Unknown - Only known photograph showing organ console/keyboards., 1952. (Archives of St Johns' Church, courtesy of Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-02-23 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Thurlow Weed, based on information from technical information from Wicks.. -- This entry describes the original installation in 1952. The organ was expanded in 1969, and received very significant changes in the 1979 rebuild, including a new console. Please refer to the additional listings for more information on these two expansions. -Database Manager
2013-08-18 - Updated through online information from Thurlow Weed. -- There has been some discrepancy between the spec sheet from Wicks -- which also contained voicer's notes -- and with what is actually in the chamber. Examination of pipework in the chamber, along with further archival records from Wicks, appears to have finally resolved the question of how many Felgemaker ranks were re-used in the Wicks. It appears that the four of the seven ABF ranks were re-used, as follows: <ul><li>Sw 8 Viola became Sw 8 Salicional TC; bottom octave reinstalled 1969</li><li>Sw 8 Stopped Diapason remains as Sw 8 Stopped Diapason</li><li>Sw 4 Flute became Sw 4 Hohl Flute. (not wired from St Diap as originally specified)</li><li>Gr 8 Dolce became Gr 8 Dulciana TC. Bottom octave reinstalled 1969. This rank was moved to be Sw 8 Voix Celeste in 1979.</li></ul> The re-use of the majority of Felgemaker ranks is significant for this church, as the original Felgemaker was a gift in memory of Mary Elizabeth Sherman Reese, the sister of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman; the organ was a gift from the Sherman & Reese families. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from factory specifications. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Wicks 3280, 1952 GREAT 1. 8 Open Diapason 2. 8 Melodia 3. 8 Dulciana TC Felgemaker 8' Dolce 4. 8 Gemshorn (prepared) 5. 4 Octave 6. 4 Flute (from #2) 7. 4 Dulcet (from #3) 8. 2 2/3 Dulciana (from #3) 9. 2 Fifteenth (from #3) SWELL 10. 16 Bourdon 11. 8 Salicional TC Felgemaker 8' Viola 12. 8 Stopped Diapason Felgemaker 8' Stopped Diapason 13. 8 Aeoline (prepared) 14. 4 Violina (from #11) 15. 4 Flute Felgemaker 4' Flute 16. 2 Piccolo (from #12) PEDAL 17. 16 Bourdon (from #12) 18. 8 Diapason (from #1) 19. 8 Cello (from #8) 20. 8 Dulciana (from #3) 21. 8 Flute (from #12) COUPLERS Swell to Swell 16-4 Swell Unison Off Swell to Pedal Great to Pedal Great to Great 16-4 Great Unison Off Swell to Great 16-8-4 PISTONS 3 pistons affecting Great & Pedal Cancel 3 pistons affecting Swell & Pedal Cancel ACCESSORIES Indirect Illumination Swell Pedal Crescendo Pedal Great and Swell tremolos Crescendo & Sforzando indicators Sforzando piston Wind indicator Stanley Organ Light [Received from Thurlow Weed 2013-02-25.]
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