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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2910A (1985)

First Christian Church
119 Walnut Street
Evansville, IN

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
16 stops
42 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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

Notes

2019-05-10 - Installed as 3/9 in 1948; new exposed Great added by Wicks in 1985, along with additional stops; the congregation relocated out of downtown in 2011 and the organ was removed and offered for sale on the Wicks website. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the Wicks website Date not recorded

       Evansville, Kentucky
       First Christian Church

       Wicks   Op. 2910   1948   3/9
       Wicks   Op. 2910A  1985   3/18
       ________________________________________________

       GREAT (exposed)             SWELL

    8' Principal     61 *      16' Lieblich Gedeckt  12
    8' Rohrflöte     61 *       8' Diapason          61
    8' Melodia       CH         8' Stopped Flute     61
    8' Dulciana      CH         8' Salicional        61
    8' Unda Maris    CH         8' Voix Celeste      49
    4' Octave        61 *       4' Octave            12
    4' Rohrflöte     12 *       4' Stopped Flute     12
    2' Blockflöte    12 *   2 2/3' Nasard             7
   II  Sesquialtera  37 *       2' Piccolo            5
    8' Trompette     SW       III  Plein Jeu        183 *
       Chimes                   8' Trompette         61 *
       Blank                    8' Oboe              61            
                                4' Clairon           12 *
       CHOIR                       Tremolo

    8' Melodia       61            PEDAL
    8' Gamba         61
    8' Dulciana      61        16' Open Diapason     12 
    8' Unda Maris    49 *      16' Bourdon           32
    4' Octave        61        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    4' Melodia       12    10 2/3' Quint             SW
    4' Dulciana      12         8' Diapason          12
2 2/3' Dulciana 12th  7         8' Stopped Flute     SW
    2' Dulciana 15th  5         4' Choral Bass       GT
       Tremolo                  4' Melodia           CH
       Blank                   16' Bombarde          12 *
                                4' Clarion           SW
    *  new

          [Received from Jeff Scofield May 10, 2019]

See DOCUMENTS tab for factory specifications and further details Source: Factory specifications

GREAT (exposed) Rohrflöte 8 (scale 46 at 8' C, new 1985), Principal 8 (scale 44, new 1985), Dulciana 8, Melodia 8, Unda Maris 8 (TC), Octave 4 (scale 57, new 1985), Rohrflöte 4 (new 1985), Blockflöte 2 (new 1985), Sesquialtera II (TC) scale 72, new 1985, Trompette 8, Chimes, Blank

SWELL Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Diapason 8, Stopped Flute 8, Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8 (TC), Octave 4, Stopped Flute 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Piccolo 2, Plein Jeu III (scale 47 8' C, new 1985), Oboe 8, Trompette 8 (new 1985), Clairon 4, Tremolo

CHOIR Melodia 8, Dulciana 8, Gamba 8, Unda Maris 8 (TC) scale 56 at 8' C, new 1985, Octave 4 (Existing Great pipes), Melodia 4, Dulciana 4, Dulciana 12th 2 2/3, Dulciana 15th 2, Tremolo, Blank

PEDAL Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Quint 10 2/3, Diapason 8 (Existing Great pipes), Stopped Flute 8, Choral Bass 4, Melodia 4, Bombarde 16 (5" scale), Clarion 4

Documents

(1985-07-31) Factory specifications -Jeff Scofield

Websites

Builder's page listing organ for sales with pics - (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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#63896†* - Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2910 (1948)