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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 4585 (1965)

First United Methodist Church
216 Woodworth St.
Bad Axe, MI

Consoles

Main


Notes

2015-01-09 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Shawn P. Keith, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Converted to Peterson solid-state control (relay and combination action) by Roscoe Wheeler ca. 1998. Chamber expression controls (two openings) replaced with Peterson RC-150 units by S.P. Keith & Associates, LLC in 2008. -Database Manager

2015-01-11 - Updated through online information from Shawn P. Keith. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console December, 2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bad Axe, Michigan
First United Methodist Church

Wicks Organ Company, 1965, Opus 4585
Two manuals, five ranks
Converted to solid-state relay and combination action in 1997
   by Roscoe Wheeler
Expression controls converted to solid-state control in 2008
   by S.P. Keith & Associates, LLC
37 Chimney Flute notes (from 4'C) replaced by Holz Gedackt in 2011
   by S.P. Keith & Associates, LLC

GREAT
8' Diapason
8' Chimney Flute
8' Viole Dolce
4' Octave
2-2/3' Twelfth (from Diapason)
2' Fifteenth
2-2/3' Dolce
2' Dolce
8' Fagot
4' Fagot
   Chimes (21 bells, electric action)

SWELL
16' Rohr Gedackt
8' Rohr Flute
8' Viole Dolce
8' Viole Celeste TC
4' Flute
4' Fugara
2-2/3' Quinte (from Flute)
2' Flautino
8' Fagot
4' Fagot
   Tremulant

PEDAL
16' Rohr Gedackt
8' Diapason
8' Rohr Flute
8' Viole Dolce
5-1/3' Quint (from Flute)
4' Principal
8' Fagot


 [Received from Shawn P. Keith 2015-01-11.]

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