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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2045 (1939)

Putnam Catholic Academy / Immaculate Conception Retreat Center: Chapel; rear gallery
600 Liberty Highway
Putnam, CT

Images

2022-04-09 - Pipe chamber (Photograph by Gavin Klein/Gavin Klein)

2022-04-09 - Console (Photograph by Gavin Klein/Gavin Klein )

2022-04-09 - Keydesk and Stop Rail (Photograph by Gavin Klein /Gavin Klein )

2022-04-09 - Facade (Photograph by Gavin Klein/Gavin Klein)

Consoles

Choir loft

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
3 stops
20 registers
1 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 (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: None

Notes

2022-04-09 - Organ is original to installation of the chapel. The exact builder is unknown, and the name plate on the console has disintegrated beyond the point any name can be made out. However, the instrument reflects the style of a Wicks "Fuga" model with three ranks and an extended flute rank to create the 16' in the Pedal. The organ works but is in need if repair. A major leak can be heard from the chamber, and there are many issues on the Great. -Gavin Klein

2022-04-12 - This entry represents the original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified from the Wicks opus list. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from console photos April 12, 2022

Putnam, Connecticut
Putnam Catholic Academy / Immaculate Conception Retreat Center

Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 2045, 1939)


      GREAT (Expressive)
16    Bourdon
8     Open Diapason
8     Flute
8     Viola
4     Octave
4     Flute d'Amour
4     Dulcet
      blank

      SWELL (Expressive)
16    Bourdon
8     Open Diapason
8     Quintadena  [syn.]
8     Stopped Flute
8     Echo Salcional
4     Flute
2 2/3 Nazard
2     Piccolo
8     Oboe  [syn.]
      Tremolo

      PEDAL (Expressive)
16    Subbass
8     Gedeckt
4     Octave
4     Flute

COUPLERS
None

FINGER PISTONS
None

TOE STUDS
None

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression     (bal.)
Crescendo      (bal.)