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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 1716 (1937)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
2120 S. Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN

Images

2014-03-03 - Church Interior and Altar (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Console (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Swell Stopkeys (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Choir Stopkeys (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Pipework (Lieblich Gedeckt) (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Left Chamber Grillework and Pedal Pipework (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

2014-03-03 - Right Chamber Grillework and Pedal Pipework (Photograph by Grant Nill/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Horseshoe
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
35 stops
50 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2014-03-04 - An original installation. Identified by Grant Nill, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- This organ was designed by Henry Vincent Willis III in 1937. It was rebuilt in 1997. Seven ranks were added then. Very playable, used every weekend. However, I believe there was some water damage to a pedal rank. -Database Manager

2014-03-10 - Updated through online information from Grant Nill. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON February 1938

        Fort Wayne, Indiana
        St. Patrick's Catholic Church

        Wicks   Op. 1716   1937   3/37
        __________________________________________________

        GREAT (enclosed)               SWELL
  * 16' Open Diapason      61      16' Bourdon          tc
  *  8' Open Diapason I    61      16' Contra Viol      tc
  *  8' Open Diapason II   12       8' Open Diapason    73
     8' Doppelflöte        61       8' Stopped Diapason 73
     8' Viola              61       8' Salicional       73
     8' Gemshorn           61       8' Voix Celeste     49
     8' Gemshorn Celeste   54       8' Aeoline          73
     8' Dulciana           61       4' Traverse Flute   73
  *  4' Principal          61       4' Violina          73
     4' Chimney Flute      61   2 2/3' Nazard           19
  *  2' Fifteenth          61       2' Flageolet        73
  *  8' Orchestral Trumpet 61     III  Cornet Mixture  183
        Chimes             25       8' Cornopean        73
        Harp Celesta       49       8' Orchestral Oboe  61
                                    8' Vox Humana       61
        PEDAL                          Chimes           GT
  * 16' Dbl Open Diapason  32          Harp Celesta     GT
  * 16' Subbass            32
  * 16' Violone            32          CHOIR
  * 16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW       8' Violin Diapason  73
    16' Contra Viol        SW       8' Melodia          73
10 2/3' Quint              SW       8' Dolce            73
     8' Open Diapason      12       8' Unda Maris       49
  *  8' Bass Flute         32       8' Muted Viole      73
  *  8' Cello              32       4' Harmonic Flute   73
     8' Viola              GT   2 2/3' 12th (HarmFlute) --
     8' Dulciana           CH       2' Piccolo          73
     4' Octave             GT       8' Clarinet         73
  * 16' Trombone        GT 12          Chimes           GT
  *  8' Trumpet            GT          Harp Celesta     GT

     *  unenclosed

           [Received from Jeff Scofield April 12, 2022]

Documents

(1938-02-01) Write-up from THE DIAPASON February 1938 Stoplist, description and dedicatory concert comments -Jeff Scofield

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