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Wicks Organ Co. Opus 2583 (1947)

St. Paul Catholic Church/Divine Mercy Parish
508 N 4th St.
Burlington, IA

Images

2013-04-07 - Church exterior (Photograph by Ian Poellet, via Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
22 stops
40 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2022-06-21 - The church was badly damaged by fire in 1946; the nave was gutted and rebuilt; the case of the former organ was cleaned and retained. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON January 1948

       Burlington, Iowa
       St. Paul Catholic Church

       Wicks   Op. 2583   1947   3/24
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                           CHOIR
   16' Contra Gemshorn   73         8' Violin Diapason 73
    8' Open Diapason     61 a       8' Fernflöte       73
    8' Hohlflöte         73         8' Dulciana        73
    8' Gemshorn          12         4' Fernflöte       12
    4' Octave            61         4' Dulcet          12
2 2/3' Twelfth           61     2 2/3' Dulciana 12th   --
  III  Harmonic Mixture 183         2' Dulciana 15th   --
                                    8' French Horn     73
       SWELL                        8' Clarinet        73
   16' Nachthorn         61
    8' Open Diapason     73 b          PEDAL
    8' Flauto Traverso   73        16' Metal Diapason  32
    8' Salicional        73        16' Bourdon         32
    8' Voix Celeste      61        16' Gemshorn        GT
    8' Nachthorn         12        16' Nachthorn       SW
    4' Octave            73 b  10 2/3' Gemshorn        GT
    4' Nachthorn         12         8' Octave          12
    4' Violina           12         8' Bass Flute      12
2 2/3' Nazard            --         8' Salicional      SW
    2' Piccolo           --         4' Blockflöte      --
   16' Bassoon           73        16' Bassoon         SW
    8' Harmonic Trumpet  73
    8' Oboe              12

          [Received from Jeff Scofield June 21, 2022]

Documents

Organ-of-the-Month Wicks ad from THE DIAPASON April 1948 Photo and commentary -Jeff Scofield
Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1948 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield