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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 3529 (1954)

St. Matthew Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
6021 Whittier St.
Detroit, MI

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2014-03-05 - Pipework (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page (Joe Balistreri), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-11-19 - Console: pedalboard during 2021 removal for renovation (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-11-19 - Console: manual showing missing key coverings (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-11-19 - Console: coupler rail during 2021 removal showing disintegrating plastic (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-11-19 - Console: stop jambs and coupler rail during 2021 removal (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2014-03-05 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page (Joe Balistreri), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2011-02-14 - Sanctuary interior showing rear gallery with divided pipe chambers. (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Spring, 2014 - Church exterior; facade (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

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Notes

2022-04-29 - This entry represents the first installation of a new organs. Identified from the Wicks opus list. The Swell had a III Scharf added in the 1970's. In 2021-2022, The Renaissance Pipe Organ Co. of Ann Arbor, Michigan removed the console for a solid state conversion and repairs. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Source: Factory Specifications

Great Organ Open Diapason 8 (61 Pipes, 42 scale), Viola D' Gamba 8 (61 Pipes), Doppel Flute 8 (61 Pipes), Gemshorn 8 (61 Pipes), Octave 4 (61 Pipes), Flute 4 (12 Pipes), Gemshorn 4 (12 Pipes), Gemshorn 2⅔ (61 Notes), Gemshorn 2 (12 Pipes), Twelfth 2⅔ (61 Pipes), Fifteenth 2 (61 Pipes), Mixture III (122 Pipes), Sesquialtera [?] III ([handwritten on specs, orig. blank])

Swell Organ Bourdon 16 (61 Notes), Open Diapason 8 (61 Pipes, 45 scale), Stopped Flute 8 (61 Pipes), Salicional 8 (61 Pipes, 60 scale), Voix Celeste 8 (61 Pipes), Flute D'Amour 4 (12 Pipes), Violina 4 (12 Pipes), Nazard 2⅔ (61 Notes), Piccolo 2 (12 Pipes), Trumpet 8 (73 Pipes), Clarion 4 (12 Notes [errata: 12 Pipes in factory spec])

CH0IR ORGAN Violin Diapason 8 (61 Pipes, 48 scale), Melodia 8 (61 Pipes), Viol D'Orchestra 8 (61 Pipes), Dulciana 8 (61 Pipes), Flute Harmonic 4 (61 Pipes), Dulciana 4 (12 Pipes), Harmonic Piccolo 2 (12 Pipes), Dulciana 2⅔ (61 Notes), Dulciana 2 (12 Pipes), Clarinet 8 (61 Pipes), Tierce 1⅗ ([handwritten on specs, orig. blank])

PEDAL 0RGAN Open Diapason 16 (12 Pipes), Bourdon 16 (32 Pipes), Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (12 Pipes), Bass Flute 8 (32 Notes), Quint 10⅔ (32 Notes), Octave 8 (32 Notes), Doppel Flute 8 (32 Notes), Cello 8 (32 Notes), Flauto Dolce 8 (32 Notes), Quint 5⅓ (32 Notes), Troombone 16 (12 Pipes)


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