2021-04-07 - From the parish website. -- *"In about 1989, it became necessary to refurbish and revoice the organ. It had provided a good sixty years, and was showing the wear and tear of doing so. Rev. Msgr. Gosche was the priest at this time, and he appointed an organ council to decide what needed to be done. The organ council consisted mainly of organists at that time. It was decided that they would add three more ranks, put in a new coupler and relay system, new magnets in all of the topboards, put in new pedals, put in a new swell motor, give the swell box a quarter turn, and put new lights, both on the music rack, and the pedal board. The organ was re-dedicated on Sunday, September 23, 1990. These improvements are still in use to this very day, and any the parishioners will tell you how good it sounds, especially on Christmas Eve at Midnight Mass. It contains a total of 618 pipes, which is 9 ranks of pipes, and a set of chimes. Each pipe has to be tuned twice a year, once in heating season, and once in cooling season. This prevents the pipes from going flat or sharp when the heating or cooling is switched from one to the other. It gives glory to God the Creator of all things."* -Jim Stettner
Source: Console July 14, 2020
Fredericktown, Missouri
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish
WICKS PIPE ORGAN CO., Opus 754, 1927
Wicks Organ Co., 1989 - Revoiced
GREAT COUPLERS
8' Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8' Melodia 61 Great to Pedal 8
8' Dulciana 61
4' Octave 12 Swell to Great 16,8,4
4' Concert Flute 12
8' Trumpet (Sw) --
Chimes (2_) FINGER PISTONS
General 1 - 10
Great to Great 4' Swell 0,1 - 6
Great 0,1 - 6
SWELL (Expressive) Pedal 0,1 - 6
8' Stopped Diapason 61 0 [General Cancel]
8' Salicional 61
8' Aeoline 61
4' Flute d'Amour 12 TOE STUDS
4' Violina 12 Undocumented
2 2/3' Nazard 7
2' Piccolo 5
8' Orchestral Oboe 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8' Trumpet 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
Tremolo Crescendo (bal.)
Chimes
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
ACTION: Wicks Direct-Electric (TM)
PEDAL VOICES: 9
16' Bourdon 32
16' Lieblich Gedeckt -- STOPS: 22; inc. chimes
8' Diapason (Gr) --
8' Stopped Diapason (Sw) -- RANKS: 9
4' Choral Bass (Gr) --
8' Trumpet (Sw) -- PIPES: 618
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