Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2018-02-22 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Joshua Faul, who gave this as the source of the information: Identified through correspondence letters to/from Wicks found in office. Missing Opus Number and date. Instrument made circa 1948, damaged by Hurricane Camille in 1969. Organ was removed from the church before building was demolished. Instrument went through complete restoration and put in storage. The organ was never installed in the new church building. -Database Manager
Original document from Joshua Faul. Source: Stoplist copied from factory specifications 2018-02-28
Gulfport, MS St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church Organ by Wicks Organ Co. S P E C I F I C A T I O N S for a TWO Manual and Pedal Pipe Organ Designed For St. John The Evangelist R. C. Church GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI Manual Compass CC to C4…..61 Notes Pedal Compass CCC to G…...32 “ Console: To be detached Display Front: Two grilles with approximately 80 sq. ft. ea. Chambers to be built by purchaser, according to blueprints which will be furnished by Wicks Organ Co. * GREAT ORGAN * 1. 8’ Open Diapason 73 Pipes 2. 8’ Melodia 73 Pipes 3. 8’ Gamba 73 Pipes 4. 8’ Dulciana 73 Pipes 5. 4’ Octave #1 61 Notes 6. 4’ Flute #2 61 Notes 7. 4’ Violina #3 61 Notes 8. 4’ Dolce #4 61 Notes 9. Blank * SWELL ORGAN * 10. 16’ Bourdon T.C. #12 61 Notes 11. 8’ Violin Diapason 73 Pipes 12. 8’ Stopped Flute 85 Pipes 13. 8’ Salicional 73 Pipes 14. 8’ Voix Celeste T.C. 61 Pipes 15. 4’ Flute D’Amour #12 73 Notes 16. 4’ Violin #13 61 Notes 17. 4’ Celeste #14 61 Notes 18. 2-2/3’ Nazard #12 61 Notes 19. 2’ Picolo #12 61 Notes 20. 8’ Oboe 73 Pipes 21. Blank * PEDAL ORGAN * 22. 16’ Bourdon (ext. #2) 12 Pipes 23. 16’ Lieblich Gedeckt (ext. #12) 12 Pipes 24. 8’ Bass Flute #2 32 Notes 25. 8’ Cello #3 32 Notes 26. 8’ Flauto Dolce #12 32 Notes * COUPLERS * 27. Swell to Pedal 8’ 28. Great to Pedal 8’ 29. Swell to Swell 16’ 30. Swell Unison Silent 31. Swell to Swell 4’ 32. Swell to Great 16’ 33. Swell to Great 8’ 34. Swell to Great 4’ 35. Great to Great 16’ 36. Great Unison Silent 37. Great to Great 4’ * COMBINATION PSTONS * FOUR pistons affecting Great Stops and Couplers CANCEL FOUR pistons affecting Swell Stops and Couplers CANCEL FOUR pistons affecting Pedal Stops and Couplers CANCEL GENERAL CANCEL affecting all Stops and Couplers * ACCESSORIES * Swell Tremultant Great Tremultant Sforzando Piston affecting entire organ Sforzando Toe Stud Sforzando Indicator, (by light) Grand Crescendo Pedal Crescendo Indicator (by light) Swell Expression Pedal Great Expression Pedal Organ Bench with music compartment Concave radiating Pedal Board, A. G. O. specifications Electric Motor, Blower and Generator of ample capacity Indirect Console Illumination
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