Better Pipe Organ Database

Wicks Organ Co. Opus 5686 (1982)

Kings Highway Christian Church
806 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA

Images

2017-11-03 - Sanctuary interior and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2017-11-03 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2017-11-03 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2017-11-03 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
16 stops
28 registers
3 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2017-11-12 - Most of the organ is located in a chamber occupying the left transept, with the choir and console underneath; there is a grille over the choir permitting the organ to be heard by the choir; part of the organ is exposed to each side of the altar. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the Wicks Organ Company Date not recorded

    Shreveport, Louisiana
    Kings Highway Christian Church

    Wicks   Op. 5686   1982   2/27
    ______________________________________________________

    GREAT                      SWELL                     PEDAL

 8' Principal     61        8' Rohrflöte      61     16' Prinzipal  12 8'
 8' Bordun        61        8' Viole de Gambe 61     16' Bourdon    12 GT
 8' Gemshorn      61        8' Viole Celeste  61      8' Oktav      32
 8' Viola         SW        4' Geigen         61      8' Rohrflöte  SW
 8' Viola Cel     SW        4' Spillpfeife    61      4' Choralbass 32
 4' Octave        61        2' Octavin        61    III  Fourniture 96
 4' Koppelflöte   61   III-IV  Plein Jeu     226     16' Bombarde   32
 2' Blockflöte    24        8' Trompette      61      8' Trompette  12
II  Sesquialtera  37        4' Hautbois       61      4' Clarion    12
IV  Fourniture   244           Tremolo
    Super                      Sub
    Harp                       Unison Off
                               Super
                               Chimes         25

          The Great knobs do say Viola and the Swell say Viole.

             [Received from Jeff Scofield November 12, 2017]