annunciation Church

Wicks   Opus 5559   1976


GREAT ORGAN  Unenclosed

  1.   8'      Principal                 80  pipes
  2.   8'      Bourdon                   56  pipes						
  3.   8'      Viola  (SW #10)
  4.   4'      Prestant Ext of #1
  5.   4'      Rohr Flöte                56  pipes
  6.   2'      Super Octave Ext #1  
  7.   II      Mixture                  112  pipes				
  8.   8'      Trompette (SW #15)


SWELL  Enclosed

  9.  8'       Rohr Flöte                80  pipes
10.   8'       Viola                     56  pipes
11.   8'       Viola Celeste (TC)        44  pipes	
12.   4'       Nachthorn                 56  pipes
13.   2 2/3'   Nazard  Ext #9
14.   2'       Block Flöte  Ext #9
15.   8'       Trompette                 68  pipes

Tremolo


PEDAL

16.   16'      Subbass                   44  pipes
17.   8'       Principal Bass            44  pipes
18.   8'       Gedeckt  Ext #16
19.   4'       Choral Bass  Ext #17                     
20.   16'      Posaune  Ext #15


COUPLERS

Swell to Great      16'   8'   4'
Swell to Swell      16'   4'
Swell to Pedal      8'
Great to Pedal      8'

THUMB PISTONS

General  4
General Cancel
Key Lock

PEDALS

Swell
Crescento


ACCESSORIES

Indicator lights for:  Wind & Crescendo

Lights for:  Music Rack, Pedal Keyboard
Electric Clock (analog)  1980 changed to Perterson digital clock







 [Received from Rodney J. Weed 2013-01-16.]