Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3844 (1959)

New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2017-11-17 - Building exterior (Photograph by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1957-09-09 - Balcony and organ, exposed pipes (Photograph courtesy of Larry Trupiano via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
49 stops
4 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

Notes

2015-01-05 - The organ had a Wicks Eyeline Console; removed in 2003 during a renovation of the room and replaced by a Rodgers. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from http://nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/NYSocEthicalCulture.html#Wicks Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       New York, New York
       Society for Ethical Culture

       Wicks   Op. 3844   1959   3/41
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                          CHOIR

   16' Quintaton        61        16' Dulciana         68
    8' Principal        61         8' Geigen Diapason  68
    8' Flute Harmonique 61         8' Konzert Floete   68
    8' Gemshorn         61         8' Gamba            68
    8' Gamba            CH         8' Erzähler         68
    4' Octave           61         8' Erzähler Celeste 56
2 2/3' Twelfth          61         4' Geigen Octave    12
    2' Fifteenth        61         4' Copula           68
   IV  Fourniture      244     2 2/3' Nazard           61
    8' Trumpet          SW         2' Flautino         61
       Sub                     1 3/5' Tierce           61
       Unison Off                  8' Clarinet         68
       Super                          Tremulant
                                      Sub
       SWELL                          Unison Off
                                      Super
   16' Bourdon          68
    8' English Diapason 68            PEDAL
    8' Rohrfloete       68
    8' Salicional       68        32' Resultant        --
    8' Voix Celeste     56        16' Principal        32
    4' Geigen           12        16' Bourdon          32
    4' Flauto Dolce     68        16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    2' Piccolo          61        16' Dulciana         CH
   IV  Plein Jeu       244         8' Principal        32
   16' Contra Fagotto   68         8' Bourdon          12
    8' Trumpet          68         8' Rohrfloete       SW
    8' Oboe             68         4' Octave           32
    4' Clarion          12         4' Rohrfloete       SW
       Tremulant                  16' Bombard          32
       Sub                        16' Contra Fagotto   SW
       Unison Off                  8' Bombard          12
       Super                       8' Trumpet          SW
                                   4' Bombard          12

         [Received from Jeff Scofield January 6, 2015]

Websites

New York Society for Ethical Culture - (NYC AGO Organ Project web site) photographs, specification (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)