2008-03-29 - Organ Gallery (Photograph by John Igoe/Database Manager)
2008-03-29 - Church exterior (Photograph by John Igoe/Database Manager)
2004-10-30 - Relocation and rebuild of 1966 Wicks, incorporating some elements of 1931 Hook & Hastings organ. -Database Manager
2008-01-25 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- There is a second 3-manual solid-state draw-knob console in the nave. As of January 2008, both consoles were fully functional, and the organ is heavily used. It is maintained in fair condition. -Database Manager
2008-03-31 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Wicks also added a horizontal trumpet to the organ. -Database Manager
2008-04-01 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -Database Manager
2010-03-18 - Updated through on-line information from John Igoe. -- The earliest record of an organ is a contract signed in 1913 with Tellers_Sommerhof Organ of Erie, PA. The instrument had 2 keyboards and a pedalboard to play 8 ranks of pipes (426 pipes). The connection between the console and the pipes was Tubular Pneumatic. <br>When the present church was built, the parish purchased a new pipe organ from the historic Hook & Hastings Company of Boston, their 1931 opus #2600. <br>By 1980 the organ was approaching 50 years of age, and becoming decrepit. The congregation contacted Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Illinois about purchasing a new instrument. During negotiations for a new instrument, a used Wicks organ became available. It was Wicks Opus #4650 at First Presbyterian, South Charleston, WV. Originally built in 1966, the organ had only 12 ranks of pipes (about 600 pipes) and two manuals. The West Virginia organ was purchased, and combined with some of the better parts of the Hook instrument. <br>In the years since, additional pipework was purchased from various sources and added to the organ. Several years ago, a second console was installed near the pulpit. This allows the organist to play the rear gallery organ from a location nearer to the congregation and it allows the choir to sit among the congregation. This console is equipped with a MIDI-interface and other digital controls. It is possible for two organists to play the rear gallery organ simultaneously, one at the front console, and the other from the gallery console. -Database Manager
2010-03-19 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -Database Manager
2011-11-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
2025-02-14 - This church has been closed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The organ remains. -David Storey
Stoplist taken from the console March 15, 2010 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Baltimore, Maryland St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church Hook & Hastings Op. 2600 1931 and Wicks Op. 4650 1966 SWELL Stop # Name # pipes 1 16 Bourdon 61 2 8 Diapason 61 3 8 Bourdon 12 from #1 4 4 Octave 61 5 8 Salicional 61 6 8 Voix Celeste 49 tc 7 4 Flute Harmonique 61 8 2 2/3 Nazard 0 from #7 9 2 Piccolo Harmonique 0 from #4 10 III Plein Jeu 183 11 16 Bassoon 0 From #12 tc 12 8 Oboe 61 13 8 Trumpet 61 14 4 Clarion 12 from #13 15 8 Vox Humana 61 16 8 Choeur Des Anges 0 from #39 17 Tremolo (Vox Humana only) GREAT Stop # Name # pipes 18 16 Gemshorn 61 19 8 Principal 61 20 8 Flute Ouvert 61 21 8 Gemshorn 12 from #18 22 4 Octave 61 23 4 Flute 12 from #20 24 2 Super Octave 12 from #22 25 II Sesquialtera 98 tc 26 III-IV Fourniture 207 27 8 Trumpet 61 28 Tremolo 29 Chimes 21 tubes Cymbal 4 bells POSITIVE # pipes 30 8' Gedeckt 61 31 8 Salicional 0 from #5 32 8 Voix Celeste 0 from #6 33 4' Principal 61 34 4' Flute 12 from #30 35 2 Octave 12 from #33 36 1 1/3' Quint 0 from #30 37 III Cymbal 183 38 8 Cromorne 61 39 8 Choeur Des Anges 61 en chamade 40 Tremolo PEDAL Stop # Name # pipes 41 32 Resultant 0 from #1 42 16 Open Wood 32 43 16 Diapason 32 44 16 Subbass 32 45 16 Gemshorn 0 from #18 46 16 Bourdon 0 from #1 47 8' Octave 12 from #43 48 8' Bass Flute 32 49 4 Super Octave 12 from #43 50 4 Flute 12 from #48 51 2 Doublette 12 from #48 52 III Fourniture 96 53 32' Bombarde 32 54 16 Posaune 32 55 16 Bassoon 0 from #11 56 8 Trumpet 0 from #27 57 4' Cromorne 0 from #38 58 8 Choeur Des Ange 0 from #39 [Received on line from John Igoe March 18, 2010.]
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