Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 4668 (1966)

First Lutheran Church
309 9th Street S.
Northwood, IA

Images

Unknown - Organ facade in rear gallery of the sanctuary (Builder's promotional photo in <i>The Diapason</i>, March 1967, No. 4, Whole No. 688, pg. 13 (library of James R. Stettner)/Database Manager)

2014-10-06 - Balcony, Pipe Facade, and Swell Box (Photograph by Ryan Hulshizer/Database Manager)

2014-10-04 - Console (Photograph by Ryan Hulshizer/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
21 stops
27 registers
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

Notes

2014-10-08 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Ryan Hulshizer, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- -Database Manager

Stoplist

Taken from console 10/06/2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

First Lutheran Church, Northwood Iowa
Wicks Organ Company, Opus 4668, 1966


<u>GREAT</u>                                           <u>COUPLERS</u>
16’    Quintaton                                Swell to Pedal  
8’     Principal                                Great to Pedal
8’     Gedeckt
8’     Gemshorn (Sw)                            Swell to Great               16,8,4
4’     Octave
4’     Koppelflöte
2’     Principal                                <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
III    Mixtur                                   Swell                       0,1 - 3
8’     Trompette                                Great                       0,1 - 3
                                                Pedal                       0,1 - 3
Great to Great 4’                               Tutti                         (rev)
                                                General Cancel

<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u>
8’     Rohrflöte                                <u>TOE STUDS</u>
8’     Gemshorn                                 Great to Pedal                (rev)
8’     Viola da Gamba
8’     Gamba Celeste
4’     Hohl Flöte                               <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
2’     Holz Principal                           Swell Expression             (bal.)
1 1/3’ Klein Nasat                              Crescendo                    (bal.)
III    Scharf
II     Sesquialtera
8’     Fagot
8’     Rohr Schalmei
       Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16’ 
Swell Unison Silent
Swell to Swell 4’


<u>PEDAL</u>
16’    Bourdon
16’    Rohr Flöte
8’     Principal
8’     Quintadena (GT)
4’     Gedeckt (GT)
16’    Posaune
4’     Clarion


[Received from Ryan Hulshizer 2014-10-10.]